Increased Subsidies for NIH NRSA Scholars

National Institutes of Health will increase annual pay levels for recipients of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA).

  • Predoctoral scholars will receive an approximate 4% increase in their pay level, bringing it to $28,224.
  • Postdoctoral scholars will receive an approximate increase of 8%, with pay levels beginning at $61,008 and upwardly adjusted based on years of experience.

If eligible, recipients will also receive a $500 increase in childcare subsidies and $200 for training-related expenses.

Read the NRSA Fiscal Year 2024 Notice NOT-OD-24-104 (April 23, 2024)

For more information, see NIH's press release on the change.