PRG-SCHULTZ NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                    YOUR NAME:             ______________________
                                    TOTAL NO. OF OPTIONS: ______________________

                 PRG-SCHULTZ NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                           FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

PRG-SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. ("PRG-Schultz") is pleased to grant to the
person signing below ("you" or "Optionee") the nonqualified stock option
described below under the PRG-Schultz Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). For tax
law purposes, this Option shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option. This
Option is not intended to be and shall not be treated as an Incentive Stock
Option for tax law purposes.

GRANT DATE:                              
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EXERCISE PRICE PER SHARE:                 $                         
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OPTION EXPIRATION DATE:                                                
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START DATE FOR VESTING SCHEDULE:                                       
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VESTING SCHEDULE: Subject to the Plan and this Agreement, this Option may be
exercised in whole or in part, before the Option Expiration Date, in accordance
with the following schedule:

                                          CUMULATIVE AMOUNT OF SHARES
            ON OR AFTER                   PURCHASABLE UPON EXERCISE OF OPTION
                                        
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THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE INCORPORATED IN THIS AGREEMENT BY REFERENCE AND
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR OPTIONS. COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE
BEING PROVIDED TO YOU CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT. PLEASE
REVIEW CAREFULLY AND CONTACT PRG-SCHULTZ HUMAN RESOURCES IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS:

Additional Terms and Conditions describes how to exercise your Option, what
happens if you cease to serve as a director of PRG-Schultz before you exercise
your Option and where to send notices;

The Plan contains the detailed terms that govern your Option. If anything in
this Agreement or the other attachments is inconsistent with the Plan, the terms
of the Plan, as amended from time to time, will control;

Plan Prospectus Document covering the Options contains important information;
and

200__ Annual Report of PRG-Schultz.


PLEASE SIGN BELOW TO SHOW THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE OPTIONS, KEEP A COPY AND RETURN
BOTH ORIGINALS TO PRG-SCHULTZ HUMAN RESOURCES.


OPTIONEE:                                    PRG-SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.


_____________________________________           By: _____________________________

Print Your Name: ____________________           Name: ___________________________

Your Residence Address: _____________           Its: ____________________________
_____________________________________          
                                                     


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                 ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR OPTION

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