Looking for advice. Anyone ever traveled to study overseas on an NSF grant?

[NNadir]

My kid has been invited to do undergraduate research in France; for which the NSF Grant gives $9000 for everything, flight and food. The University to which he'll be traveling will give him free rooming.

Apparently he has to find his own flight, and if I have this right, he needs to go on a US owned airline (which is more expensive than others.)

I've asked him to check with the staff at his own University about this, but he asked me to help him find a flight.

Anyone here ever done this?

I've always traveled on business to Europe but never on a grant.

Any advice would be appreciated.

[RandySF]

2. His academic department should be able to help

They should be able to guide him though the process and provide the chartstring to the procurement/travel office. . He may be able to pay first out of his pocket, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[NNadir]

3. His adviser gave him the name of someone with whom to speak, but somehow...

...he thinks that he needs insight before he goes there. I may ask him to go there first.

I have to wire transfer a (small) security deposit, which I don't mind doing, since allegedly it will be refunded.

Thanks for you advice.

[electron_blue]

4. Yep, you gotta stick with a US owned carrier.

[NNadir]

5. Can we book through United as a star alliance and still end up on Luftansa planes?