Financial Support Payments Tool
This project will replace the current Financial Support Request Tool (FSRT) with the new Financial Support Payents Tool (FSPT). The current FSRT is used for graduate student fee remissions, fee payments and non-employment stipends.
What's Happening Now
The focus of the implementation team is currently on the Stipends Module Release. Information about future releases will be updated here as it is confirmed.
Stipends Module Release Timeline*
- Development: April 2023 - March 2025
- Testing: May 2024 - July 2025
- Training: July 2025 - September 2025
- Go-live: September 2025
*Timeline is subject to change
Project Overview
To get started and learn more about the FSPT Project, view the following information:
The FSPT Project has the following three releases planned*:
- Stipends Module Release
- Fee Payments Module Release
- Cost Distribution Module Release
*Note that FSPT Project releases are subject to change.
Project Details
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Project Vision, Guiding Principles and Shared Expectations
Vision
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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.
Timeline & Milestones
The FSPT implementation team is currently focused on Stipends Module Release for the project. The timeline below showcases that work specifically. An overall FSPT Project timeline is forthcoming.
**Need to Zoom in? Need additional viewing support? Please access this slide via the following link: FSPT Project: Stipends Module Release Timeline. Descriptive and explanatory text has been added in the speaker notes of each slide.**
Below, find the list of past, current and upcoming project milestones. Please note that upcoming milestones are subject to change.
Plan: Prepare (2022-present)
- Project added to SIS Project Portfolio (April 2022)
- Requirements and design were completed in Winter 2023 (September 2022-January 2023)
- Development is underway (April 2023-present)
- FSPT Project steering committee kickoff (December 2023)
- FSPT focus group kickoff (February 2024)
- FSPT Project advisory committee kickoff (April 2024)
Stipends Module Release (2023-present)
- User acceptance testing for Stipends Module Release (May 2024-July 2025)
- Application training for Stipends Module Release (July 2025-September 2025)
- Go-live (September 2025)
- Hypercare (TBD)
Future FSPT Project releases are anticipated, but details are unknown at this time. Information will be updated here as it is confirmed.
News & Articles
- 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)
Steering Committee
- Adam DiProfio
- Ahren Crickard
- Carlo del Frate
- Carlos Jensen
- Gayle Ta
- Jonathan Whitman
- Susan Laughlin
Learn more about the roles of this team in the SIS Project Teams article.
Implementation Team
- Andres Escareno
- Blake McDonald
- Brian Smith
- Carlo Del Frate
- Christina Chao
- Cindy Lyons
- Courtney Aguila
- Hannah Van Etten
- Husnaa Jamshed
- Joana Halnez
- Jonathan Wai
- Jonathan Whitman
- Keith Fischer
- Sara Danford
- Scott Steckbauer
- Shannon Crawford
- Stewart McMaken
- Tiffany Swiderski
- Yumiko Iwai
Learn more about the roles of this team in the SIS Project Teams article.
Advisory Committee
- Andreas Ericzen
- Ann Tsueng
- Bill Sweetman
- Carlo del Frate
- Courtney Aguila
- Eduardo Arguello
- Erica Lennard
- Hannah Van Etten
- Heather Bradley
- Husnaa Jamshed
- Jared Church
- Jonathan Wai
- Judy White
- Kevin Wong
- Kirt Mitchell
- Martin Hailey
- Silvia Marquez
- Stewart McMaken
- Susan Laughlin
- Wella Garcia
Learn more about the roles of this team in the SIS Project Teams article.
Communications Library
Resources
- 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.