Employee Incentive Award Programs: 2023-2024
Read about employee incentive award programs and link to guidelines for eligibility and processing for 2023-2024.
Employee incentive awards recognize and reward excellence in university service. Incentive awards may be cash or noncash.
Taxable earnings: Cash awards of any amount and all cash-equivalent awards of $75 in value or greater are considered taxable earnings.
Payroll forms: See accounting guidelines and forms for requesting cash award checks and reporting the value of noncash awards for income tax purposes.
STAR Award Payment Authorization Forms can be submitted from September 14, 2023 through June 14, 2024 to ensure payment in the 2023/24 Fiscal Year.
- To submit an individual STAR Award please use the spreadsheet format in the link below.
- UCSD STAR Award Payment Authorization Form-Multiple Recipients (Excel Template)
- when using the excel template, please e-mail completed file to STAR Award Submission
- include in your e-mail Department Head/Chair or Business Officer approval
Campus HR Payroll will be processing STAR Awards for each pay cycle. Please refer to the Campus HR Payroll deadline for each pay-period below.
| Monthly Pay Cycles | |||
| Check Date | Pay Period Dates | Campus HR Deadline | |
| Begin | End | ||
| Wed 11-01-23 | 10/01/2023 | 10/31/2023 | 10/18/2023 |
| Fri 12-01-23 | 11/01/2023 | 11/30/2023 | 11/15/2023 |
| Wed 01-03-24 | 12/01/2023 | 12/31/2023 | 12/15/2023 |
| Biweekly Pay Cycles | |||
| Check Date | Pay Period Dates | Campus HR Deadline | |
| Begin | End | ||
| Wed 10-11-23 | 09/17/2023 | 09/30/2023 | 09/28/2023 |
| Wed 10-25-23 | 10/01/2023 | 10/14/2023 | 10/12/2023 |
| Wed 11-08-23 | 10/15/2023 | 10/28/2023 | 10/26/2023 |
| Wed 11-22-23 | 10/29/2023 | 11/11/2023 | 11/09/2023 |
| Wed 12-06-23 | 11/12/2023 | 11/25/2023 | 11/23/2023 |
| Wed 12-20-23 | 11/16/2023 | 12/09/2023 | 12/07/2023 |
| Wed 01-03-24 | 12/10/2023 | 12/23/2023 | 12/19/2023 |
*Note: 2024 submission dates will be updated once the 2024 Payroll calendar is published
For details about incentive awards, see the campuswide Incentive Awards Guidelines (PDF), and also consult with your vice chancellor office directly.
Note: No amendments/changes to our local STAR Plan can be made.
| Vice Chancellor Area | Coordinator |
| Academic Affairs | Marie Carter-Dubois |
| Advancement | Leslie Sanchez |
| Chief Financial Officer | Amanda Chavez |
| Chancellor Office | Alyssa Cunanan |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | Frank Silva |
| UCSD Medical Center and Health Sciences* | Doug Levine |
| Marine Sciences | Amber Fehling |
| Research | Stacey McDermaid |
| Resource Management and Planning | Mira Dover |
| Student Affairs | Jessica Ison |
Health Sciences employees are part of a separate STAR Award Program: STAR Award program for Health Sciences employees.
Quick Reference Links:
- Non-Cash Awards Procedures
- Business & Financial Guideline G-41
- UC Systemwide Incentive and Recognition Award Plan