UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Fellowship details
The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California.
The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to the diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California.
The goal of the program is to provide research opportunity and career development for scholars whose work will enhance academic excellence at the University of California. Approximately 70% of UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellows have received tenure track faculty appointments. Since 2003, over 400 former fellows received faculty appointments at University of California campuses.
The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports partner programs sponsored by Cal-Bridge, Carnegie Mellon University, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, New York University, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Virginia Tech, individual UC campuses and the UC National Laboratories.
About PFPP: https://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/
The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program awards approximately 30 postdoctoral fellowships annually in all fields for research conducted under faculty sponsorship on any one of the University of California’s ten campuses. The fellowship provides a salary at $69,073 and $5,000 for research expenses and professional development. The award also includes benefits (health, vision and dental), paid sick leave, family/medical leave, and 4 weeks of paid time off during the fellowship term.
Each award is for a 12-month period, beginning on July 1. A renewal of the fellowship for an additional term may be granted upon demonstration of academic productivity and participation in program events, such as the Fall Meeting and the Spring Academic Retreat. All renewal terms will terminate on June 30, regardless of the start date. If an awardee has received an offer for a tenure track faculty position at the time of selection or has other postdoctoral fellowship awards, the fellowship may be awarded for one year, without renewal.
Online Application Opens
September 1, 2025
Application Deadline
November 1, 2025
Letter of Recommendation
December 1, 2025
Decisions Announced
March 31, 2026
More information:
President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
University of California
visit online: ppfp.ucop.edu/info/
email: ppfpinfo@berkeley.edu