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Research & Sponsored Projects
Highlights of Sponsored Activities
2003-2004
A total of 327 proposals were submitted in FY2004. This is about a 26% increase over amount of funding requested in FY2003. The
amount of funding requested for the total project period for these proposals was $190,291,438. In FY2004, there were 328 sponsored
project award obligations made for a total of $42.2 million representing a new university record, surpassing by $2 million the record
previously set in FY2002. The total number of award obligations received in FY2004 was 20% higher than those received in FY2003.
Overall, Boston College faculty continue to be successful in securing external funds and there remains a general upward trend in
sponsored project activities at Boston College. In addition, 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
Summary of Sponsored Project Awards
2003-2004
Department
Associa te Vice President for Research
Biology
Center for Corporate Citizenship
Center for Religion &
American Public Life
Chemistry
Economics
Fine Arts
Geology and Geophysics
Other
Institute for Scientific Research
Irish Institute
Law School
Learning to Learn
Mathematics
Physics
No. of Awards
3
22
5
Amount
1,617,492
2,564,261
659,274
1
51
1
2
6
1
42
4
8
3
9
20
119,900
6,598,714
308,000
20,700
445,025
30,000
4,890,021
325,000
284,229
453,930
373,966
1,826,079
Department
Political Science
Psychology
School of Education
Campus School
CSTEEP
Center for Child, Family &
Community Partnerships
International Study Center
School of Management
School of Nursing
Graduate School of Social Work
Social Welfare Research Institute
Sociology
Theology
Total
No. of Awards
3
16
43
8
8
Amount
$150,000
1,195,217
4,416,434
2,922,134
1,166,126
4
14
13
13
22
2
3
1
504,106
3,675,000
2,328,659
1,315,335
3,406,850
450,000
138,537
25,000
328
42,209,989
Source: Office of Sponsored Programs
Sponsored Projects
Source and Application of Funding (Thousands of Dollars)
Revenues
Sponsored Research
Other Sponsored Activity
Student Aid
Total
Source
Government:
Federal
State
Local
Non-Government
Total
Source: Office of the Controller
1994-95
11,691
5,259
5,513
22,463
1995-96
12,542
6,102
5,672
24,316
1996-97
12,902
5,558
5,863
24,323
1997-98
14,608
4,961
6,544
26,113
1998-99
18,700
5,112
6,871
30,683
1999-00
22,860
6,240
7,270
36,370
2000-01
23,796
8,234
7,430
39,460
2001-02
26,296
8,675
8,079
43,050
2002-03
27,136
8,143
8,016
43,295
2003-04
28,989
7,195
7,803
43,987
17,644
1,213
1,543
2,063
22,463
19,614
862
1,902
1,938
24,316
18,957
1,001
2,009
2,356
24,323
20,182
1,415
1,913
2,603
26,113
22,760
1,326
2,005
4,592
30,683
25,449
1,908
3,118
5,895
36,370
28,677
1,858
2,741
6,184
39,460
31,513
2,060
2,333
7,144
43,050
31,773
1,584
2,412
7,526
43,295
30,528
1,674
2,189
9,596
43,987