Travel Registration
George Mason University encourages safe, culturally respectful global travel by Mason students, faculty, and staff and endeavors to provide all necessary information to make travel as successful and rewarding as possible. All student travelers are required to register their travel through Mason GPS to ensure adequate insurance protection, timely notification, and institutional support in the event of a travel emergency or international crisis. Student travelers will also be prompted to pay a one-time fee for use of Mason's international travel insurance. Use your Mason patriot pass credentials (i.e., user name and password) to access Mason GPS. If your travel is part of a Global Education Office program, you are not required to submit a separate travel registration.
Mason GPS is not an approval process. However, if you are planning to travel to a high-risk destination, approval from the University Travel Advisory Committee (UTAC) is required. Please visit the International Travel webpage for more information. For information on export controls requirements, visit ORIA’s International Travel webpage.
All students, including undergraduate, graduate, graduate assistants, residents, and fellows who arrange independent international educational travel should register their travel here.
Coming Soon: Faculty traveling on university-sponsored or university-related business will be required to register their travel in Mason GPS.
Definitions
University-sponsored
Refers to any means by which the university approves, funds, manages, promotes, admits into, or operates international travel activities whether directly or through a subcontractor; this includes volunteers and agents of the university.
University-related
Refers to any international travel activities engaged in by students or employees in their capacity as students or employees. This includes travel related to instruction, research, or business, such as: conferences, presentations, recruiting, site or program assessment, or development. This does not include international travel activities engaged in by students or employees in a personal capacity.