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

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  • 85 Pages
  • December 2021
  • Region: Global
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 5511420

This report examines trends in grants and other funding and research support for various fields of engineering in the United States, Canada, UK and Ireland, and Australia and New Zealand.  One hundred twenty three faculty members provided insights on the level of grant support they receive and future expectations for this support.  They also evaluate various university services to help them to obtain grants, such as assistance in finding grant sources and preparing proposals.  The report helps its readers to answer questions such as: how many grants have faculty applied for? How much funding have they been awarded? What are the emerging sources? How much time do they spend looking for funding?

Data includes a percentage of respondents’ work time accounted for by applying for grants and funding, the US dollar value of grants they have received within the past five years, and much more. Additionally, respondents specify the percentage of research funding they have been receiving from various sources over the past five years, areas and sources of increase and decline in research funding, and the number of grants they have applied for within the past 12 months. The study also explores the best or emerging sources of support for engineering research funding and faculty also point out emerging areas in their respective specialties likely to attract more research funding.


Just a few of this report’s many findings are that:

  • On average, respondents spend 20.67% of their work time applying for grants and seeking funding sources.
  • Private sector grants accounted for a mean of 18% of the value of all grants for faculty predominantly involved in civil engineering.
  • For adjunct and clinical faculty, half of all research funding has come from private sector sources.
  • Male faculty applied for a mean of 3.02 grants in the past year; female faculty, a mean of 1.63.

Data in the 85-page report is broken out by many variables related to the individual survey participants and their institutions including but not limited to country of the respondent, engineering school ranking, gender, age, public or private school status, and academic field of engineering.


Table of Contents

SURVEY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY:  TRENDS IN GRANTS & OTHER FUNDING & RESEARCH SUPPORT    
THE QUESTIONNAIRE    
PARTICIPANTS LIST  


  • Characteristics of the Sample    
  • Time Frame of the Surveying    

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 the ability to lobby for law school    
  • Ratings of the 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 the 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 the 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    

 


Companies Mentioned

  • 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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