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Payment to Research Participants

Generally, payments to research participants are made in one of two ways:

• Cash payments can be made using a "petty cash" procedure. Using the process and forms found on the controllers website by clicking here, TWU will issue a check to the researcher. In turn, the research will disburse the funds and document these disbursements using the procedures on the controllers website.

• Gift cards are often used as a method of providing research incentives to participants in a project. Generally, these gift cards are purchased using a TWU purchasing card (p-card). The purchase of gift cards using a TWU p-card is allowed only after the Gift Card Certification Form is completed and signed by both the principal investigator and the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs. A copy of the signed Gift Card Certification Form must be included with the transaction log sent to the Controller's Office for payment of the p-card invoice.  A Gift Card Distribution Log for the gift cards must be completed and submitted to the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs upon completion of the disbursement.