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For the second year in a row, the number of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏsponsored research awards and modifications have increased. In FY 2019, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏreceived over $33 million in externally funded grants and contracts. It is the largest amount of external support ever received in the university’s history. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏreceived approximately 76% of funding from non-federal sponsors and approximately 24% from federal agencies.

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

"Our continued growth in sponsored research demonstrates how 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏfaculty, staff, and students are esteemed by major funders around the globe. Beyond the numbers, this represents the high value of AU’s contributions to changemaking and important discoveries in our society." AU’s Interim Vice Provost of Research, Sarah Irvine Belson.