Student travel insurance

Know when you're covered

As a currently enrolled student at the University of Sydney, you’re covered by the University's travel insurance policy when:

• The travel is formally approved by the University and related to your curriculum
• Your University-related travel arrangements has been approved by your Faculty (preferably by your head of school, or head of department), prior to departure to ensure that you are covered. Ideally you should ask for an email confirmation of the approval so that you can include that document with in any claim you make.

However, you are not covered for any extended private travel you take before, during or after the approved University activity. You’ll need to consider taking out your own travel insurance for this period, as the University’s insurance will not apply.

As a general rule, the University considers extended private travel to be longer than 1 week in duration. If you plan to take any private travel as part of your approved University trip you should contact the University’s Insurance Officer or call 9351 4127 to discuss the circumstances.

University insurance policy information

Please read the student travel insurance summary to see what's covered:

The policy carries an excess of $200, paid by the traveller for claims involving the theft of personal items. When making such a claim, the claimant must provide evidence that the items were stolen (police report, statutory declaration) as travel insurance does not cover lost or misplaced items.