Reimbursements, Other Payments, and Fellowships

Reimbursements and Other Payments

Workday Expense reports replaced Payment Requests to reimburse employees. Workday Spend Authorizations are used to request a cash advance or athletic meal advance request.  Workday Supplier Invoice Requests are used to process payment of honorarium, guest travel reimbursement, and/or foreign wire payments. 

Workday Ad Hoc Payments will be used to Students, Trustees and Alum.  

Please visit the Workday at ²ÝÁñ³ÉÈËÉçÇø website for Workday User Guides. Expense reports can be found in the Financial Systems section. 

Employees should know:

  • Reimbursable expenses must be ordinary, necessary, and directly related to your job duties.
  • Pennsylvania state sales tax is not reimbursed.

Employees, students and guests are required to provide the following documentation when requesting reimbursement:

  • Detailed original receipt/invoice and proof of payment
  • Description of purchase and business purpose
  • Number and type of attendee for meals; List of names preferred for small group
  • For travel, a copy of the daily rate
  • For mileage, a copy of driving directions (see Standard Mileage Rate)
  • Translation to English for all foreign documents

Student Non-Service Fellowships

Non-Service Fellowships can be paid to students to aid in the pursuit of their own studies. 

To determine if a student's activity would be considered a fellowship or should be paid through student employment, please use the Student Employment and Fellowship Policy and Procedures document.

Starting with the 2026 tax year federal non-resident withholding taxes will be withheld from any applicable fellowship payment prior to issuance.  

Recurring RequestUse to pay a student the same amount multiple times.
One-Time RequestUse to pay multiple students once.
Citizenship Documentation InstructionsUse to determine what Citizenship Documentation is required to be submitted with a Recurring/One-Time Request.

Standard Mileage Rate Payment/Reimbursement Guidelines Finance Key Contacts Expense Policy