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发帖数: 33185 | 1 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2012/05/penn-closes-
May 1, 2012
Penn Closes the Postdoc Salary Gap
Like many upstanding universities, the University of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia has long aspired to take good care of its postdocs. That
includes paying them decently. But, also like other universities, it had a
ways to go to achieve that objective.
Penn's stated goal has been to close the gap between the stipends that
National Institutes of Health (NIH) NRSA postdoctoral fellows receive and
what employee postdocs--most of whom are paid from research grants--receive.
According to a post by Steven J. Fluharty, Penn's Senior Vice Provost for
Research, the university's minimum postdoctoral stipend from 1 July 2012 to
30 June 2013 will be exactly the same as current NRSA stipend levels.
It must be mentioned that these stipends remain absurdly low relative to
postdocs' skills and training. That's evidence of postdocs' commitment to
science, and of a glut of expert labor that threatens to turn science into a
low-wage profession: a dangerous and scary possibility. But it still
represents significant progress.
Yet, it's troubling to note that despite their sacrifices--which most make
in anticipation of an academic career--only a minority of these postdocs
will ever attain a tenure-track faculty post at a college or university. | a*****y
发帖数: 33185 | 2 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition
/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2012
Notice Number: NOT-OD-12-033
Update: The following update relating to this announcement has been issued:
May 8, 2013 - See Notice NOT-OD-13-064. NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards
– FY 2013.
Key Dates
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), http://www.ahrq.gov/
Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), http://www.hrsa.gov/
Purpose
This Notice supersedes NOT-OD-11-067, and establishes new stipend levels for
fiscal year (FY) 2012 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate,
predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows, as shown in the table
below. The Tuition and Fees, Training Related Expenses for trainees, and the
Institutional Allowance for individual fellows remain unchanged, and are
also provided below.
The budgetary categories described in this Notice are effective only for
Kirschstein-NRSA awards made with FY 2012 funds. All FY 2012 awards issued
using FY 2011 stipend levels will be revised to increase the stipend
category to the FY 2012 level. For institutional training grants already
awarded in FY 2012, if trainees have been appointed to the FY 2012 budget
period, the grantee institution must amend those appointments to reflect the
FY 2012 stipend level once the revised award is received. Amended
appointments must be submitted through xTrain in the eRA Commons.
Retroactive adjustments or supplementation of stipends or other budgetary
categories with Kirschstein-NRSA funds for an award made prior to October 1,
2011 are not permitted.
Stipends
Effective with all Kirschstein-NRSA awards made on or after October 1, 2011,
the following annual stipend levels apply to all individuals receiving
support through institutional research training grants or individual
fellowships, including the Minority Access to Research Career (MARC) and
Career Opportunities in Research (COR) programs.
Undergraduates in the MARC and COR Programs:
Career Level
Stipend for FY 2012
Freshmen/Sophomores
$8,304
Juniors/Seniors
$11,628
Predoctoral and Postdoctoral:
Career Level
Years of Experience
Stipend for FY 2012
Predoctoral
All
$22,032
Postdoctoral
0
$39,264
1
$41,364
2
$44,340
3
$46,092
4
$47,820
5
$49,884
6
$51,582
7 or More
$54,180
These stipend levels are to be used in the preparation of future competing
and non-competing NRSA institutional training grant and individual
fellowship applications. They will be administratively applied to all
applications currently in the review process.
NRSA support is limited to 5 years for predoctoral trainees, and 3 years for
postdoctoral fellows. The NIH provides eight levels of postdoctoral
stipends to accommodate individuals who complete other forms of health-
related training prior to accepting a Kirschstein-NRSA supported position. (
The presence of eight discrete levels of experience, however, does not
constitute an endorsement of extended periods of postdoctoral research
training.)
It should be noted that the maximum amount that NIH will award to support
the compensation package for a graduate student research assistant remains
at the zero level postdoctoral stipend, as described in NOT-OD-02-017.
Stipend Levels:
Predoctoral—for institutional training grants (T32, T34, T35, T90, TL1) and
individual fellowships (F30, F31): One stipend level is used for all pre-
doctoral candidates, regardless of the level of experience.
Postdoctoral—for institutional training grants (T32, T35, T90, TL1) and
individual fellowships (F32): The stipend level for the entire first year of
support is determined by the number of full years of relevant postdoctoral
experience when the award is issued. Relevant experience may include
research experience (including industrial), teaching assistantship,
internship, residency, clinical duties, or other time spent in a health-
related field beyond that of the qualifying doctoral degree. Once the
appropriate stipend level has been determined, the fellow must be paid at
that level for the entire grant year. The stipend for each additional year
of Kirschstein-NRSA support is the next level in the stipend structure and
does not change mid-year.
Senior Fellows (F33 only): The amount of the Kirschstein-NRSA stipend to be
paid must be commensurate with the base salary or remuneration that the
individual receiving the award would have been paid by the institution with
which he or she has permanent affiliation on the issue date of the
fellowship award. In no case shall the stipend award exceed the current
Kirschstein-NRSA stipend limit set by NIH. The level of Kirschstein-NRSA
support will take into account concurrent salary support provided by the
institution and the policy of the sponsoring institution. NIH support does
not provide fringe benefits for senior fellows.
Tuition and Fees, Training Related Expenses, and Institutional Allowances
for Kirschstein-NRSA Recipients:
The NIH will provide funds for tuition, fees, health insurance, and training
related expenses, as detailed below.
A. Tuition and Fees
Predoctoral Trainees and Fellows: For institutional training grants (T32,
T34, T35, T90, TL1) and individual fellowships (F30, F31) an amount per
predoctoral trainee equal to 60% of the level requested by the applicant
institution, up to $16,000 per year, will be provided. If the trainee or
fellow is enrolled in a program that supports formally combined dual-degree
training (e.g., M.D.-Ph.D, D.D.S.-Ph.D.), the amount provided per trainee or
fellow will be 60% of the level requested, up to $21,000 per year.
Postdoctoral Trainees and Fellows: For institutional training grants (T32,
T35, T90, TL1) and individual fellowships (F32, F33) an amount per
postdoctoral trainee or fellow equal to 60% of the level requested by the
applicant institution, up to $4,500 per year, will be provided. If the
trainee or fellow is enrolled in a program that supports postdoctoral
individuals in formal degree-granting training, an amount per postdoctoral
trainee or fellow equal to 60% of the level requested by the applicant
institution, up to $16,000 per year, will be provided.
B. Training Related Expenses on Institutional Training Grants
For institutional training grants (T32, T34, T35, T90, TL1) these expenses (
including health insurance costs) for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees
will be paid at the amounts shown below for all competing and non-competing
awards made with FY 2012 funds.
Predoctoral Trainees: $4,200
Postdoctoral Trainees: $7,850
C. Institutional Allowance for Individual Fellows
This allowance for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows will be paid at the
amounts shown below for all competing and non-competing awards made with FY
2012 funds.
Institutional Allowance for individual fellows (F30, F31, F32, F33)
sponsored by non-Federal Public, Private, and Non-Profit Institutions (
Domestic & Foreign, including health insurance):
Predoctoral Fellows: $4,200
Postdoctoral Fellows: $7,850
Institutional Allowance for individual fellows (F30, F31, F32, F33)
Sponsored by Federal and For-Profit Institutions (including health insurance
):
Predoctoral Fellows: $3,100
Postdoctoral Fellows: $6,750
Inquiries
See Questions and Answers Related to NRSA Tuition, Fees, and Health
Insurance Policies: http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa_tuition_q&a.htm.
Specific questions concerning this notice or other policies relating to
training grants or fellowships should be directed to the grants management
office in the appropriate NIH Institute or Center, AHRQ, or HRSA.
General inquiries concerning NRSA stipend and tuition policies should be
directed to:
Rodney Ulane, Ph.D.
NIH Research Training Officer
National Institutes of Health
6705 Rockledge Drive, Room 3516
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7963
Phone: (301) 451-4225
FAX: (301) 480-0146
Email: N******[email protected]
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