University of Minnesota Announces Record Research Funding Awards in 2018

The U of M research enterprise continues to thrive, according to data in the FY2018 annual research report.

The University of Minnesota received a record $793 million in awards for research in 2018, besting the previous annual record of $788 million set two years ago.

The yearly total continues the U’s consistent growth in research grants that began in 2009 when it received $602 million, according to the vice president’s Annual Report on Research and Technology Commercialization. Last year, the U reported receiving $744 million.

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