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.)

FY2008 Campus Research Expenditures
by Primary Sponsor
in thousands of dollars

Department of Defense $87,370
Department of Energy $65,611
Department of Health and Human Services $226,307
NASA $25,480
National Science Foundation $64,973
Other Federal $14,169
Total Federal $483,909
Industrial $82,194
Non Profits $47,694
State, Local & Foreign Governments $18,549
Internal $10,697
Grand Total $643,043