Grant Services

Workday Tasks for Hiring Students

• If PI’s are hiring students or temporary employees to work on the grant, PI’s have to be accountable for the student/employee’s time by checking their Workday inbox prior to each pay period end date to review and approve hours
• PI’s need to be aware of position end dates for their employees and if a position is set to expire in Workday, they should request a position extension through the Dean’s Office
• Be mindful of your grant end date and whether you need to end positions prior to the grant end date. Payments for students/employees need to be charged to the grant before it ends.

Budget & Pay for Hiring Students

• PI’s should be keeping a separate tracking or budget document noting the proposed and cumulative hours for employees so they stay on budget
• PI’s should be aware of fringe and changing pay rates (due to minimum wage, etc). Fringe needs to be properly budgeted and adjusted if hours increase.

Hourly Limits for Student Employees

• PI’s should be aware of the limitations on student workers during the academic year
• Undergraduate students are limited to 20 hrs. per week during academic year across all university positions. Does the student have a secondary position in another unit and if so, how are you balancing those hours across two positions as to not exceed 20 hrs.
• Graduate students are limited to 30 hrs. a week across all positions at the university, however if the graduate student also holds a “Graduate Assistantship” through The Graduate School, they may not be eligible to take another position under your grant. All secondary positions to a GA-ship require pre-approval by The Graduate School, Assistant Dean, Laura Valente.

Student Employee Access

• Students/grant funded employees are not eligible to be issued computers by the college or university. All computers must be supplied by the PI. If computers are supplied for use, they must be returned to the PI/college on the last date of their employment in good working condition.
• Students/grant employees may be given access to your private lab or another campus space that you occupy for grant related purposes. Please contact the Dean’s Office for further information on granting limited access to students/employees while they are working on your grant. Similarly, when students/employees stop working on your grant, access needs to be removed. Please contact the Dean’s Office to have access removed.

If you have been hired by a principal investigator of a grant, you will need to do the following:

• Communicate all necessary hiring information to the CHSS Dean’s Office staff who are managing your hire and complete all necessary HR paperwork and I-9 verification.
• Once your position is active, complete weekly timesheets noting the hours you have worked in accordance with the schedule supplied by your supervisor/PI.
• As each pay period is ending, officially submit your hours for review and approval by the deadline noted in the payroll calendar. You can find the payroll calendar here.
• Time entry is the responsibility of the student and if you miss entering hours, we cannot guarantee payment on a later date.
• Make sure your hours are entered accurately and if hours are sent back to you with changes, please be sure to make changes in a timely manner as to not delay your payment.
• Undergraduate students are limited to 20 hours per week during the academic year across all university positions. If you do hold a secondary position in another unit be sure to communicate that to your supervisor and balance your hours as to not exceed 20 hours per week.
• Graduate students are limited to 30 hours a week across all positions at the university. If you hold a secondary position in another unit be sure to balance your hours as to not exceed 30 hours per week. *** If you hold a Graduate Assistant position through The Graduate School then you may not be eligible to take another position under a grant. All secondary positions to a GA-ship require pre-approval by The Graduate School, Assistant Dean, Laura Valente.
• Student workers are not issued university computers. Any computers supplied to you to perform the grant work must be returned in good working condition to the PI on the last day of your employment.
• Student workers may be given access to research labs spaces, as requested by the PI. Please ask your PI/supervisor to email carusoj@montclair.edu for ID card access to grant-related spaces. In some cases, keys and other forms of access are granted directly by the PI.