Open Phil’s University Organizer Fellowship quotes the following ranges which may be useful as a ballpark:
Funding starting in the following ranges for full-time organizers, pro-rated for part-time organizers:
* In the US: $45,000 – $80,000 per year for undergraduates, and $60,000 – $95,000 per year for non-undergraduates (including those no longer at university).
In the UK: £31,800 – £47,800 per year for undergraduates, and £35,800 – £55,900 per year for non-undergraduates.
Funding amounts in other countries will be set according to cost-of-living and other location-specific factors. Exact funding amounts will depend on a number of factors, including city-specific cost-of-living, role, track record, and university.
Most grantees are “working 15 hours per week or less.”
For context, a UK graduate at their first job at a top 100 employer earns around £30,000 per year, which is pretty close to the national median salary. So these are well-paying jobs.
It’s always wild to me that English-speaking countries with seemingly competent people (like the UK and Singapore) pay their programmers 1⁄2 or less that of programmers in America. I still don’t understand the economics behind that.
As in, paying UK undergrads ~£50/hr (assuming they work 15 hours all year round, including in the very lengthy university holidays)? (!) Or am I missing something here?
It is “pro-rated for part-time organizers,” and most are part-time. In the US, proration is commonly done off of around 2000 hrs/year for full time, but I don’t know how Open Phil does it.
Open Phil’s University Organizer Fellowship quotes the following ranges which may be useful as a ballpark:
Funding starting in the following ranges for full-time organizers, pro-rated for part-time organizers:
* In the US: $45,000 – $80,000 per year for undergraduates, and $60,000 – $95,000 per year for non-undergraduates (including those no longer at university).
In the UK: £31,800 – £47,800 per year for undergraduates, and £35,800 – £55,900 per year for non-undergraduates.
Funding amounts in other countries will be set according to cost-of-living and other location-specific factors. Exact funding amounts will depend on a number of factors, including city-specific cost-of-living, role, track record, and university.
Most grantees are “working 15 hours per week or less.”
For context, a UK graduate at their first job at a top 100 employer earns around £30,000 per year, which is pretty close to the national median salary. So these are well-paying jobs.
It’s always wild to me that English-speaking countries with seemingly competent people (like the UK and Singapore) pay their programmers 1⁄2 or less that of programmers in America. I still don’t understand the economics behind that.
As in, paying UK undergrads ~£50/hr (assuming they work 15 hours all year round, including in the very lengthy university holidays)? (!) Or am I missing something here?
It is “pro-rated for part-time organizers,” and most are part-time. In the US, proration is commonly done off of around 2000 hrs/year for full time, but I don’t know how Open Phil does it.