Research & Sponsored Projects
Office of Research Administration
Highlights of Sponsored Activities during 2000-2001
A total of 329 proposals were submitted in FY2001. The amount of funding requested for the total project period for these
proposals was $112,025,837.
In FY2001, a record was set for the number of award obligations received. There were 312 sponsored project award obligations
made in FY2001 for a total of $35,940,439. The total amount of award obligations received in FY2001 was approximately 12%
higher than those received in FY2000. This is an indication of the continued success of Boston College faculty.
Overall, there remains a general upward trend in sponsored project activities at Boston College. There is a greater number of
faculty working with the Office for Sponsored Programs to secure external funding from both Federal and non-Federal sponsors.
Source: Office of sponsored Programs
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Summary of Sponsored Project Awards, 2000-2001
Number of Awards
Arts and Sciences
Assoc. VP for Research
Biology
Chemistry
Classical Studies
Communications
Computer Science
Economics
English
Fine Arts
Geology and Geophysics *
History
Institute for Scientific Research
Mathematics
Mission and Ministry
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
*Includes Weston Observatory
1
7
20
41
1
1
4
1
1
19
14
1
23
9
1
1
1
28
7
18
Award Total
$
174,692
5,081,953
9,186,947
17,243,386
19,746
4,000
1,074,676
270,826
4,000
1,479,500
3,227,578
35,000
5,248,861
1,188,681
2,227,800
4,783
61,359
12,826,519
371,635
5,225,619
Number of Awards
Romance Languages
1
Slavic/Eastern Languages
1
Theology
2
School of Education
27
Campus School
5
CSTEEP
14
TIMSS
6
Law School
3
School of Management
4
School of Nursing
18
Graduate School of Social Work
14
Center for Child, Family &
Community Partnerships
20
Center for Corporate Citizenship
4
Center of Religion & American Public Life 2
Center for Work and Family
5
Irish Institute
2
Learning to Learn
1
Other
1
TOTAL
329
Award Total
189,885
436,758
159,000
4,784,038
2,437,090
12,480,534
7,969,087
157,087
810,654
4,394,328
1,456,348
1,898,234
1,329,362
223,238
6,300,277
195,354
1,747,724
99,278
$ 112,025,837
Source: Office of Sponsored Programs