We allow actual meal receipts as long as they are within the GSA per diem rate for the location that they are traveling. If they spend the lot on 1 meal, then that's the only meal they are reimbursed for on that day. We also have restrictions based on budget allowance because certain GSA rates (European in particular) grossly overspend what the budget can afford.

At Texas Tech University, they can claim per diem, based on the GSA amounts, or the actual meal receipts but it is capped as the GSA per diem rate for the location. If they claim per diem, receipts are not required; if the claim actual expense, then the receipt is required. Thank you.

Hello,
The University of Maryland follows the Federal GSA amount. We highly recommend our travelers to use per diem vs. using the travel card for meals. Using the per diem they spend as they wish. If they go over, our system, Concur, will reduce their reimbursement to match the per diem. If their budget won't allow the full GSA per diem amount, they can do a per diem reduction. If the traveler uses their travel card, they must provide an itemized receipt (no alcohol) and cannot go over the per diem amount. If they do, Concur will reduce the difference from any reimbursement amount.

Hope this helps.
Pamela McNally

At The George Washington University, international travelers can obtain reimbursement for actual meal expense supported by receipt, or they can choose to claim meal per diem without receipts. Domestic travelers will only be reimbursed for actual meal costs supported by receipt. Domestic travelers may not claim meal per diem.

What follows is an excerpt from GW's Travel/Expense Manual: Travel meals are ordinary and necessary meal expenses incurred when traveling away from
home for GW business.
The university allows for the use of per diem only on meals for international travel. U.S. Department of State rates for international meal per diem are built into Concur, but can also be found here.

At the University of Washington our policy is the same as that being used by others in that they can claim per diem, based on the GSA amounts, or the actual meal receipts but it is capped as the GSA per diem rate for the location. If they claim per diem, receipts are not required; if they claim actual expense, then the receipt is required.

At West Virginia University they can claim per diem, based on the GSA amounts per location.