| Table 2-11 |
| Source of funding of S&E postdoctoral students: 1985–2005 |
| (Percent distribution) |
| |
| Source |
|
1985 |
|
1987 |
|
1989 |
|
1991 |
|
1993 |
|
1995 |
|
1997 |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
| |
| All sources |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
| Federal fellowships |
|
10.6 |
|
9.5 |
|
9.4 |
|
9.0 |
|
8.5 |
|
8.8 |
|
9.0 |
|
9.4 |
|
9.1 |
|
8.3 |
|
8.7 |
|
7.9 |
|
7.9 |
|
7.9 |
| Federal traineeships |
|
11.3 |
|
10.6 |
|
8.9 |
|
8.8 |
|
8.5 |
|
7.6 |
|
7.2 |
|
6.6 |
|
6.0 |
|
5.7 |
|
6.0 |
|
5.7 |
|
5.5 |
|
5.8 |
| Federal research grants |
|
50.0 |
|
50.9 |
|
51.6 |
|
51.8 |
|
52.1 |
|
51.9 |
|
51.7 |
|
53.2 |
|
54.5 |
|
54.7 |
|
55.8 |
|
56.0 |
|
57.9 |
|
56.6 |
| Nonfederal sources |
|
28.1 |
|
29.1 |
|
30.1 |
|
30.5 |
|
30.9 |
|
31.6 |
|
32.1 |
|
30.7 |
|
30.3 |
|
31.3 |
|
29.5 |
|
30.4 |
|
28.8 |
|
29.8 |
| |
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, Integrated Science and Engineering Resources Data System (WebCASPAR) database, http://webcaspar.nsf.gov. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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