Funding for research at the University of Connecticut reached record levels last fiscal year, with more than $375 million in new awards.
It was the first time Connecticut’s flagship university broke the $300-million mark for research funding in a year, according to UConn. Grants went to researchers at UConn’s principal campus in Storrs, UConn Health, and the university’s four regional campuses.
“We have many reasons to be optimistic based on our trajectory in recent years that this growth is a trend that will continue,” Radenka Maric, UConn’s Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, said.
External sponsors funded 746 proposals for one-time and multi-year projects by UConn researchers during the 2021 fiscal year, which ended June 30, according to UConn. Sponsors included federal agencies, state government and officials in various industries.
Included in the record haul was a $40 million grant awarded by The U.S. National Science Foundation in June  to set up and run a state-of-the-art molecular research hub. That was the largest individual grant UConn has ever received.
