Non-cash awards valued at $200 or less or honorary degrees from sources not affected by your performance or non-performance of duties. (Cash awards, or other awards valued at more than $200, are permissible under special circumstances; but they require prior approval from your Ethics Advisor.)

A waiver of conference fees or acceptance of meals when you are speaking in your official capacity or attending a widely-attended event. (See also our training module entitled "Invitations from Outside Entities.)

Gifts, in the form of travel expenses or admission fees, in connection with permissible political activity.