AREF may receive unrestricted donations or restricted
donations to support a certain investigator or research program. AREF may not accept honoraria provided
to an investigator as payment for participation in an activity.
AREF will pay honoraria as requested to support a research
or education activity. The following criteria must be met:
- The employee is not a federal employee; or
- The employee is a federal employee but can document that
he/she was on annual leave and not speaking in relation
to their VA expertise.