Quote Originally Posted by Tober View Post
Were they actually expecting you to pay for it or did the funding get cut back?

Sucks either way tho
My boss apparently will cover for me now out of his own research funding. Now because it is not my "own money" (money allocated to me officially by the university), I don't have much say in how I plan my trip. And I feel much less inclined to ask him if I can have my return flight booked a couple of days after the end of the conference (and that I'd pay for all additional expenses). If I mention I'd pay for additional expenses he'll ask me hey Kyle why don't you help pay for the actual conference trip yourself? So it looks like I won't be stopping by Sydney or Melbourne to visit friends this time. I think I'll still visit Brisbane.