Paying Participants

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Investigators may obtain approval to financially compensate human subjects for participating in their research projects. Below are the policy and procedures that should be followed when paying participants in the form of cash or gift cards:

WKU Policy on Payments to Human Research Participants (Located in Research Policies List):

https://www.wku.edu/policies/research.php

Payment Authorization Form:

https://app.wku.edu/forms/intranet/payment-auth/index.php

Directions for Filling Out the Payment Authorization Form:

www.wku.edu/finadmin/forms/documents/paymentauthorizationinstructions.doc

NIH Policies for Human Subjects:

NIH Human Subjects Policies and Notices