UConn-AAUP May 6, 2026 Update
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In this issue:
- Child Care Reimbursement applications due May 7, 2026
- Merit Increases & Retro Active Payments
- Excellence Award Winners
- Academic Travel Funding Update- In case you missed it!
Child Care Reimbursement applications due May 7, 2026
REMINDER!! Child Care Reimbursement applications are due this Thursday May 7, 2026. The online reimbursement applications can be found here. Applications received after this date may not be accepted.
Please contact Jen jcurtisgray@uconnaaup.org with any questions.
Merit Increases & Retro Active Payments
Merit for 2025-2026: There is no merit in the 2025-2026. Instead there is a 2.5% general wage increase and a 2% one-time performance-based award instead of merit that is retroactive to August 2025. This 4.5% increase is added to your base salary. For “active” members (those currently working), we have just learned that the increase in your paycheck will occur on the June 12, 2026 paycheck date and the retro lump sum will occur on August 21, 2026. Any updates on this information will be sent out immediately. We do not know when those who retired during the AY 25-26 will receive their retroactive pay.
There is merit is available for August 23, 2026 and August 23, 2027. This comes from the 2nd and 3rd year of the contract that includes the general wage increase of 2.5% and the merit increase of 2.0%. Evaluations for merit should be being conducted now, which may include last year and this year, for August 23, 2026, and Spring 2027 for the August 23, 2027 academic year. Please call or email if you have any further questions.
| Academic Travel Funding Update- In case you missed it! |
| The OVPR has recently announced changes in how academic travel funding for eligible members of the Storrs/Regional Campus AAUP bargaining unit will be processed. Changes include: |
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| Importantly, the funding parameters and eligibility criteria have not changed. Only the administrative office managing the process has changed. |
What you need to know |
| A new webpage is now available with application timelines, guidelines, and eligibility information: UConn HR Faculty Travel Funding webpage All academic travel funding applications and related communications should be directed to HR, not OVPR. HR has established a dedicated email for travel-related questions: facultytravel@uconn.edu. |
Application timelines |
| During this transition period, two application options are available: |
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| The application for travel during the spring 2027 semester will open on November 1, 2026. |