Wayne State University

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How many research award dollars does WSU receive?

The university receives research funding from a variety of sources including the federal government, corporations, private foundations and individuals.

Research award dollars

 

Number of awards

Total

Sponsor FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
National Institutes of Health 330 318 288 $99,633,847 $101,044,397 $100,624,276
National Science Foundation 64 56 46 $9,835,341 $12,388,334 $9,477,402
U.S. Department of Education 15 11 9 $11,549,545 $3,213,351 $3,131,591
U.S. Defense Department 31 35 26 $8,322,424 $9,378,302 $8,095,111
Other HHS (non-NIH) 36 32 29 $6,518,004 $6,805,459 $6,133,111
U.S. Department of Energy 11 12 10 $5,573,795 $2,987,792 $2,728,145
Other federal 30 31 20 $2,209,787 $6,504,625 $3,830,432
State and local 60 87 100 $8,200,769 $9,822,887 $12,550,118
Corporations ** 222 244 219 $11,165,090 $11,033,138 $7,842,817
Education and Health Care Institute ** 95 129 126 $7,515,782 $11,215,087 $10,047,562
Foundations, associations and individuals 165 138 147 $10,212,780 $9,971,594 $17,418,740
Foreign/other 23 16 20 $1,556,047 $2,874,921 $1,071,692
Total 1,082 1,109 1,040 $182,293,211 $187,239,887 $182,950,997

** For corporations and education and health care institutes, awards are for all grants and contracts managed by Sponsored Programs Administration.

Source: Division of Research