Annual Work Period (AWP) and Disbursement Plan Period (DPP) Chart

Below is a chart providing guidance for the selection of the Annual Work Period (AWP) and Disbursement Plan Period (DPP) in Workday for most standard transactions.  

School

Track Type

Full year

Partial Year

AWP

DPP

Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health

All tracks

X

X

12 Month AWP - July (July 1 - June 30)

12 Month DP - July (July 1 - June 30)

Non-Medicine

Ladder

X

9 Month AWP 9m - September (September 1 - May 31)

12 Month DP - July (July 1 - June 30)

Non-Medicine

Non Ladder Teaching*

X

9 Month AWP 9m - September (September 1 - May 31)

12 Month DP - July (July 1 - June 30)

Non-Medicine

Non Ladder Teaching*

X

Align with academic appointment, select the one with “9M”

Align with academic appointment

All Schools

Research or Training

X

X

12 Month AWP - July (July 1 - June 30)

12 Month DP - July (July 1 - June 30)

Note regarding non-standard appointments: 

* If the academic appointment crosses two academic years or does not fit one of the existing options, select the AWP and DPP of 12 Month AWP - July (July 1 - June 30) and enter the full-year equivalent of the compensation.

E.g.  #1  Appointment dates:  August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026, compensation is $100,000, enter as $100,000

E.g.  #2  Appointment dates:  January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, compensation is $100,000, enter as $100,000

E.g.  #3  Appointment dates:  November 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, compensation is $30,000 ($6,000 per month), enter as $72,000 ($6,000 x 12 months = full-year compensation)