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Autumn Quarter 2013–2014

Anticipated Aid/Disbursement

The category of "Anticipated Aid" that shows on the student's account in AXESS and on the Stanford ePay bill, includes Fellowship Stipend, Fellowship Tuition, and TAL that has been completed and approved in GFS but has not yet disbursed to the student's account. (Note: The student's bill will NOT show anticipated salary.) If GFS aid has been entered and approved when the bills are issued, the student will be able to accurately determine the amount s/he needs to pay from personal funds. Autumn bills for graduate students were issued on August 20, 2013, by Student Financial Services. Aid completed and approved before that date appears as Anticipated Aid on the student's bill. Anticipated Aid on AXESS is updated nightly. It is available to students in Stanford ePay under "Current Balance". A view of the student's current balance is available to staff in AXESS under Student Financials > Charges and payments > STF Account Summary.

Note: GFS aid disbursement to the student's account for the Autumn Quarter will begin on September 14, 2013. Students, except TGR and Honors Co-op students, must be enrolled in 8 units in order for anticipated aid to disburse to their student account.

Note: GFS disbursements for 2013-2014 and 2012-2013 run nightly. Disbursements for the three prior years (2012, 2011 and 2010) will automatically run on Fridays.

Stipend and Refund Disbursement

Student Financial Services will begin approving refunds and the University Cashier's Office will begin producing stipends/refunds for Graduate students on September 18, 2013. Stipends/refunds will be processed every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the remainder of the quarter. We highly recommend students sign up for Direct Deposit in order to receive their stipends/refunds as quickly as possible. Refunds are deposited electronically into the student's checking or savings account, providing the student has opted for Online Direct Deposit . Refunds for students without Direct Deposit are mailed to the student's current mailing address on record.

Refunds of excess cash payments for graduate students are processed in batch, starting on October 21, 2013, or on request by the student. Students may request immediate processing of any "Refund Pending" noted in Stanford ePay by using HelpSU (Request Category: "Student Services", Request Type: "Student Services Center").

Monthly Stipend Disbursement Schedule

Stipend checks with Disbursement Plan of "NM-Monthly" disburse as follows:

The monthly checks will print in time to arrive at departments by the last business day of the month. Direct deposits will be sent to post one day prior to that -

  • If Start Date is anytime in October, the deadline to have the aid line entered and approved is 10/27/13.
  • If Start Date is anytime in November, the deadline to have the aid line entered and approved is 11/21/13.
  • If Start Date is anytime in December, the deadline to have the aid line entered and approved is 12/09/13. (Please note the early approval deadline for December, which is required to ensure the payments are processed prior to the Winter Closure.)

The "NM-Monthly" Disbursement Plan is used for Postdocs and other non-matriculated graduate students.

The “NM-Fee” Disbursement Plan is used for monthly fees on the student bill (e.g., VSR Fees or Postdoc dependent health insurance). Completed and approved aid lines will disburse to the student account on the 15th of each month.

Additional information may be viewed at the web:

Payroll Information and Deadlines

All applications for Social Security numbers (SSN) should have been completed, so Payroll will not release Financial Aid to students without an SSN or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Aid will be disbursed to students entering the U.S. for the first time due to restrictions on when SSN and ITIN applications can be made. Students are expected to apply for, and provide, an SSN or ITIN as soon as they are able to apply. Information on the application process is available on the Bechtel International Center website.

Students will receive their first paycheck for Autumn Quarter Assistantships on October 22, 2013. Assistantship salaries need to be entered and approved in GFS and Workflow by 5 pm on October 15, for students to receive a paycheck on October 22. Payroll deadlines can be viewed at the Controller's website . Please note that students being paid on the alternate quarter dates must have salaries entered and approved by the appropriate deadline.

Late Fee Deadline

Graduate student bills are due October 15, 2013. Any aid from departments needs to be entered, approved and disbursed by midnight on October 15 for the students to avoid late fees. If aid is entered and approved after October 15 due to department oversight, we would expect the responsible department to make a payment from their departmental funds equal to the late fee charged to the student.

Health Insurance Subsidy Deadline

The deadline for entering and approving aid in GFS, in order for the student to receive a university-funded Cardinal Care subsidy, is the same deadline as the Payroll deadline for Assistantship salaries and the Late Fee deadline. For Autumn Quarter the deadline is Tuesday, October 15, 2013, by 5 pm. If aid is entered and approved after that date due to department oversight, we would expect the responsible department to make a payment from their departmental funds equal to the amount of the subsidy.

University-funded subsidies are processed nightly. The subsidy will be automatically entered after the stipend or assistantship has been approved (by 5 pm on October 15). An inquiry page to view the subsidy status (eligible, ineligible, health waiver) is available at: STF Grad Financial Support > STF Graduate Financial Support > Inquire > Health Subsidy Status. Also, a Report published in ReportMart1, GFS Health Ins Subsidy Rpt (PS_GFS031) is updated nightly and provides information on students who were considered for the Health Insurance Subsidy eligibility and their status.

Reminder - if there is something blocking the disbursement of the student's aid, e.g., non-enrollment or some other kind of hold, this will NOT affect the student's eligibility for the subsidy. However, the subsidy will not disburse to the student's account until the other aid disburses.

For questions about the health insurance subsidy, contact grad-insurance@stanford.edu.

Oracle Financials PTA (Project, Task, Award) Set Up

Department Oracle Financials PTA (Project, Task, Award) setup may take up to four business days once the PTA request is received by the central office. Once a PTA is set up an Item Type must be created so awards can be made in GFS. Item Type setup requests are processed in GFS 4 times/day. Information about how to request item types, training requirements and requesting authority for this process can be found at the PeopleSoft Learning Center website.

The PeopleSoft Learning Center

Training materials and Job Aids are available at the PeopleSoft Learning Center . Click on the "Online Learning: Demos of PeopleSoft Processes" link, and click on "Launch Online Learning Player." We encourage all GFS users to explore the modules there. The basic GFS functions are all explained and illustrated in the "GFS Entry" modules.

GFS Help

HelpSU

For technical problems with GFS data entry or approval, please send a HelpSU ticket. Choose Request Category: "Administrative Applications", Request Type: "PeopleSoft GFS".

In-Person GFS Help - Friday Open Labs

Users who would like personalized help with their GFS questions, or who would like to go through the online training in a lab setting with a knowledgeable user on hand, are encouraged to attend a drop-in lab:

Days: Every Friday morning
Time: 9:00 - Noon
Where: Birch Modular, Lab B, 215 Panama Street

For additional information please contact Nancy Child, GFS Trainer, at (650) 725-8272 or nancy.child@stanford.edu.

Summer Quarter 2012-2013

Anticipated Aid/Disbursement

The category of "Anticipated Aid" that shows on the student's account in AXESS and on the Stanford ePay bill, includes Fellowship Stipend, Fellowship Tuition, and TAL that has been completed and approved in GFS but has not yet disbursed to the student's account. (Note: The student's bill will NOT show anticipated salary.) If GFS aid has been entered and approved when the bills are issued, the student will be able to accurately determine the amount s/he needs to pay from personal funds. Summer bills for graduate students were issued on May 21, 2013 by Student Financial Services. Aid completed and approved before that date appears as Anticipated Aid on the student's bill. Anticipated Aid on AXESS is updated nightly. It is available to students in Stanford ePay under "Current Balance". A view of the student’s current balance is available to staff in AXESS under Student Financials > Charges and payments > STF Account Summary.

Note: GFS aid disbursement to the student's account for the Summer Quarter will begin on Monday, June 17, 2013. Students, except TGR and Honors Co-op students, must be enrolled in at least one unit in order for anticipated aid to disburse to their student account.

Note: GFS Disbursements for 2012-2013 run nightly. Disbursements for the four prior years (2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009) will automatically run on Fridays.

Stipend and Refund Disbursement

Student Financial Services will begin approving refunds and producing stipends/refunds for Graduate students on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Stipends/refunds will be processed every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the remainder of the quarter. We highly recommend students sign up for Direct Deposit in order to receive their stipends/refunds as quickly as possible. Refunds are deposited electronically into the student's checking or savings account, providing the student has opted for
Online Direct Deposit . Refunds for students without Direct Deposit are mailed to the student’s current mailing address on record. Note: checks take 5 business days to process and mail.

Refunds of excess cash payments for graduate students are processed in batch, starting on Monday, July 22, 2013, or on request by the student. Students may request immediate processing of any "Refund Pending" noted in Stanford ePay by using HelpSU (Request Category: "Student Services", Request Type: "Student Services Center").

Monthly Stipend Disbursement Schedule

Stipend checks with Disbursement Plan of "NM-Payroll" disburse as follows:

The monthly checks will print in time to arrive at departments by the last business day of the month. Direct deposits will be sent to post one day prior to that—

  • If Start Date is anytime in July, the deadline to have the line entered and approved is 07/25/13.
  • If Start Date is anytime in August, the deadline to have the line entered and approved is 08/26/13.
  • If Start Date is anytime in September, the deadline to have the line entered and approved is 09/24/13.

The "NM-Payroll" Disbursement Plan is used for Postdocs and other non-matriculated graduate students.

The “NM-Fee” Disbursement Plan is used for monthly fees on the student bill (e.g., VSR Fees or Postdoc dependent health insurance). Completed and approved aid lines will disburse to the student account on the 15th of each month.

Additional information may be viewed at the web:

Payroll Information and Deadlines

All applications for Social Security numbers (SSN) should have been completed, so Payroll will not release Financial Aid to students without an SSN or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Aid will be disbursed to students entering the U.S. for the first time due to restrictions on when SSN and ITIN applications can be made. Students are expected to apply for, and provide, an SSN or ITIN as soon as they are able to apply. Information on the application process is available on the Bechtel International Center website.

Students will receive their first paycheck for Summer Quarter Assistantships on July 22, 2013. Assistantship salaries need to be entered and approved in GFS and Workflow by 5 pm on July 15, for students to receive a paycheck on July 22. Payroll deadlines can be viewed at the Financial Management Services website. Please note that students being paid on the alternate quarter dates must have salaries entered and approved by the appropriate deadline.

Summer Quarter Assistantships

During Summer Quarter, students do not need to enroll in any specified number of units in order to hold an assistantship appointment - however, they must be enrolled (either for one or more units, or TGR status) in order to have an assistantship appointment (up to 90%). Since there is no "full enrollment" requirement during the Summer, in order to avoid unapplied aid, departments entering Summer Quarter assistantships in GFS should make sure that the TAL being provided does not exceed the student's enrollment, and if it does, they should adjust the TAL appropriately.

40% assistantships are not allowed during the Academic Year, but are allowed during Summer Quarter, as long as the student will enroll for LESS than 8 units. The hiring department will need to reduce the TAL on such appointments to match the student's actual enrollment. Both 40% and 60% assistantships provide 8 units of tuition allowance, but students enrolled in 8 or 9 units will be charged for 10 units. Appointments of either 45% or 55% are not allowed in any quarter, including Summer.

Remember that the maximum Summer Quarter assistantship is 90% (36 hours per week) with a corresponding TAL of 3 units. Students who enroll in 1, 2 or 3 units will be charged for 3 units. If you wish to hire a student to work 40 hours per week, the student will be a temporary employee, and the job will be processed through our HR system, not GFS. Students working 40 hours per week are not expected to enroll, and do not receive tuition allowance.

Late Fee Deadline

Graduate student bills are due July 15, 2013. Any aid from departments needs to be entered, approved and disbursed by midnight on July 15 for the students to avoid late fees. If aid is entered and approved after July 15 due to department oversight, we would expect the responsible department to make a payment from their departmental funds equal to the late fee charged to the student.

Health Insurance Subsidy Deadline

This is relevant only to students who will have a Cardinal Care charge for Summer Quarter – only those who were not enrolled in Autumn, Winter or Spring.

The deadline for entering and approving aid in GFS, in order for the student to receive a university-funded Cardinal Care subsidy, is the same deadline as the Payroll deadline for Assistantship salaries and the Late Fee deadline. For Summer Quarter the deadline is Monday, July 15, 2011, by 5 pm. If aid is entered and approved after that date due to department oversight, we would expect the responsible department to make a payment from their departmental funds equal to the amount of the subsidy. The subsidy will be entered by the FAO after 5 pm on July 15 (this is a different process from the other quarters). The Subsidy amount will be $450 for those eligible for the full subsidy and $225 for those eligible for a partial subsidy - the standard charge for summer quarter is $900 for new enrollees.

For questions about the health insurance subsidy, contact grad-insurance@stanford.

Oracle Financials PTA (Project, Task, Award) Set Up

Department Oracle Financials PTA (Project, Task, Award) setup may take up to four business days once the PTA request is received by the central office. Once a PTA is set up an Item Type must be created so awards can be made in GFS. Item Type setup requests are processed in GFS 4 times/day. Information about how to request item types, training requirements and requesting authority for this process can be found at the PeopleSoft Learning Center website.

The PeopleSoft Learning Center

Training materials and Job Aids are available at the PeopleSoft Learning Center . Click on the "Online Learning: Demos of PeopleSoft Processes" link, and click on "Launch Online Learning Player." We encourage all GFS users to explore the modules there. The basic GFS functions are all explained and illustrated in the "GFS Entry" modules.

GFS Help

HelpSU

For technical problems with GFS data entry or approval, please send a HelpSU ticket. Choose Request Category: "Administrative Applications", Request Type: "PeopleSoft GFS".

In-Person GFS Help - Friday Open Labs

Users who would like personalized help with their GFS questions, or who would like to go through the online training in a lab setting with a knowledgeable user on hand, are encouraged to attend a drop-in lab:

Days: Every Friday morning
Time: 9:00 - Noon
Where: Birch Modular, Lab B, 215 Panama Street

For additional information please contact Nancy Child, GFS Trainer, at (650) 725-8272 or nancy.child@stanford.edu.

Spring Quarter 2012-2013

Anticipated Aid/Disbursement

The category of "Anticipated Aid" that shows on the student's account in AXESS and on the Stanford ePay bill, includes Fellowship Stipend, Fellowship Tuition, and TAL that has been completed and approved in GFS but has not yet disbursed to the student's account. (Note: The student's bill will NOT show anticipated salary.) If GFS aid has been entered and approved when the bills are issued, the student will be able to accurately determine the amount s/he needs to pay from personal funds. Winter bills for graduate students were issued on February 20, 2013, by Student Financial Services. Aid completed and approved before that date appears as Anticipated Aid on the student's bill. Anticipated Aid on AXESS is updated nightly. It is available to students in Stanford ePay under "Current Balance". A view of the student's current balance is available to staff in AXESS under Student Financials > Charges and payments > STF Account Summary.

Note: GFS aid disbursement to the student's account for the Spring Quarter is targeted to begin on March 23, 2013. Students, except TGR and Honors Co-op students, must be enrolled in 8 units in order for anticipated aid to disburse to their student account.

Note: GFS disbursements for 2012-2013 run nightly. Disbursements for the four prior years (2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009) will automatically run on Fridays.

Stipend and Refund Disbursement

Student Financial Services will begin approving refunds and the University Cashier’s Office will begin producing stipends/refunds for Graduate students on March 27, 2013. Stipends/refunds will be processed every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the remainder of the quarter. We highly recommend students sign up for Direct Deposit in order to receive their stipends/refunds as quickly as possible. Refunds are deposited electronically into the student's checking or savings account, providing the student has opted for Online Direct Deposit . Refunds for students without Direct Deposit are mailed to the student's current mailing address on record.

Refunds of excess cash payments for graduate students are processed in batch, starting on April 22, 2013, or on request by the student. Students may request immediate processing of any "Refund Pending" noted in Stanford ePay by using HelpSU (Request Category: "Student Services", Request Type: "Student Services Center").

Monthly Stipend Disbursement Schedule

Stipend checks with Disbursement Plan of "NM-Monthly" disburse as follows:

The monthly checks will print in time to arrive at departments by the last business day of the month. Direct deposits will be sent to post one day prior to that—

  • If Start Date is anytime in April, the deadline to have the aid line entered and approved is 4/24/13.
  • If Start Date is anytime in May, the deadline to have the aid line entered and approved is 5/27/13.
  • If Start Date is anytime in June, the deadline to have the aid line entered and approved is 6/24/13.

The "NM-Monthly" Disbursement Plan is used for Postdocs and other non-matriculated graduate students.

The "NM-Fee" Disbursement Plan is used for monthly fees on the student bill (e.g., VSR Fees or Postdoc dependent health insurance). Completed and approved aid lines will disburse to the student account on the 15th of each month.

Additional information may be viewed at the web:

Payroll Information and Deadlines

All applications for Social Security numbers (SSN) should have been completed, so Payroll will not release Financial Aid to students without an SSN or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Aid will be disbursed to students entering the U.S. for the first time due to restrictions on when SSN and ITIN applications can be made. Students are expected to apply for, and provide, an SSN or ITIN as soon as they are able to apply. Information on the application process is available on the Bechtel International Center website.

Students will receive their first paycheck for Winter Quarter Assistantships on April 22, 2013. Assistantship salaries need to be entered and approved in GFS and Workflow by 5 pm on April 15, for students to receive a paycheck on April 22. Payroll deadlines can be viewed at the Controller's website . Please note that students being paid on the alternate quarter dates must have salaries entered and approved by the appropriate deadline.

Late Fee Deadline

Graduate student bills are due April 15, 2013. Any aid from departments needs to be entered, approved and disbursed by midnight on April 15 for the students to avoid late fees. If aid is entered and approved after April 15 due to department oversight, we would expect the responsible department to make a payment from their departmental funds equal to the late fee charged to the student.

Health Insurance Subsidy Deadline

The deadline for entering and approving aid in GFS, in order for the student to receive a university-funded Cardinal Care subsidy, is the same deadline as the Payroll deadline for Assistantship salaries and the Late Fee deadline. For Spring Quarter the deadline is Monday, April 15, 2013, by 5 pm. If aid is entered and approved after that date due to department oversight, we would expect the responsible department to make a payment from their departmental funds equal to the amount of the subsidy.

University-funded subsidies are processed nightly. The subsidy will be automatically entered after the stipend or assistantship has been approved (by 5 pm on April 15). An inquiry page to view the subsidy status (eligible, ineligible, health waiver) is available at: STF Grad Financial Support > STF Graduate Financial Support > Inquire > Health Subsidy Status. Also, a Report published in ReportMart1, GFS Health Ins Subsidy Rpt (PS_GFS031) is updated nightly and provides information on students who were considered for the Health Insurance Subsidy eligibility and their status.

Reminder - if there is something blocking the disbursement of the student's aid, e.g., non-enrollment or some other kind of hold, this will NOT affect the student's eligibility for the subsidy. However, the subsidy will not disburse to the student's account until the other aid disburses.

For questions about the health insurance subsidy, contact grad-insurance@stanford.edu.

Oracle Financials PTA (Project, Task, Award) Set Up

Department Oracle Financials PTA (Project, Task, Award) setup may take up to four business days once the PTA request is received by the central office. Once a PTA is set up an Item Type must be created so awards can be made in GFS. Item Type setup requests are processed in GFS 4 times/day. Information about how to request item types, training requirements and requesting authority for this process can be found at the PeopleSoft Learning Center website.

The PeopleSoft Learning Center

Training materials and Job Aids are available at the PeopleSoft Learning Center . Click on the "Online Learning: Demos of PeopleSoft Processes" link, and click on "Launch Online Learning Player." We encourage all GFS users to explore the modules there. The basic GFS functions are all explained and illustrated in the "GFS Entry" modules.

GFS Help

HelpSU

For technical problems with GFS data entry or approval, please send a HelpSU ticket. Choose Request Category: "Administrative Applications", Request Type: "PeopleSoft GFS".

In-Person GFS Help - Friday Open Labs

Users who would like personalized help with their GFS questions, or who would like to go through the online training in a lab setting with a knowledgeable user on hand, are encouraged to attend a drop-in lab:

Days: Every Friday morning
Time: 9:00 - Noon
Where: Birch Modular, Lab B, 215 Panama Street

For additional information please contact Nancy Child, GFS Trainer, at (650) 725-8272 or nancy.child@stanford.edu.

Winter Quarter 2012-2013

Anticipated Aid/Disbursement

The category of "Anticipated Aid" that shows on the student's account in AXESS and on the Stanford ePay bill, includes Fellowship Stipend, Fellowship Tuition, and TAL that has been completed and approved in GFS but has not yet disbursed to the student's account. (Note: The student's bill will NOT show anticipated salary.) If GFS aid has been entered and approved when the bills are issued, the student will be able to accurately determine the amount s/he needs to pay from personal funds. Winter bills for graduate students were issued on November 20, 2012, by Student Financial Services. Aid completed and approved before that date appears as Anticipated Aid on the student's bill. Anticipated Aid on AXESS is updated nightly. It is available to students in Stanford ePay under "Current Balance". A view of the student's current balance is available to staff in AXESS under Student Financials > Charges and payments > STF Account Summary.

Note: GFS aid disbursement to the student's account for the Winter Quarter will begin on January 3, 2013. Students, except TGR and Honors Co-op students, must be enrolled in 8 units in order for anticipated aid to disburse to their student account.

Note: GFS disbursements for 2012-2013 run nightly. Disbursements for 2011-2012 will continue to run nightly; disbursements for the four prior years (2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008) will automatically run on Fridays.

Stipend and Refund Disbursement

Student Financial Services will begin approving refunds and the University Cashier's Office will begin producing stipends/refunds for Graduate students on January 4, 2013. Stipends/refunds will be processed every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the remainder of the quarter. We highly recommend students sign up for Direct Deposit in order to receive their stipends/refunds as quickly as possible. Refunds are deposited electronically into the student's checking or savings account, providing the student has opted for Online Direct Deposit . Refunds for students without Direct Deposit are mailed to the student's current mailing address on record.

Refunds of excess cash payments for graduate students are processed in batch, starting on January 28, 2013, or on request by the student. Students may request immediate processing of any "Refund Pending" noted in Stanford ePay by using HelpSU (Request Category: "Student Services", Request Type: "Student Services Center").

Monthly Stipend Disbursement Schedule

Stipend checks with Disbursement Plan of "NM-Monthly" disburse as follows:

The monthly checks will print in time to arrive at departments by the last business day of the month. Direct deposits will be sent to post one day prior to that—

  • If Start Date is anytime in January, the deadline to have the aid line entered and approved is 1/27/13.
  • If Start Date is anytime in February, the deadline to have the aid line entered and approved is 2/24/13.
  • If Start Date is anytime in March, the deadline to have the aid line entered and approved is 3/25/13.

The "NM-Monthly" Disbursement Plan is used for Postdocs and other non-matriculated graduate students.

The "NM-Fee" Disbursement Plan is used for monthly fees on the student bill (e.g., VSR Fees or Postdoc dependent health insurance). Completed and approved aid lines will disburse to the student account on the 15th of each month.

Additional information may be viewed at the web:

Payroll Information and Deadlines

All applications for Social Security numbers (SSN) should have been completed, so Payroll will not release Financial Aid to students without an SSN or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Aid will be disbursed to students entering the U.S. for the first time due to restrictions on when SSN and ITIN applications can be made. Students are expected to apply for, and provide, an SSN or ITIN as soon as they are able to apply. Information on the application process is available on the Bechtel International Center website.

Students will receive their first paycheck for Winter Quarter Assistantships on January 22, 2013. Assistantship salaries need to be entered and approved in GFS and Workflow by 5 pm on January 15, for students to receive a paycheck on January 22. Payroll deadlines can be viewed at the Controller's website . Please note that students being paid on the alternate quarter dates must have salaries entered and approved by the appropriate deadline.

Late Fee Deadline

Graduate student bills are due January 15, 2013. Any aid from departments needs to be entered, approved and disbursed by midnight on January 15 for the students to avoid late fees. If aid is entered and approved after January 15 due to department oversight, we would expect the responsible department to make a payment from their departmental funds equal to the late fee charged to the student.

Health Insurance Subsidy Deadline

The deadline for entering and approving aid in GFS, in order for the student to receive a university-funded Cardinal Care subsidy, is the same deadline as the Payroll deadline for Assistantship salaries and the Late Fee deadline. For Winter Quarter the deadline is Tuesday, January 15, 2013, by 5 pm. If aid is entered and approved after that date due to department oversight, we would expect the responsible department to make a payment from their departmental funds equal to the amount of the subsidy.

University-funded subsidies are processed nightly. The subsidy will be automatically entered after the stipend or assistantship has been approved (by 5 pm on January 15). An inquiry page to view the subsidy status (eligible, ineligible, health waiver) is available at: STF Grad Financial Support > STF Graduate Financial Support > Inquire > Health Subsidy Status. Also, a Report published in ReportMart1, GFS Health Ins Subsidy Rpt (PS_GFS031) is updated nightly and provides information on students who were considered for the Health Insurance Subsidy eligibility and their status.

Reminder - if there is something blocking the disbursement of the student's aid, e.g., non-enrollment or some other kind of hold, this will NOT affect the student's eligibility for the subsidy. However, the subsidy will not disburse to the student's account until the other aid disburses.

For questions about the health insurance subsidy, contact grad-insurance@stanford.edu.

Oracle Financials PTA (Project, Task, Award) Set Up

Department Oracle Financials PTA (Project, Task, Award) setup may take up to four business days once the PTA request is received by the central office. Once a PTA is set up an Item Type must be created so awards can be made in GFS. Item Type setup requests are processed in GFS 4 times/day. Information about how to request item types, training requirements and requesting authority for this process can be found at the PeopleSoft Learning Center website.

The PeopleSoft Learning Center

Training materials and Job Aids are available at the PeopleSoft Learning Center . Click on the "Online Learning: Demos of PeopleSoft Processes" link, and click on "Launch Online Learning Player." We encourage all GFS users to explore the modules there. The basic GFS functions are all explained and illustrated in the "GFS Entry" modules.

GFS Help

HelpSU

For technical problems with GFS data entry or approval, please send a HelpSU ticket. Choose Request Category: "Administrative Applications", Request Type: "PeopleSoft GFS".

In-Person GFS Help - Friday Open Labs

Users who would like personalized help with their GFS questions, or who would like to go through the online training in a lab setting with a knowledgeable user on hand, are encouraged to attend a drop-in lab:

Days: Every Friday morning
Time: 9:00 - Noon
Where: Arguello Labs, 427 Arguello Way

For additional information please contact Nancy Child, GFS Trainer, at (650) 725-8272 or nancy.child@stanford.edu.

 

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