Please work directly with the faculty member or research group contact to define the scope of the project. They will include Berkeley Social Welfare staff via swdesk@berkeley.edu to help collect the appropriate documents to set up a Purchase Order (PO). If you have not worked with UC Berkeley before, you will also need to set up a vendor profile.
Once a PO has been generated for your project, Berkeley Social Welfare staff will email you with the PO number (please keep this number for your records and invoice submission), and you may begin work. Do not begin work until the PO has been generated—this can result in additional delays.
Vendoring
Social Welfare staff will initiate your vendor invitation based on the email address you provide. You will receive a link to set up your vendor profile.
For additional information about the vendoring process, see Vendoring. Reach out to vendoring@berkeley.edu to make any updates to your vendor profile beyond the intial invitation.
Submitting an invoice
Submit invoices through Transcepta, UC Berkeley's invoicing system, to avoid delays. See Invoicing and Payment Terms for information.