Forms & Online Resources

• The Contracts
  Although the contracts are finalized, the PDFs are unformatted; links to the final articles can be viewed below. Formatted contracts will be posted on the UCOP website, Bargaining Units and Contracts.
  Academic Student Employees (ASEs)/BX Contract 
  Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs)/BR Contract
  Postdoctoral Scholars/PX Contract

• Appointment Notification Letter Template - Postdoctoral Scholar *UPDATED 2/14/23
• Appointment Notification Letter Template - Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) *UPDATED 3/20/23
• Appointment Notification Letter Template - GSR Fellow *UPDATED 7/31/2023
• Appointment Notification Letter Template - GSR Trainee*UPDATED 7/31/2023
• Appointment Notification Letter Template - Academic Student Employee (ASE)
• Contract Salary Scale Estimate for Budgeting Purposes Only *UPDATED 2/14/23
• Postdoc Range-Experience-Supplement Calculator
• Award Letter Best Practices - https://grad.ucdavis.edu/award-letter-best-practices
• 2023-24 GSR Cost Calculators:
  • https://grad.ucdavis.edu/work-study-graduate-students
  • https://grad.ucdavis.edu/graduate-student-researcher-compensation-plans
• GSR (BR) Fellow and Trainee Supplement Calculator
• GS 503-2 Request to Pay Form for BR GSR Trainees and Fellows

• Guidance for Research Support for Graduate Student Researchers, Academic Student Employees, Academic Researchers, and Post-Doctoral Scholars

• Graduate Council has provided additional guidance on 299 courses, including examples of different faculty approaches to 299 courses. The guidance is also posted on Graduate Council’s webpage.

• UCOP Announcement of New Title Codes for GSR Fellow & Trainee - June 28, 2023

• Job Aid: GSR Fellow or Trainee job Setup - Payroll Components