Survey of Engineering Faculty: Trends in Grants and Other Funding and Research Support

Table of Contents

1. SURVEY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY:  TRENDS IN GRANTS & OTHER FUNDING & RESEARCH SUPPORT    

2. THE QUESTIONNAIRE    

3. PARTICIPANTS LIST    

• Characteristics of the Sample    
• Time Frame of the Surveying    

4. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS    

• Percentage work time on applying for grants    
• Value of grants received within the past five years    
• Rating of office of research and grants for various services    
• Rating of office of research and grants for legal scholars    
• Ratings of office of research and grants on knowledge of grant/proposal writing    
• Rating of office of research and grants on knowledge of available fellowships    
• Ratings of office of research and grants on databases and other search resources    
• Ratings of office of research and grants on ability to lobby for law school    
• Ratings of current environment for grant support    
• Ratings of future environment for grant support    
• Percentage of research funding from various sources over past five years    
• Percentage of research funding over the past five years from U.S. Federal Government    
• Percentage of research funding over the past five years from university    
• Percentage of research funding over the past five years from private sector foundations or companies    
• Percentage of research funding over the past five years from other companies    
• Areas and sources of increase and decline in research funding    
• Number of grants applied for in the past 12 months    
• Best or emerging sources of support for engineering research funding    

List of Tables

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 country of respondent    
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 engineering school ranking    
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 title of respondent    
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 respondent    
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 respondent    
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 engineering school student enrollment    
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 by public or private status    
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 number of courses taught in the past semester    
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 academic field    
Table 2.1 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years?    
Table 2.2 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 2.3 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 2.4 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 2.5 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 2.6 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 2.7 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 2.8 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 2.9 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 2.10 What is the value of all grants for engineering and related research that you have received (in US $) within the past five years? Broken out by academic field    
Table 3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the following services?    
Table 3.1.1 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars?    
Table 3.1.2 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 3.1.3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 3.1.4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 3.1.5 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 3.1.6 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 3.1.7 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 3.1.8 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 3.1.9 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 3.1.10 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of sources of grants for legal scholars? Broken out by academic field    
Table 3.2.1 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing?    
Table 3.2.2 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 3.2.3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 3.2.4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 3.2.5 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 3.2.6 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 3.2.7 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 3.2.8 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 3.2.9 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 3.2.10 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of grant/proposal writing? Broken out by academic field    
Table 3.3.1 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships?    
Table 3.3.2 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 3.3.3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 3.3.4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 3.3.5 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 3.3.6 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 3.3.7 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 3.3.8 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 3.3.9 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 3.3.10 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on knowledge of available fellowships? Broken out by academic field    
Table 3.4.1 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources?    
Table 3.4.2 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 3.4.3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 3.4.4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 3.4.5 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 3.4.6 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 3.4.7 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 3.4.8 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 3.4.9 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 3.4.10 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on databases and other resources to search for grant sources? Broken out by academic field    
Table 3.5.1 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives?    
Table 3.5.2 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 3.5.3 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 3.5.4 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 3.5.5 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 3.5.6 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 3.5.7 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 3.5.8 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 3.5.9 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 3.5.10 How would you rate the office of research and grants at your school (or your general university office if this is one that you deal with) on the ability to lobby for the law school in university funding initiatives? Broken out by academic field    
Table 4.1 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field?    
Table 4.2 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 4.3 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 4.4 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 4.5 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 4.6 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 4.7 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 4.8 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 4.9 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 4.10 How do you rate the current environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your field? Broken out by academic field    
Table 5.1 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years?    
Table 5.2 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 5.3 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 5.4 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 5.5 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 5.6 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 5.7 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 5.8 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 5.9 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 5.10 How do you rate what you expect will be the future environment for grant support for engineering research funding in your main specialty over the next two years? Broken out by academic field    
Table 6 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from each of the following sources?    
Table 6.1.1 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments?    
Table 6.1.2 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 6.1.3 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 6.1.4 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 6.1.5 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 6.1.6 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 6.1.7 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 6.1.8 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 6.1.9 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 6.1.10 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from U.S. Federal Government and its agencies and departments? Broken out by academic field    
Table 6.2.1 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school?    
Table 6.2.2 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 6.2.3 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 6.2.4 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 6.2.5 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 6.2.6 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 6.2.7 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 6.2.8 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 6.2.9 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 6.2.10 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from your own university or school? Broken out by academic field    
Table 6.3.1 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies?    
Table 6.3.2 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 6.3.3 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 6.3.4 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 6.3.5 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 6.3.6 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 6.3.7 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 6.3.8 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 6.3.9 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 6.3.10 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from private sector foundations, non-profits or companies? Broken out by academic field    
Table 6.4.1 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies?    
Table 6.4.2 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 6.4.3 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 6.4.4 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 6.4.5 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 6.4.6 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 6.4.7 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 6.4.8 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 6.4.9 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 6.4.10 What percentage of your research funding over the past five years has come from all other companies? Broken out by academic field    
In which subject areas and from which institutional sources do you feel that funding is likely to increase and in which areas is it likely to decline? Broken out by academic field    
Table 7.1 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months?    
Table 7.2 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by country of respondent    
Table 7.3 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by engineering school ranking    
Table 7.4 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by title of respondent    
Table 7.5 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 7.6 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 7.7 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by engineering school student enrollment    
Table 7.8 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by public or private status    
Table 7.9 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester    
Table 7.10 How many grants have you applied for within the past 12 months? Broken out by academic field    
What are some of the best or emerging sources of support for engineering  research funding? Broken out by academic field    

Sources / Contributors

• Boston University
• Brown University
• Carleton University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• City University of Hong Kong
• Colorado State University
• Columbia University
• Curtin University
• Cuyahoga Community College
• Duke University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Florida International University
• George Washington University
• Harding University
• Harvard University
• Houston Baptist University
• Imperial College
• Massey University
• McGill University
• Monash University
• Northeastern University
• NYU
• Oklahoma State University
• Penn State
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Saint Louis University
• TAMU
• The University of Maryland
• The University of California, Riverside
• University College Dublin
• University of Alabama
• University of Alberta
• University of Auckland
• University of British Columbia
• University of California at Berkeley
• University of California at Santa Barbara
• University of Florida
• University of Hawaii
• University of Idaho
• University of Illinois
• University of Iowa
• University of Leeds
• University of Michigan
• University of Missouri
• University of Nottingham
• University of Nottingham Malaysia
• University of Oxford
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Regina
• University of South Alabama
• University of South Carolina
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Utah
• University of Wisconsin Madison
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Washington University in St. Louis
• Yale University

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