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Program Eligibility

All faculty and staff traveling on behalf of Northwestern are eligible to use all aspects of the Travel Program, though part-time staff must request access to use the Egencia online booking tool.

Graduate students whose travel is being paid for by Northwestern are eligible to use most aspects of the program, though they must request access to use Egencia. Note, graduate students cannot use the car rental contracts for personal use.

Egencia cannot be used for personal travel.

For information on booking travel for guests, please visit the Guest Travel page.

Full-time Faculty and Staff

  • All full-time faculty and staff are eligible to use all components of the Travel Program for any travel on behalf of the University.
  • Full-time faculty and staff are automatically added to Egencia and may log in at any time using their NetID and password. 
  • If you are new to the University it may take up to two weeks after your start date to be granted access to Egencia. Please contact Travel Services if you do not have access to the system after two weeks.

Part-time Faculty and Staff

Part-time faculty and staff are also eligible to use the entire Travel Program but are not automatically added to Egencia. Please see the Egencia User Registration section below for instructions on requesting Egencia access.

Graduate Students

  • Northwestern graduate students are eligible to use all aspects of the Travel Program to book travel that is being paid for by Northwestern.
  • Graduate students are not automatically added to Egencia. They may be provided temporary access to Egencia to book travel that is being paid for by Northwestern. Please see below for instructions on requesting temporary Egencia access.
  • Graduate students cannot use car rental contracts for personal use.

Undergraduate students are not typically eligible to use any part of the Travel Program.

Egencia User Registration for Guest Users

If you have graduate students or part-time (or temporary) employees who require access to Egencia, full-time faculty and staff can register guest users from the Egencia website. Simply select the "Tools" tab within the heading on the home page. Under "User Management", click on "Manage Users" and then "New Guest Account." Please call Travel Services at 847-491-7569 if you have any questions or send an email to travel@northwestern.edu.