Non-Affiliate Payments

This page is general advice and showing the options- and their respective requirements- for how to issue payments to non-employees/students performing work at Penn.

The Supplier Portal is live and all payments in USD will be entered through the portal. When submitting a payment for a payee or "supplier" you must send the business office the supplier name and valid email address.

You must alert the business office to all Non-Resident Alien payments. There is addtional paperwork we must collect.

Gifts to University Affiliates - Students, Staff and Faculty

Any gifts to students, staff, and faculty must be in the form of a tangible item (such as a mug or UPenn t-shirt) that has a value equal to, or less than $100.