Student Certification Form

Student Employment Certification Form.doc

Using a Student Certification Form

The Student Certification Form is used to hire a student research assistant or student worker who is engaged in work on an hourly basis and will be recording hours on a timecard. A student who is completing a one-time, finite project and is not recording his or her hours should be paid with a Student Stipend Form.

Please note that student payroll checks must be picked up at either the Information Desk in Couer de Catherine or the Student Accounts Window on the second floor of Derham (depending on time of day). Checks are cut in accordance with the student payroll schedule. Students should be prepared to show an ID.

Example of work that requires a Student Certification Form*

  • A student is hired to work ten hours a week to help administer the grant
  • A student is hired as a Teaching Assistant for a class and is responsible for attending the class on a weekly basis and helping to develop the curriculum
  • A student is hired as a Research Assistant to help the Principal Investigator to collect and analyze focus group data over the course of the year

*Note that in these cases, the student is expected to work a certain number of hours each week or semester and record those hours on a timecard.

Example of work that requires a Student Stipend Form*
  • A student is hired to construct a website to highlight the grant program
  • A student is hired to create a scholarship application
  • A student is hired via a 3M Small grant to complete a research project resulting in a poster presentation

*Note that in these cases, the student is assigned to complete a particular project, irrespective of how many hours it takes

How to fill out a Student Certification Form

indicate:
  • the date
  • the student's name
  • the student's ID #
  • the name of the grant
  • the grant Banner number
  • the job title
  • the name of the supervisor
  • the supervisor's mailbox
  • the rate of pay (usually $10/hour for Student Research Assistants.)
  • estimated hours per week

The student and student supervisor must sign and date the form and submit the Student Certification form to ORSP for approval.

Sample Student Certification Form