MIT Institutional Research
Office of the Provost
  Research Expenditures by Primary Sponsor

 

MIT is one of the leading research universities in the world. Basic and applied research at MIT is conducted in two principal locations, the MIT campus in Cambridge, Mass. and off-campus at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in Lexington, Mass.

All research support received by MIT faculty and research staff from federal sources is awarded competitively, based on the scientific and technical merit of proposals.

Chart of Research Expenditures On Campus. Percent of Total by Major Sponsor

These numbers represent expenditures by primary originating sponsor. Therefore, Federal totals include funding that is passed through other sources (Universities, etc.)

FY2006 Campus Research Expenditures
by Primary Sponsor
in thousands of dollars

Department of Defense $89,552
Department of Energy $67,265
Department of Health and Human Services $195,573
NASA $31,229
National Science Foundation $65,163
Other Federal $15,570
Total Federal $464,351
Industrial $72,743
Non Profits $24,833
State, Local & Foreign Governments $15,136
Internal $10,432
Grand Total $587,496