Payments to Research Participants

Directive Statement

The Human Subjects Payment team in Banking & Merchant Services oversees all payments to human subject research participants.  All payments must follow guidelines set by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Florida, in accordance with applicable Federal regulations and University research guidelines.  This directive also applies to all gift cards issued to research participants, whether the cards are purchased by the University or are supplied directly by the sponsoring agency.

Reason for Directive

Staff associated with HSP must have appropriate training, and all HSP transactions must have appropriate review and approval to ensure they are spent in accordance with UF policy.

Who must comply?

All University of Florida departments.

Procedures & Best Practices

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