Stipend raise proposed

摘要

In his 2012 budget, US President Barack Obama called for a 4% increase in the National Research Service Award (NRSA) postdoc stipends granted by the Bethesda, Maryland-based National Institutes of Health. The request is just the start of debate with Congress, so the gain isn't assured. In 2010, after two years without change, stipends were raised by 1% to US$37,740 for first-year postdocs - but the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) has called for more.