The Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships (previously called the Postdoctoral Fellowships for Academic Diversity) seek to attract promising researchers and educators from different backgrounds, races, ethnic groups and other diverse populations whose life experience, research experience and employment background will contribute significantly to the University’s academic mission. Fellowships are available for postdoctoral training in all areas of study at Penn.

The Provost and the Vice Provost for Research, in partnership with the deans, established the Postdoctoral Fellowships for Academic Diversity 10 years ago to encourage a broad spectrum of candidates to pursue research careers in academia. As the program has matured, and after benchmarking it against similar programs at peer institutions, the program has been renamed the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships, consistent with titles of similar programs at peer institutions.

Fellows receive a stipend of $54,000 in year one, with $2,000 increments in years two and three, as well as annual allowances for travel ($2,000) and research ($5,000) and a one-time relocation allowance of $5,000. The University also provides a medical, vision, dental and life insurance benefits package. Successful candidates will receive highly mentored scholarly and research training, as well as courses and workshops to enhance their research success skills.

The application deadline is November 1, 2019. Complete details about the program can be found at https://research.upenn.edu/postdocs-and-students/postdoctoral-fellowships/