The RPA team offers several workshops on a regular basis:
Hiring Research Award-Funded Employees Workshop:
- Discusses employment relationships and how this determination informs the appropriate payment systems to be used (Payroll Profile, Graduate Research Assistant Payment System, eShop)
- Reviews the multiple hiring pathways at Carleton and associated data entry processes
- Explains the implications of long term versus short term work
- How to define a graduate payment as a ‘stipend’ (type A versus type B)
- Presents real world case studies
Research Expenses Workshop:
- Discusses the different types of research funding (contracts/grants)
- Discusses the order of precedence of funding terms and conditions in relation to eligibility of expenses (Sponsor, Program Specific, University)
- Reviews applicable research related expenditure University policies, procedures, and guidelines
- Discusses research expense eligibility and documentation requirements
- Examines the appropriate Carleton system to use for various types of expenses
- Presents real world case studies
Research Hospitality Workshop (30 Minutes):
Are you planning to host a research hospitality event and unsure of the applicable policies and procedures for this event?
How does a research hospitality event differ from a departmental entertainment expense?
We would like to invite you to the Research Hospitality Workshop. This workshop will provide:
- A review of University policies and guidelines for all research expenses
- A discussion of specific policy requirements for research hospitality events
- An examination of the differences between research hospitality events and departmental entertainment expenses
- A discussion of various hospitality expenses, such as gifts and paid guest speakers
- A discussion of how to reimburse travel costs for invited guest speakers
- A discussion of a research hospitality case study
Proper Supporting Documentation for Research-related Travel Claims Workshop (30 Minutes)
Are you planning a research-related trip in the near future? Do you travel often to conduct research activities or attend conferences? We would like to invite you to attend the workshop ‘Proper Supporting Documentation for Research-related Travel Claims.’
This workshop will:
- discuss important information to review prior to travelling
- discuss the various documents and information to include in your travel claim
- discuss how to claim an expense if you are missing a receipt
- provide travelling tips to make your claim easier to complete upon your return