Guidelines for processing human subject payments are found on the Fiscal Services website. There are three ways payments can be made:
- Petty Cash account requests https://fiscal.gmu.edu/accountspayable/request-petty-cash/ (there are specific links to using petty cash to make human subject payments)
- PCard purchase of gift cards for subject payments https://fiscal.gmu.edu/gift-cards-for-research-subject-payments/
- Payment Request form (least preferred, is a reimbursement to employee payment method and should be use only if subject payment is a one-time payment, not reoccurring); human subject logs are required if using this payment method as well
For the PCard purchase of gift cards, each college manages that process a bit differently. All relevant information (guidelines, forms, etc.) can be found at the Fiscal Services website.
September 29, 2020