Research Figures
Fiscal Year Extramural Funding to Date
2016-2017
First quarter, July – Sept. 2016
$11,253,651
Second quarter, Oct – Dec. 2016
$4,235,973
Third quarter, Jan. - Mar. 2017
$5,833,863
Fourth quarter, Apr. - June 2017
$7,781,096
Fiscal Year Total 2017
$29,104,582
2017-2018
First quarter, July – Sept. 2017
$12,643,474
Second quarter, Oct – Dec. 2017
$2,807,629
Third quarter, Jan. - Mar. 2018
$2,920,918
Fourth quarter, Apr. - June 2018
$8,379,035
Fiscal Year Total 2018
$26,751,056
Extramural Funding Sources
FY 2017, July 2016 – June 2017
Federal: 70 percent
State: 9 percent
Nonprofit: 18 percent
Business: 3 percent
Extramural Funding, past 10 years
Kent State averaged $30 million annually in extramural research funding over the past 10 years.
Federal investment and research impact
- Over the past 20 years, the federal government has invested $373 million in research at Kent State.
- Over 10 years, a $25 million award from the National Science Foundation for a Science and Technology Center at Kent State (ALCOM) focused on advanced optical materials catalyzed nearly $60 million in additional basic and applied research funding. ALCOM led to the creation of 20 new companies and resulted in the creation of thousands of jobs in Ohio.
