Carnegie Mellon University

Honorarium FAQs

If the vendor/supplier is not currently a supplier in Oracle, you will need to complete the vendor/supplier onboarding process through the PaymentWorks platform. Once the vendor/supplier is approved in PaymentWorks and set up in Oracle and the Oracle Purchase Order (PO) is created, the CMU buyer must then submit the Honorarium Payment Form [.docx] to ap-cmu-poinv@andrew.cmu.edu to request the payment.

You will need to complete the vendor/supplier onboarding process through the PaymentWorks platform. You can reference the PaymentWorks Vendor/Supplier Onboarding webpage materials to assist you with this process.

The Honorarium Payment Form [.docx] must be completed and submitted to ap-cmu-poinv@andrew.cmu.edu.

No, the Pennsylvania Nonresident Withholding Exemption Certificate [.pdf] is not required for honorariums. However, if the individual will be providing other services for the university it is recommended to complete this form.

If the person is an active supplier in Oracle, then the CMU buyer will only need to submit the Honorarium Payment Form [.docx] to ap-cmu-poinv@andrew.cmu.edu to request the payment.

Please contact the University Contracts Office (UCO) at university-contracts@andrew.cmu.edu for guidance on when a speaker agreement is required versus an honorarium agreement. UCO can provide assistance regarding the correct contract to use for your applicable situation. In addition, you may view the Honorarium Guidance document [.pdf].

All honorariums are paid net 30 from the invoice date.

No, the Honorarium Agreement is no longer required. If the supplier is not set up in Oracle, the vendor/supplier needs to complete the onboarding process through the PaymentWorks platform.

You will receive an email from PaymentWorks notifying you when a supplier that you initiated has been approved. Once the honorarium payment is processed, users with Oracle AP Inquiry access can view the payment/invoice document in Oracle by clicking on the green Perceptive icon in the toolbar.