{"id":2018,"date":"2015-08-21T18:11:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T01:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2015-12-16T11:22:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T19:22:00","slug":"record-year-for-research-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2015\/08\/record-year-for-research-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Record year for research funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

The College of Science received $26.7 million in research grants in fiscal year 2014-2015, the highest amount ever received and a 170% increase over last year. Most of the funding came from federal funding agencies, with the National Science Foundation awarding 58% in grants, the National Institutes of Health 15% and the other philanthropic and charitable foundations contributing the remaining 12%.<\/p>\n

The funded research projects belonged to diverse subject areas and disciplines, underscoring the tremendous impact Oregon State science faculty are having in human and environmental health, biotechnology, quantitative sciences and alternative energy in Oregon, in the nation and in the world. Nearly one-third of the College\u2019s research funding was a result of the Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry<\/a>, which received $8 million in FY 2014-15.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am extremely proud of our faculty. With funding rates at many federal agencies at historical lows, the competition for research dollars is fierce for researchers across the country, \u201c said Sastry G. Pantula, dean for the College of Science. \u201cThe ability of our faculty to receive record funding speaks volumes about the quality of our scientific and mathematical research and teaching.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The increase in College of Science funding is particularly impressive and noteworthy because funding rates in many NIH and NSF programs have been at historic lows since 2013<\/a> leading to fierce competition and low success rates for researchers applying to grants. In what may be a positive turnaround, the NIH may receive its first significant funding increase in more than a decade. A Senate panel approved a bill<\/a> that would bestow a generous $2 billion increase on the NIH in 2016.<\/p>\n

In general, however, federal funding agencies are aiming to balance their restricted budgets with the progress of science in the United States by funding projects keeping certain criteria in mind: the most deserving research, a broad portfolio of scientists and the training of students at a wide range of institutions by research-active scientists.<\/p>\n

Several College of Science faculty received grants over a million dollars:<\/p>\n