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Request a Retroactive GFS Salary Payment

Retroactive Graduate Financial Support (GFS) salary payments can be made to graduate students on assistantship or postdocs on salary. 

Request a Retroactive GFS Salary Payment

  • You will need payment information from GFS.
  • Retroactive payments can be requested off-cycle, or can be added to the next regular on-cycle paycheck 
  • A special processing fee applies to off-cycle payment requests

  1. The aid line has to be approved in GFS, and the PTA needs to be active at the time the check is being issued. 

  1. Access the Process Retroactive Pay Graduate Student/Postdoc Salary Payment form.
  2. On the form, complete the following fields for the person receiving the check:
    • Last Name 
    • First Name 
    • Person Number (EMPLID)
    • Dollar Amount to be received
    • PTA to charge salary 
    • Pay Period Start and End Dates for retroactive pay
    • Payline approved in GFS (if no, please make sure approvals are complete by the morning of the check needed date) (Yes/No)
    • Off-Cycle Check Required? (Yes/No)
    • Check Needed Date, if yes to off-cycle
    • Off-cycle Processing Fee PTA (must be an unrestricted PTA)
    • Add Remarks and Processing Notes 
  3. Select Submit
Last Updated: Jul 1, 2026