Financial Support Payments Tool

Vision

• The FSPT Project vision is currently being finalized by the implementation team.

Guiding Principles

• The FSPT Project guiding principles are currently being finalized by the implementation team.

Shared Expectations

• The FSPT Project's shared expectations mirror those of the overall SIS Project portfolio. View the SIS Project Shared Expectations.

 **Need to Zoom in? Need additional viewing support? Please access this slide via the following link: FSPT Project Timeline. Descriptive and explanatory text has been added in the speaker notes of each slide.**

This timeline showcases Financial Support Payments Tool (FSPT) Project work from Summer 2025 through Winter 2027. Please note that project work for FSPT began back in 2022.

Development, Testing, and Launch: Development of the tool has been ongoing since 2023. The team is currently working on developing the Stipends Module that is building functionality for non-employment stipend payments. Training for end users is anticipated for the middle of Fall 2025 quarter, with cutover (or transition activities) happening soon after that, and a period of hypercare support to follow. Once training for the Stipends Module release begins, the development team expects to begin configuring the other modules for fee payments and cost distribution. These remaining two modules are dependent on the Triton Student System (TSS) and anticipated to go live after the TSS is live in Summer Quarter 2026.

System Entries: Throughout this timeline, we're managing a strategic transition of system entries from the current Financial Support Request Tool (FSRT) to the FSPT. Stipend entries will migrate from FSRT to FSPT in Fall 2025 with the cutover activities for the Stipends Module. Fee Payments and Fee Remission entries will continue in the FSRT until the go live of the Fee Payments and Cost Distribution Modules later in 2026.

Triton Student System (TSS): The Fee Payments and Cost Distribution modules are dependent on the TSS go-live. Therefore, we have included a very high-level overview of the TSS timeline for reference and comparison. The most important takeaway is that these modules will go live after the cutover (transition) activities for TSS are complete.

Remember, all dates are subject to change as we navigate this complex implementation.

• FSPT Steering Committee Members
• FSPT Implementation Team Members
• FSPT Advisory Committee Members

Learn more about the roles of this team in the SIS Project Teams article.

If you have difficulty accessing these links, please contact esr-student@ucsd.edu.

• Ready, Set, Stipends: FSPT Training Begins (November 2025)
• Preparing for Go Live: FSPT Stipends Module Access and Timeline (October 2025)
• FSPT: Stipends Entry Demonstration (May 2025)
• Navigating New Systems: The Role of Training (January 2025)
• FSPT Stipends Reset: Updated Timeline and Name (November 2024)
• Stipends Module for Financial Support Payments Tool (FSPT) (May 2024)
• From Requests to Payments: Ramping up for the Financial Support Payments Tool (FSPT) (January 2024)
• Backfill: Prioritizing Staff Expertise for the SIS Project (August 2023)
• F-S-P-T: Find Out What It Means to Me (July 2023)
• Preparing for Change Freezes (May 2023)

• Training: Welcome to FSPT (Collab)
• Training: Get Oriented in FSPT (Collab)
• Training: Add & Edit Stipends in FSPT (Collab)
• FSPT Stipends Assessment (Google Form)
• FSPT Stipends Training Recording (Virtual Session on December 4)
• FSPT Stipends Training Deck
• FSPT Stipends Training Q&A

• FSPT Project Introduction Slide Deck
• Stipends Module Release Slide Deck
• Stipends Resource Guide

• Collab Space: GEPA FSU FSPT Collab Space
• Microsoft Teams FSPT: Join the team, Graduate Student Financial Support, where there is a dedicated FSPT channel. This channel will be a space to ask GEPA FSU questions, seek support and receive guidance from fellow colleagues. It will be especially helpful when the FSPT application goes live.
• Enhancement Request Form: If you have an enhancement request or suggestion for FSPT, we encourage you to complete the FSPT Enhancement Request Form. While all ideas will be reviewed and considered, please keep in mind that there are limits to what enhancements are currently actionable, and we may be unable to address or respond to every idea.
• Videos: You can watch the monthly two-minute videos that include an FSPT Project update each month on the ESR SIS Kaltura Channel. The FSPT Playlist has all of the project videos that have been sent to affected groups.
• Training Materials: Training materials created throughout the project will be added to the GEPA FSU FSPT Collab Space.
• Email: If you have questions about FSPT, you can email them to fspt@ucsd.edu. A Services & Support ticket will be automatically opened for each email, so that the FSU team can follow up with you. Additionally, this will allow the team to prioritize and organize the questions received.