NIH, AHRQ and HRSA Announce FY 2020 Updates to NRSA Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels
Stipend increases are announced for FY 2020 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows. Training Related Expenses and the Institutional Allowance for postdoctoral trainees and fellows have also been increased. Training Related Expenses and Institutional Allowances for predoctoral trainees and fellows and the Tuition and Fees for all educational levels remain unchanged. Please see NOT-OD-20-070 for full details and IMPORTANT notes below.
Effective with all Kirschstein-NRSA awards made on or after October 1, 2019, the following annual stipend levels apply:
Predoctoral Trainees and Fellows
| Career Level | Yrs. of Experience | Stipend for FY 2020 | Monthly Stipend |
| Predoctoral | All | $25,320 | $2,110 |
Postdoctoral Trainees and Fellows
| Career Level | Yrs. of Experience | Stipend for FY 2020 | Monthly Stipend |
| Postdoctoral | 0 | $52,704 | $4,392 |
| 1 | $53,076 | $4,423 | |
| 2 | $53,460 | $4,455 | |
| 3 | $55,596 | $4,633 | |
| 4 | $57,456 | $4,788 | |
| 5 | $59,580 | $4,965 | |
| 6 | $61,800 | $5,150 | |
| 7 or more | $64,008 | $5,334 |
Training Related Expenses on Institutional Training Grants
| Predoctoral Trainees | $4,200 |
| Postdoctoral Trainees | $11,850 |
Institutional Allowance for Individual Fellows
| Predoctoral Fellows | $4,200 |
| Postdoctoral Fellows | $11,850 |
IMPORTANT Notes:
- All FY 2020 awards previously issued using NOT-OD-19-036 will be revised to adjust funding to the FY 2020 levels. Once the revised Notice of Award has been received and processed by Sponsored Programs, the PI or departmental administrator shall complete the following, as applicable:
- Amend appointments to institutional training grants that have already been awarded in FY 2020 to reflect the FY 2020 stipend levels. Amended appointments must be submitted through xTrain in the eRA Commons.
- Adjust stipend charges retroactive to 10/1/19 and prospectively for the remainder of the grant year. Retroactive adjustments or supplementation of stipends or other budgetary categories for an award made prior to 10/1/19 are not permitted.
- The current stipend and expense levels should be used in the preparation of future competing and non-competing applications. They will be administratively applied to all applications currently in the review process.
Please contact your Sponsored Programs Research Administrator with any questions.