TABLE 41. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, primary source of support, and primary
mechanism of support: 2010
Field and primary source of support
All surveyed fields
Federal
DOD
DOE
HHS
NIH
Other HHS
NASA
NSF
USDA
Other
Federal, not reported
Nonfederal
Institutional
Domestic
Foreign
Nonfederal, not reported
Self-support
Unknown/not reported
Science and engineering
Federal
DOD
DOE
HHS
NIH
Other HHS
NASA
NSF
USDA
Other
Federal, not reported
Nonfederal
Institutional
Domestic
Foreign
Nonfederal, not reported
Self-support
Unknown/not reported
Science
Federal
DOD
DOE
HHS
NIH
Other HHS
NASA
NSF
USDA
Other
Federal, not reported
Nonfederal
Institutional
Domestic
Foreign
Nonfederal, not reported
Total
Fellowships Research grants
Traineeships
Other types of
support
Not reported
63,415
32,804
2,374
1,913
19,996
19,309
687
614
3,907
629
2,894
477
17,862
8,840
7,302
1,463
257
396
12,353
5,803
2,130
108
22
1,392
1,339
53
48
199
6
353
2
2,969
1,164
1,289
516
0
na
704
35,644
26,940
2,192
1,831
15,816
15,271
545
532
3,444
582
2,136
407
7,894
3,275
4,091
528
0
na
810
4,133
2,784
22
6
2,431
2,356
75
13
51
3
190
68
434
282
114
38
0
na
915
9,036
738
34
13
279
275
4
20
167
28
197
0
6,366
4,001
1,727
381
257
396
1,536
8,799
212
18
41
78
68
10
1
46
10
18
0
199
118
81
0
0
0
8,388
44,051
24,367
2,034
1,893
12,707
12,270
437
593
3,859
592
2,232
457
12,040
5,988
4,686
1,125
241
263
7,381
3,646
1,380
70
22
807
788
19
47
197
6
229
2
1,791
559
821
411
0
na
475
27,054
20,934
1,909
1,816
10,583
10,195
388
513
3,402
546
1,775
390
5,731
2,461
2,791
479
0
na
389
2,062
1,311
8
1
1,092
1,074
18
12
50
3
80
65
262
178
56
28
0
na
489
5,696
533
29
13
150
148
2
20
164
27
130
0
4,073
2,687
938
207
241
263
827
5,593
209
18
41
75
65
10
1
46
10
18
0
183
103
80
0
0
0
5,201
37,095
20,766
1,197
1,236
11,930
11,542
388
495
3,154
556
1,741
457
10,019
5,004
3,925
849
241
3,280
1,259
50
18
766
747
19
31
178
6
208
2
1,608
487
766
355
0
22,416
17,668
1,103
1,178
9,905
9,565
340
435
2,790
513
1,354
390
4,415
1,902
2,223
290
0
2,002
1,268
7
1
1,059
1,042
17
12
45
2
77
65
245
166
54
25
0
4,946
394
21
5
131
129
2
16
109
25
87
0
3,610
2,360
830
179
241
4,451
177
16
34
69
59
10
1
32
10
15
0
141
89
52
0
0
TABLE 41. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, primary source of support, and primary
mechanism of support: 2010
Field and primary source of support
Self-support
Unknown/not reported
Total
Fellowships Research grants
Traineeships
Other types of
support
Not reported
205
6,105
na
413
na
333
na
489
205
737
0
4,133
Engineering
Federal
6,956
3,601
366
121
4,638
3,266
60
43
750
139
1,142
32
DOD
837
20
806
1
8
2
DOE
657
4
638
0
8
7
HHS
777
41
678
33
19
6
728
41
630
32
19
6
49
0
48
1
0
0
NASA
98
16
78
0
4
0
NSF
705
19
612
5
55
14
NIH
Other HHS
USDA
36
0
33
1
2
0
Other
491
21
421
3
43
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,021
183
1,316
17
463
42
Institutional
984
72
559
12
327
14
Domestic
761
55
568
2
108
28
Foreign
276
56
189
3
28
0
0
Federal, not reported
Nonfederal
0
0
0
0
0
58
na
na
na
58
0
1,276
62
56
0
90
1,068
Health
Federal
DOD
DOE
HHS
NIH
Other HHS
NASA
NSF
USDA
Other
Federal, not reported
Nonfederal
19,364
8,437
340
20
7,289
7,039
250
21
48
37
662
20
5,822
2,157
750
38
0
585
551
34
1
2
0
124
0
1,178
8,590
6,006
283
15
5,233
5,076
157
19
42
36
361
17
2,163
2,071
1,473
14
5
1,339
1,282
57
1
1
0
110
3
172
3,340
205
5
0
129
127
2
0
3
1
67
0
2,293
3,206
3
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Institutional
2,852
605
814
104
1,314
15
Domestic
2,616
468
1,300
58
789
1
338
105
49
10
174
0
16
0
0
0
16
0
133
na
na
na
133
0
4,972
229
421
426
709
3,187
16,610
7,104
303
20
6,167
5,972
195
14
24
12
561
3
1,894
660
35
0
524
492
32
1
0
0
100
0
7,233
4,961
251
15
4,346
4,235
111
12
22
12
303
0
1,726
1,304
14
5
1,189
1,139
50
1
1
0
91
3
3,019
179
3
0
108
106
2
0
1
0
67
0
2,738
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nonfederal, not reported
Self-support
Unknown/not reported
Foreign
Nonfederal, not reported
Self-support
Unknown/not reported
a
Clinical medicine
Federal
DOD
DOE
HHS
NIH
Other HHS
NASA
NSF
USDA
Other
Federal, not reported
TABLE 41. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, primary source of support, and primary
mechanism of support: 2010
Field and primary source of support
Nonfederal
Institutional
Domestic
Foreign
Nonfederal, not reported
Self-support
Unknown/not reported
Total
Fellowships Research grants
Traineeships
Other types of
support
Not reported
5,148
2,493
2,352
303
0
113
4,245
1,071
569
411
91
0
na
163
1,855
652
1,161
42
0
na
417
137
88
44
5
0
na
285
2,070
1,169
736
165
0
113
657
15
15
0
0
0
0
2,723
Other health
2,754
Federal
1,333
DOD
37
DOE
0
HHS
1,122
NIH
1,067
Other HHS
55
NASA
7
NSF
24
USDA
25
Other
101
Federal, not reported
17
674
Nonfederal
Institutional
359
Domestic
264
Foreign
35
Nonfederal, not reported
16
Self-support
20
Unknown/not reported
727
na = not applicable; data were not collected at this level of detail.
263
90
3
0
61
59
2
0
2
0
24
0
107
36
57
14
0
na
66
1,357
1,045
32
0
887
841
46
7
20
24
58
17
308
162
139
7
0
na
4
345
169
0
0
150
143
7
0
0
0
19
0
35
16
14
5
0
na
141
321
26
2
0
21
21
0
0
2
1
0
0
223
145
53
9
16
20
52
468
3
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
464
DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; NIH = National Institutes of Health; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture.
a
Includes postdoctoral appointees in anesthesiology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology,
oncology/cancer research, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, pediatrics, preventive medicine/community health, psychiatry, pulmonary disease, radiology,
surgery, and clinical medicine, not elsewhere classified.
NOTES: In 2010, postdoc section of survey was expanded, and significant effort was made to ensure that appropriate personnel were providing postdoc data
(see appendix A for more information). Thus it is unclear how much of increase reported in 2010 represents growth in postdoctoral appointments and how much
results from improved data collection. More information on changes in postdoc data will be available in forthcoming InfoBrief at
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc. Details on primary mechanism and source of support for postdocs were collected for first time in 2010, and any missing
data in this item were not imputed in 2010 due to lack of historical data.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in
Science and Engineering, 2010.