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For the second year in a row, the number of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é sponsored research awards and modifications have increased. In FY 2019, Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é 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. Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é received approximately 76% of funding from non-federal sponsors and approximately 24% from federal agencies.

The increase in funding demonstrates Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é’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 Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é’s reputation of producing innovative and impactful research creating changemakers for a changing world.Ìý

"Our continued growth in sponsored research demonstrates how Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é faculty, staff, and students are esteemed by major funders around the globe. Beyond the numbers, this represents the high value of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é’s contributions to changemaking and important discoveries in our society." Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é’s Interim Vice Provost of Research, Sarah Irvine Belson.