National Postdoctoral Association

The NPA Institutional Policy Database is a source for current postdoc policies and practices at U.S. research institutions. Institutions can upload and maintain their own information in order to keep it as up to date as possible. This allows institutions to benchmark themselves against similar institutions as well as share policies and practices.

To visit the NPA Institutional Policy Database go to http://database.nationalpostdoc.org/pddb.

If you need to update your institution's information in the policy database please follow this link for directions on how to log in.

Please note we are still undergoing technical reonvations on the database.  If you find anything that is not working properly please e-mail Kryste Ferguson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Despite these upgrades that need to be completed, we felt it was important to reannounce this valuable resource to our members.

Thank you!