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Postdoctoral Fellows  (PDF) Stipend Levels for FY06

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is responsible for setting minimum stipend levels for Postdoctoral Fellows (PDFs) across the University. Many PDFs are supported by National Research Service Awards (NRSA), with stipend levels determined by the federal government. In recent years these stipends increased at a pace with which University policy was unable to conform. This year for budgetary reasons the NRSA levels have been frozen. Nevertheless, recognizing that the cost of living has not been frozen and in view of the desirability of achieving equity across the campus, the University will increase minimum stipend levels by four percent.

It is important to remember that recommended stipend levels represent minimums. Penn investigators are also expected to comply with any postdoctoral stipend guidelines that are promulgated by their sponsors, if these sponsor-specified guidelines exceed the Penn minimum stipend levels. 

Recommended Minimum Stipend Levels for Penn FY06

(Penn FY: July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006)

1. Beginning postdoctoral fellows, with no prior experience at Penn, will be paid a minimum of $33,079. This represents a four percent increase above the minimum for FY05.

Levels for all years are:

Years of  experience                  Minimum Compensation FY06

00                                                  $33,079

01                                                    34,071

02                                                    35,094

03                                                    36,146

04                                                    37,231

2. Those current postdoctoral fellows who receive stipends in excess of the minimum should also receive an increase of at least three percent.

3. Stipends should be adjusted upwards during the course of the Penn fiscal year, either at the time of the annual postdoctoral reappointment, at the time of the annual grant renewal, or at the beginning of the NIH fiscal year.

4. Individual Schools can set their own stipend levels above those recommended in this revision.

—Perry Mollinoff, Vice Provost for Research

 

 



 
  Almanac, Vol. 51, No. 24, March 15, 2005

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