"In a letter to system chancellors Tuesday, University of California system president James Milliken said he would not end financial support for hiring postdoctoral fellows out of the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. A system spokesperson told Inside Higher Ed earlier this month that the UC office had decided to halt its $85,000 per fellow, per year, hiring incentives beginning with fellows hired as full-time faculty after summer 2025."
"Still, he said, there may be some future changes to the program, including a potential cap on the number of incentives supported and changes to how they are distributed across system campuses. "After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability.""
The University of California will not end financial support for hiring postdoctoral fellows through the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The UC office had decided to halt the $85,000-per-fellow-per-year hiring incentives beginning with fellows hired as full-time faculty after summer 2025. Disruptions in billions of dollars of annual federal support and uncertainty around the state budget raised questions about maintaining current incentive funding. A proposal to sunset the incentive program was considered but ultimately rejected. Possible future changes include caps on the number of incentives and adjustments to how incentives are distributed across campuses. The program will continue barring extraordinary financial setbacks while its structure and long-term sustainability are assessed.
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