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Project Expenses

Reimbursement Procedure for Student Project Expenses

Complete the form on the reverse side of this instruction sheet.

Submit your petition to the Engineering office. The Director will read it and note the amount of money that the School will supply to allay expenses for the project. The office will contact the team chair with the dollar amount. Note: The School of Engineering will not pay an expenses.for the project.

There are 2 ways for the School to pay for a portion of your project expenses: by ordering some of the project supplies for you, or by reimbursing you for some of your expenses.

Reimbursement:

You must submit original receipts that clearly indicate that the bill has been paid. If your receipt says "invoice" and does not indicate that the bill has been paid, you will need to submit a credit card statement with the invoice. The team leader must submit the project receipts for reimbursement before they are over 60 days old. Reimbursement will be disbursed to the team leader, who will then disburse the funds to other team members as appropriate. Whenever possible, keep individual receipts at a maximum of $50.00 before tax. If you are purchasing multiple items that total more than $50.00, split up your purchase onto multiple sales receipts.

Engineering Stockroom Purchase:

If you have a single item that is substantially over $50.00 and must be ordered, take the information to the Stockroom and ask them to order it for you on the Student Project account. You will need to show them a copy of your approved "Petition for Student Project Support Funds" before the Stockroom staff will place an order for you. The Stockroom will inform the office (via email) of the dollar amount and the project name each time they make a purchase for a student project.

Simplified Sample Project:

This sample is for demonstration purposes only and does not indicate the percentage of project funding that can be expected.

$375.00 projected expenses
$175.00 approved funding from the School

Sample Project Purchases:
  1. $120.00 for 1 item... the Engineering Stockroom should order this
  2. $70.00 ... $54.25 maximum reimbursement on this receipt ($50.00 + tax)
  3. $45.00 ... no reimbursement
  4. $30.00 ... no reimbursement
  5. $90.00 ... no reimbursement
    $355.00 total actual project expenses
    $174.25 total actual expenses funded by the School

Plan your project purchases ahead of time with this information in mind.