Departmental Aid Users

Welcome to the Departmental Aid Users online resource. The purpose of this page is to provide you with valuable resources to perform your work in support of awarding your students. Check back regularly for important dates and resources.

Important Dates

 

2024 J-Term

January 2-12, 2024

Spring Financial Aid Disburses (GRAD/UGRD)

January 8, 2024

Spring Health Ins Disbursement

January 8, 2024

Spring Tuition Due (BUSN, GRAD, UGRD)

January 10, 2024

Spring First Day of Classes

January 17, 2024

Spring Students with No Enrollment Cancelled

January 30, 2024

Returning GRAD & UGRD Summer Enrollment

March 25-27, 2024

2024 Summer Tuition Calc’ed

March 29, 2024

SAFM/DA opens for Summer I Awarding

April 1, 2024

Graduate Fall Enrollment

April 1, 2024

Last Day to Process Changes in SAFM for FY2024

June 20, 2024

Last SAFM Interface to Workday for FY2024

June 21, 2024 (early morning)

2024 Fall Tuition Calc’ed (waivers go from $1 to amount)

July 5, 2024

Aetna Student Health Insurance Website Opens

July 17, 2024

Fall Term Charges Notification

July 18, 2024

Fall Financial Aid Disburses (UGRD/GRAD)

August 14, 2024

Fall Tuition Due Date

August 16, 2024

Fall First Day of Classes*

August 22, 2024

Aetna Website Last Day to Enroll/Waive

August 31, 2024

Fall Students w/ Past Due or No Enrollment Cancelled

September 17, 2024

2024 SAFM/DA Closes for 2023-24 Entry

September 26, 2024

Health Insurance Charges Posted

September 29, 2024

Health Ins Subsidy Fall Disbursement

October 1, 2024

Health Ins Due Date

October 31, 2024

*see Academic Calendar: http://www.virginia.edu/registrar/calendar.html

Upcoming Stipend Disbursement Dates

January 2024 Disbursement

12/15/2023
February 2024 Disbursement 1/23/2024
March 2024 Disbursement 2/23/2024
April 2024 Disbursement 3/22/2024
May 2024 Disbursement 4/23/2024
June 2024 Disbursement 5/23/2024
July 2024 Disbursement 6/17/2024
August 2024 Disbursement 7/23/2024

September 2024 Disbursement

8/23/2024

October 2024 Disbursement 9/23/2024
November 2024 Disbursement 10/23/2024
December 2024 Disbursement 11/18/2024
January 2025 Disbursement* 12/16/2024
February 2025 Disbursement 1/23/2025
March 2025 Disbursement 2/21/2025
April 2025 Disbursement       3/21/2025

*Winter Holiday and End of Year – It is critical to complete all stipend related steps in SAFM to ensure January stipends disburse on 12/16 to be refunded via SIS and ensure students receive payment by January 1. The University is closed Monday 12/23/24 through Wednesday, 0/01/2025

Academic Biweekly Pay Periods 2024

 

Period

Start Date

End Date

Data Entry/Approval Deadline

Time Entry Deadline (12pm)

Payment Date

Deductions

1

12/18/2023

12/31/2023

12/31/2023

1/1/2024

1/5/2024

Limited Deductions

2

1/1/2024

1/14/2024

1/14/2024

1/15/2024

1/19/2024

All Deductions

3

1/15/2024

1/28/2024

1/28/2024

1/29/2024

2/2/2024

All Deductions

4

1/29/2024

2/11/2024

2/11/2024

2/12/2024

2/16/2024

All Deductions

5

2/12/2024

2/25/2024

2/25/2024

2/26/2024

3/1/2024

All Deductions

6

2/26/2024

3/10/2024

3/10/2024

3/11/2024

3/15/2024

All Deductions

7

3/11/2024

3/24/2024

3/24/2024

3/25/2024

3/29/2024

All Deductions

8

3/25/2024

4/7/2024

4/7/2024

4/8/2024

4/12/2024

All Deductions

9

4/8/2024

4/21/2024

4/21/2024

4/22/2024

4/26/2024

All Deductions

10

4/22/2024

5/5/2024

5/5/2024

5/6/2024

5/10/2024

All Deductions

11

5/6/2024

5/19/2024

5/19/2024

5/20/2024

5/24/2024

All Deductions

12

5/20/2024

6/2/2024

6/2/2024

6/3/2024

6/7/2024

All Deductions

13

6/3/2024

6/16/2024

6/16/2024

6/17/2024

6/21/2024

All Deductions

14

6/17/2024

6/30/2024

6/30/2024

7/1/2024

7/5/2024

Limited Deductions

15

7/1/2024

7/14/2024

7/14/2024

7/15/2024

7/19/2024

All Deductions

16

7/15/2024

7/28/2024

7/28/2024

7/29/2024

8/2/2024

All Deductions

17

7/29/2024

8/11/2024

8/11/2024

8/12/2024

8/16/2024

All Deductions

18

8/12/2024

8/25/2024

8/25/2024

8/26/2024

8/30/2024

All Deductions

19

8/26/2024

9/8/2024

9/8/2024

9/9/2024

9/13/2024

All Deductions

20

9/9/2024

9/22/2024

9/22/2024

9/23/2024

9/27/2024

All Deductions

21

9/23/2024

10/6/2024

10/6/2024

10/7/2024

10/11/2024

All Deductions

22

10/7/2024

10/20/2024

10/20/2024

10/21/2024

10/25/2024

All Deductions

23

10/21/2024

11/3/2024

11/3/2024

11/4/2024

11/8/2024

All Deductions

24

11/4/2024

11/17/2024

11/17/2024

11/18/2024

11/22/2024

All Deductions

25

11/18/2024

12/1/2024

12/1/2024

12/2/2024

12/6/2024

All Deductions

26

12/2/2024

12/15/2024

12/15/2024

12/16/2024

12/20/2024

All Deductions

*See https://uvafinance.virginia.edu/resources/academic-biweekly-2024

 

 

References, Guides, and Policies
Who to Contact and Getting Access

Please contact your local experts if you have any issues or questions.  Your local experts are:

Getting Access

Access to SIS Departmental Aid pages and SAFM require specific training.  Please visit the SIS Responsibilities and Training website, Departmental Aid (DA) and SAFM section for training requirements and enrollment information.

Please visit the page at https://in.virginia.edu/request-access to learn more about how to request access.

Need Help?

Your first point of contact for departmental aid awarding questions and issues is your SIS Local Expert (listed above).

If your local expert cannot answer your question or resolve your issue, send ALL SFS related questions to [email protected]. Include SAFM in the subject line for SAFM related questions. 

  • This includes request to award on previous aid years or to non-degree students who are not aid year activated.
  • If the question is related to a technical SAFM issue, SFS will forward the question on to [email protected] for additional research and (if needed) development.