This study presents data from 115 engineering faculty chosen predominantly from top-50 programs in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia – about how they view university efforts to help them procure research grants. The study gives detailed data on the percentage of faculty time spent on research grant procurement, and on the monetary total value of grants procured and on the total number of grants applied for. The study also presents faculty evaluation of the following types of services to scholars: research services to find grant sources, proposal and grant writing, and clerical support for grant applicants.
Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:
- Efforts to procure grants accounted for 17.53% of the total work time of the faculty surveyed.
- Respondents in biomedical (30.00%), materials/chemicals/agriculture (22.60%), and civil engineering (20.40%) spent the most time seeking funding,
- Overall, 47.82% of respondents rated their office of research and grants as good or excellent on knowledge of sources of grants.
- When it came to support for proposal writing, more than twice the percentage of those faculty at institutions outside of the United States felt that their universities offered only fair or poor services in this area.
- Female respondents were less likely than male respondents to rate their institutions’ office of research performance as good or excellent (28.58% of women vs 50.58% of men).
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
SURVEY OF ENGINEERING FAULTY & ADMINISTRATION: EVALUATION OF UNIVERSITY EFFORTS IN HELPING FACULTY PROCURE RESEARCH GRANTS
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
Characteristics of the Sample
Summary of Main Findings
What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources?
By institutional characteristics
By academic and position characteristics
By demographic characteristics
What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years?
By institutional characteristics
By academic and position characteristics
By demographic characteristics
How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months?
By institutional characteristics
By academic and position characteristics
By demographic characteristics
How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the following services?
How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars?
By institutional characteristics
By academic and position characteristics
By demographic characteristics
How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing?
By institutional characteristics
By academic and position characteristics
By demographic characteristics
How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications?
By institutional characteristics
By academic and position characteristics
By demographic characteristics
How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources?
By institutional characteristics
By academic and position characteristics
By demographic characteristics
What can your research office or library do to better assist you in searching for and obtaining grants to support your research?
Table 1.1 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources?
Table 1.2 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by US News & World Report ranking of doctoral level engineering programs
Table 1.3 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by country
Table 1.4 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by academic role or title
Table 1.5 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 1.6 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by gender of survey participant
Table 1.7 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by public or private status of the survey respondent’s institution
Table 1.8 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out number of courses taught in the past semester by the survey participant
Table 1.9 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by academic field or specialization
Table 1.10 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by tenure status
Table 1.11 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by level of annual compensation in $US
Table 1.12 What percentage of your work time would you estimate is accounted for by applying for grants and seeking funding sources? Broken out by percentage of work time accounted for applying for grants and seeking other funding sources
Table 2.1 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years?
Table 2.2 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by US News & World Report ranking of doctoral level engineering programs
Table 2.3 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by country
Table 2.4 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by academic role or title
Table 2.5 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 2.6 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by gender of survey participant
Table 2.7 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by public or private status of the survey respondent’s institution
Table 2.8 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out number of courses taught in the past semester by the survey participant
Table 2.9 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by academic field or specialization
Table 2.10 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by tenure status
Table 2.11 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by level of annual compensation in $US
Table 2.12 What is the value of all grants (in US dollars) for academic research that you have received within the past five years? Broken out by percentage of work time accounted for applying for grants and seeking other funding sources
Table 3.1 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months?
Table 3.2 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by US News & World Report ranking of doctoral level engineering programs
Table 3.3 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by country
Table 3.4 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by academic role or title
Table 3.5 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 3.6 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by gender of survey participant
Table 3.7 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by public or private status of the survey respondent’s institution
Table 3.8 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out number of courses taught in the past semester by the survey participant
Table 3.9 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by academic field or specialization
Table 3.10 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.11 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by level of annual compensation in $US
Table 3.12 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by percentage of work time accounted for applying for grants and seeking other funding sources
Table 4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the following services?
Table 4.1.1 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars?
Table 4.1.2 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by US News & World Report ranking of doctoral level engineering programs
Table 4.1.3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by country
Table 4.1.4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by academic role or title
Table 4.1.5 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 4.1.6 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by gender of survey participant
Table 4.1.7 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by public or private status of the survey respondent’s institution
Table 4.1.8 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out number of courses taught in the past semester by the survey participant
Table 4.1.9 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by academic field or specialization
Table 4.1.10 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by tenure status
Table 4.1.11 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by level of annual compensation in $US
Table 4.1.12 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of sources of grants for scholars? Broken out by percentage of work time accounted for applying for grants and seeking other funding sources
Table 4.2.1 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing?
Table 4.2.2 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by US News & World Report ranking of doctoral level engineering programs
Table 4.2.3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by country
Table 4.2.4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by academic role or title
Table 4.2.5 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 4.2.6 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by gender of survey participant
Table 4.2.7 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by public or private status of the survey respondent’s institution
Table 4.2.8 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out number of courses taught in the past semester by the survey participant
Table 4.2.9 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by academic field or specialization
Table 4.2.10 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by tenure status
Table 4.2.11 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by level of annual compensation in $US
Table 4.2.12 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by percentage of work time accounted for applying for grants and seeking other funding sources
Table 4.3.1 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications?
Table 4.3.2 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by US News & World Report ranking of doctoral level engineering programs
Table 4.3.3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by country
Table 4.3.4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by academic role or title
Table 4.3.5 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 4.3.6 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by gender of survey participant
Table 4.3.7 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by public or private status of the survey respondent’s institution
Table 4.3.8 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out number of courses taught in the past semester by the survey participant
Table 4.3.9 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by academic field or specialization
Table 4.3.10 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by tenure status
Table 4.3.11 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by level of annual compensation in $US
Table 4.3.12 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the clerical support for grant applications? Broken out by percentage of work time accounted for applying for grants and seeking other funding sources
Table 4.4.1 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources?
Table 4.4.2 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by US News & World Report ranking of doctoral level engineering programs
Table 4.4.3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by country
Table 4.4.4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by academic role or title
Table 4.4.5 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 4.4.6 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by gender of survey participant
Table 4.4.7 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by public or private status of the survey respondent’s institution
Table 4.4.8 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out number of courses taught in the past semester by the survey participant
Table 4.4.9 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by academic field or specialization
Table 4.4.10 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by tenure status
Table 4.4.11 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by level of annual compensation in $US
Table 4.4.12 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your college or university) on the databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by percentage of work time accounted for applying for grants and seeking other funding sources
What can your research office or library do to better assist you in searching for and obtaining grants to support your research? Broken out by US News & World Report ranking of doctoral level engineering programs
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