Increased Postdoc Stipends for FY17: Effective December 1	Print Issue
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The University recently issued its policy regarding postdoc stipends for FY17: https://almanac.upenn.edu/archive/volumes/v63/n01/of-record-postdoc-stipend.html  The stipend levels were adopted after the Department of Labor amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Since we published the policy in July, the NIH announced that it would increase the stipend for NRSA (National Research Service Awards) trainees and fellows to levels above the FLSA threshold. The August 10, 2016 NIH announcement can be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-134.html

In recognition of the importance of postdocs to the University, it is recommended that, effective December 1, 2016, all schools and departments adopt the NRSA levels for all postdocs on campus. Please note that these stipend levels represent minimums. Schools and departments may establish their own guidelines as long as stipend rates meet or exceed those established by the University. Penn investigators are also expected to comply with any postdoctoral stipend guidelines promulgated by their sponsors, if these sponsor-specified guidelines exceed the Penn minimum stipend levels.

Note: Stipends should be adjusted upwards 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.

FY2017 Required Minimum Stipend Levels

—Dawn Bonnell, Vice Provost for Research