August 2021 - Office of the Vice President for Research

IU received $732,886,666 in sponsored funding in FY 2021 to support research, instruction and service.

This total includes $493,025,874 in research support, a 9% increase over the prior year due to large gains in funding for the IU School of Medicine.

The IU School of Medicine received $326,099,158; IU Bloomington received $118,429,058; and IUPUI received $36,512,098 in research funding for FY 2021. IU’s other campuses received a combined $847,281 in research funding, and central university administration units received $11,138,279. (More detailed information is available in this chart.)

An accessible version of this graphic table is available online.

“The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic created many constraints for university researchers,” said Fred H. Cate, IU Vice President for Research. “We are proud of the remarkable achievement, resilience and dedication of IU's researchers, especially the steady gains made by our School of Medicine faculty, as well as all of our faculty who pursue vital research.

"We are also grateful to our many partners throughout Indiana and around the globe who make this research possible," Cate added.

Over the past five years, IU has attracted more than $3.3 billion in sponsored funding for research, teaching and service activities. This total and the FY 2021 numbers do not include philanthropic support from individuals or the $271,206,276 in additional federal support received in FY 2021 through the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.