Payments for Research Participants

Payments for Research Participants

Compensating persons to participate in a research project falls under the UMW gift policy. The project must adhere to the general guidelines found at:

http://adminfinance.umw.edu/ap/gift-giving/research-participant-payment

In addition, several sections of the UMW full policy on gift-giving may be relevant, depending on the nature of the research project, the participants involved, and the manner of compensation to be provided. The full policy is found at:

http://adminfinance.umw.edu/ap/gift-giving

Direct questions about these procedures to the Accounts Payable Office. They can be reached by phoning 540-654-1226 or by emailing payables@umw.edu.