annual report 2011 - Office for Research - Northwestern University

SPONSORED RESEARCH PROPOSALS
Overall, Northwestern researchers submitted a lower
volume of proposals—in dollar amount—in 2011
compared with 2010. The total dollar volume of proposals
submitted in 2011 fell 7 percent to $1.9 billion, down from
$2.05 billion in 2010. The number of proposals, however,
rose by 1 percent to 2,875 in 2011 from 2,823 in 2010.
Many of the schools and colleges saw increases in the
dollar volume of proposals, including Kellogg, 57.5
percent ($1.6 million); McCormick, 22 percent ($58.5
million); Law, 35.8 percent ($ 0.9 million); Communication,
104.8 percent ($34.9 million); Bienen, 76.6 percent
($0.09 million); and Weinberg, 1.9 percent ($4.3 million).
Proposal activity increased signi�cantly in the Graduate
School. The University Library also saw a signi�cant
Proposals by Sponsor
Proposals by Administrative Unit
62.7% Department of Health and Human Services
11.3% National Science Foundation
9.7% Department of Defense
1.7% Department of Energy
2.8% Other Federal
4.4% Foundations
3.7% Voluntary Health Organizations
2.4% Industry and Trade Organizations
1.4% Other Nonfederal
59.3% Feinberg School of Medicine
increase in proposal activity, re�ecting its merger with
the University Press in 2010. Decreases were seen in
Feinberg of 9.4 percent ($116.9 million), in Medill of 70.3
percent ($1.1 million), in research centers and institutes
of 59.3 percent ($125.8 million), and in the School of
Education and Social Policy of 6.5 percent ($2.1 million).
In FY2011 the overall dollar volume of proposals
submitted to the federal government increased by
11 percent ($198.9 million). Submissions to industrial
sponsors also rose, by 7 percent ($2.9 million). Proposals
to state and local government bodies rose by 42 percent
($0.2 million), while those to state of Illinois agencies rose
by less than 1 percent ($0.01 million).
17.0% McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
12.0% Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
4.5% University Research Centers and Institutes
3.6% School of Communication
1.6% School of Education and Social Policy
1.9% Other Units*
* Bienen School of Music, Business and Finance, Central Research–The Graduate School, Kellogg School of Management, School of Law, Medill
School of Journalism, Office of Information and Technology, Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Office for Research Programmatic Support,
Research Operations, School of Continuing Studies, Student Affairs, The Graduate School, University Library, and University Press.
88.1% Federal
11.9% Nonfederal
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