Table 3-6. Primary mechanism of support for postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health, by broad field: 2017
| Citizenship, ethnicity, race, and field |
Total |
Fellowships |
Research grants |
Traineeships |
Other types of support |
| Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| All surveyed fields |
64,733 |
5,891 |
9.1 |
39,820 |
61.5 |
3,760 |
5.8 |
15,262 |
23.6 |
| Science |
38,241 |
3,519 |
9.2 |
25,204 |
65.9 |
1,672 |
4.4 |
7,846 |
20.5 |
| Agricultural sciences |
1,024 |
38 |
3.7 |
724 |
70.7 |
33 |
3.2 |
229 |
22.4 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
21,781 |
1,907 |
8.8 |
14,320 |
65.7 |
1,181 |
5.4 |
4,373 |
20.1 |
| Computer and information sciences |
854 |
89 |
10.4 |
609 |
71.3 |
11 |
1.3 |
145 |
17.0 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
2,089 |
235 |
11.2 |
1,453 |
69.6 |
19 |
0.9 |
382 |
18.3 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
991 |
149 |
15.0 |
385 |
38.8 |
72 |
7.3 |
385 |
38.8 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
1,131 |
110 |
9.7 |
785 |
69.4 |
48 |
4.2 |
188 |
16.6 |
| Natural resources and conservation |
731 |
54 |
7.4 |
505 |
69.1 |
25 |
3.4 |
147 |
20.1 |
| Physical sciences |
7,211 |
604 |
8.4 |
5,196 |
72.1 |
145 |
2.0 |
1,266 |
17.6 |
| Psychology |
1,082 |
121 |
11.2 |
668 |
61.7 |
67 |
6.2 |
226 |
20.9 |
| Social sciences |
1,347 |
212 |
15.7 |
559 |
41.5 |
71 |
5.3 |
505 |
37.5 |
| Engineering |
7,839 |
502 |
6.4 |
5,934 |
75.7 |
100 |
1.3 |
1,303 |
16.6 |
| Health |
18,653 |
1,870 |
10.0 |
8,682 |
46.5 |
1,988 |
10.7 |
6,113 |
32.8 |
| Clinical medicine |
16,100 |
1,515 |
9.4 |
7,380 |
45.8 |
1,809 |
11.2 |
5,396 |
33.5 |
| Other health |
2,553 |
355 |
13.9 |
1,302 |
51.0 |
179 |
7.0 |
717 |
28.1 |
