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For the second year in a row, the number of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ sponsored research awards and modifications have increased. In FY 2019, º£½Ç»»ÆÞ received over $33 million in externally funded grants and contracts. It is the largest amount of external support ever received in the university’s history. º£½Ç»»ÆÞ received approximately 76% of funding from non-federal sponsors and approximately 24% from federal agencies.

The increase in funding demonstrates º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s commitment to catalyze the growth of external research funding and improving the research infrastructure as indicated in the five-year strategic plan. Moreover, it enhances º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s reputation of producing innovative and impactful research creating changemakers for a changing world.Ìý

"Our continued growth in sponsored research demonstrates how º£½Ç»»ÆÞ faculty, staff, and students are esteemed by major funders around the globe. Beyond the numbers, this represents the high value of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s contributions to changemaking and important discoveries in our society." º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s Interim Vice Provost of Research, Sarah Irvine Belson.