Crowdsourcing Services are used to conduct research, collect data from study participants, and issue payments. UK has contracts with two vendors, as provided below. These services can be paid using a standard procurement card; it does not require a Declining Balance procurement card. Payments with personal credit cards are not permitted. An approved IRB is required for these services. For further details about, please reference the Business Procedures Manual.
If you do not have a procurement card or have questions, please contact asbc@uky.edu or begin at ticket here.
1. Submit a Triage ticket using the Independent Contractor form. Please provide the vendor, set the payment type as “Research Subject,” select the department, provide a business purpose including a description of the purchase(s), the account to charge in the appropriate field, and upload any applicable documentation.
2. After approval is provided on the ticket, choose a service and register an account, as needed.
3. Create and submit a Concur report at least once each month. You are welcome to submit Concur reports more frequently. Once submitted, the Concur report goes through several approvals prior to posting the charge to your account.