After a significant increase in federal funding, Northwestern received research grants totaling more than $438 million in 2008, the highest in the University's history and a 5% increase over the record-breaking $416 million in 2007. The Feinberg School of Medicine received $268.7 million, accounting for more than 61 percent of the University’s total. Feinberg’s awards represented a 14 percent increase over 2007, following a 17% increase in 2006. The majority of the research support came from the National Institutes of Health. The Department of Surgery also had a highly productive year. Seventy-five new proposals were submitted through the Department Of Surgery: 27 federal proposals and 48 non-federal grants and contracts. |
