The ORI Research Participant Payments Office will process payments on an adjusted schedule during the upcoming holiday period. Please reference the table below for payment issuance dates. 

Please note that the last payment cycle prior to the Thanksgiving holiday will be on Tuesday, November 25th, and the last payment cycle for the 2025 calendar year will be on Thursday, December 11th.  Payments received after 1:00pm on these dates will not be processed until the next payment date.

Date  Status 
Thursday, November 20, 2025  Payments Issued 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025   Payments Issued 
Thursday, November 27, 2025   No Payments – Thanksgiving Holiday 
Tuesday, December 2, 2025   Payments Issued 
Thursday, December 4, 2025   Payments Issued 
Tuesday, December 9, 2025  Payments Issued 
Thursday, December 11, 2025   Payments Issued – Last 2025 Batch 
Tuesday, December 16, 2025   No Payments - Tax Year Closing 
Thursday, December 18, 2025  No Payments - Tax Year Closing 
Tuesday, December 23, 2025  No Payments - Tax Year Closing 
Thursday, December 25, 2025  No Payments - Drexel Winter Break 
Tuesday, December 30, 2025  No Payments - Drexel Winter Break 
Thursday, January 1, 2026  No Payments - Drexel Winter Break 
Tuesday, January 6, 2026   Payments Issued – First 2026 Batch

If you have any questions, please email participant_payments@drexel.edu.