DFL Weekly Update - February 6, 2026

Action Items

Complete Reserve Analysis templates by Monday, February 9

The FY26 Reserve Analysis templates are now available in the divisional folders. To assist divisions with this annual exercise, please review the FY2026-27 Reserve Analysis guidelines located on the Reserve Analysis website. Completed templates are due back to the budget office on February 9, 2026. The Budget and Operations team is offering office hours on January 30 to answer any questions you might have regarding this exercise. Sign up using the Reserve Analysis Office Hours Sign Up Form.

Submit completed and approved Org Tree change requests by Friday, February 20

To submit an Org Change request, please access the Organizational Tree Change Request Portal. For Org Tree changes to be processed in February, please complete your org change request form in the portal as early as possible to allow time for the Org Tree Change Committee to review and route for all required approvals by the February 20 deadline. Please review the Org Tree Change Request Portal Job Aid for more information on how to get started. Contact dfl_concierge@berkeley.edu with questions.

Submit Course Materials and Services Fee (CMSF) proposals by Friday, February 20

The call for proposals for Course Materials and Services Fees (CMSF) for FY2026-27 has been released. The proposal form to establish a new CMSF or to increase an existing CMSF, relevant campus policies, and guidance on completing the form are available on the Course Materials and Services Fees page. Completed proposals must be submitted to studentfees@berkeley.edu by Friday, February 20. Final recommendations and approvals will be made in the spring. Please share this call widely with department leaders in your units. Contact studentfees@berkeley.edu with any questions.

Update SSGPDP fee websites by Friday, February 27

UCOP has notified the campus that School Certifying Officials (SCO), responsible for validating benefits for veterans and military-affiliated students, are facing challenges in this task for students enrolled in Self-Supporting Graduate Professional Degree Programs (SSGPDPs). This difficulty arises because some SSGPDP websites do not provide a transparent breakdown of their fees. Specifically, Veterans Affairs needs to know the fee amount that covers the cost of the educational program alone, as opposed to any additional services (e.g., campus-based fees, student health insurance, and/or student services fees).

Please review and update your SSGPDP program fee webpages to ensure that you clearly distinguish core educational program fees (i.e., tuition) from additional costs by Friday, February 27. As an example, the Berkeley Law LL.M Tuition & Fees page clearly illustrates the distinction between tuition and other fees as required by this new mandate. Please reach out to studentfees@berkeley.edu with any questions.

Queue commitments for Q3 requests by Friday, March 6

Please complete the commitment queue form by Friday, March 6, for commitments to be funded in the third quarter of FY2025-26. Please note that the following commitments do not need to be queued: Budget Decisions; EVCP TAS; Star Awards; Bear Grants; both Productivity Suite and Campus Data Network assessments and endowment payouts for rotating chairs. Commitments are processed quarterly. You only need to use one commitment queue Google Form to submit your funding requests for both faculty and non-faculty commitments. Faculty commitments are defined for this purpose as Start-up; Retention; ASMD; and Chancellor's Professorships. Chancellor’s Professorships are those that are offered via start-up or retention in lieu of an actual chair - until one can be found, and are funded by central resources. For more information on queueing commitments and required documentation, please visit the Commitments page. Please note that if you are working remotely, you must log in through VPN for these forms to work. Please email dfl_concierge@berkeley.edu with questions.