All postdoctoral scholars – trainees (20) and employees (21) – receive tuition assistance to complete coursework at UAB. The type of tuition assistance they receive is aligned with the postdoctoral scholar’s appointment type.
Postdoctoral Trainees (20)
Postdoctoral trainees receive, in addition to any tuition benefits provided through their training or fellowship grants, six free credit hours of tuition each academic year (August-July) through OPE.
Postdoctoral Employees (21)
Postdoctoral employees, after working as a postdoc for six months at UAB, receive, through the university, educational assistance for themselves and their families. For the postdoctoral employee, this includes 100% in-state tuition assistance for undergraduate, graduate, and professional program courses at UAB. For their children and spouses, they receive 50% in-state tuition assistance for undergraduate credit courses at UAB. Note that the scholar will have to pay taxes on any tuition assistance for graduate courses over $5,250 given during one calendar year (January-December). These taxes will be deducted from your payroll.
For more information on educational assistance through the university, see UAB’s Educational Assistance Policy and Financial Affair’s website.
Responsible Conduct of Research
Please note that all postdoctoral scholars must take UAB’s Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course, GRD 717: Principles of Scientific Integrity during their first year of training regardless if they took it as a doctoral student. This class fulfills UAB’s Office of Research requirement on research ethics as well as the mandates for RCR by the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.
Should you have inquiries regarding your tuition benefit, please contact our office.