No one hates travel restrictions more than geoscientists, but there does appear to be a path to request an exemption for both domestic and international travel. Faculty/staff/students (whether paid by UT or external sources) seeking to travel must petition for international travel through the university’s Restricted Regions process and submit a supplemental COVID-19 travel waiver. Per a faculty member who has recently gone through this process: The current international travel process seems similar to the past procedure for travel to “Restricted Regions”, where an application with many travel details is required in advance regarding risk mitigation, daily itineraries, emergency contacts, contingencies, etc.