Reimbursements - Shorted by $250!

[tchaikovsky]

I visited a school that said they would fully reimburse

my visit and I paid for the lowest cost airfare

of $700 for the days I was visiting.

However, I just got my reimbursement check

in the mail for $450.

 

I'm really excited to even get into the school and to travel and

get half of the reimbursements, but I'm frustrated that

I've been expecting $700 back for the past few weeks.

I emailed and asked if there was a mistake,

but I'm doubtful there was.

 

Has anybody else had a "bad" experience like this?

Edited April 26, 2014 by tchaikovsky

[TakeruK]

Sometimes you don't get everything you submitted reimbursed because of weird rules of the school/funding source. For example, one school I went to did not reimburse alcohol or gratuities. 

 

However, this sounds like a much worse case where they said they will fully reimburse your flight and then changed their mind later. It's good that you asked for clarification. It might be possible that they did say they would fully reimburse your flight up to some limit ($450) but you didn't see that clause or they forgot to mention it? In your shoes, if they don't have a proper explanation for why you only got $450 back, I would follow up with copies of all the written stuff you got saying you would be getting your full fight back. Make sure they pay you what they said they would!