November 9, 2007

NIH releases ranking of medical school, hospital research grant funding

The NIH has issued the fiscal year 2005 rank order list of the number and amount of extramural research awards to medical schools. The data includes financial summaries for research grants, training grants, fellowships, and research and development contracts. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine received the most awards overall (978), totaling more than $449 million. The NIH also issued the rank order list of awards to independent hospitals. Massachusetts General Hospital received the most awards overall (694), totaling nearly $287 million. The NIH awards more than half of its extramural research funds to U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals. For more information, please visit http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/award/rank/medttl05.htm and http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/award/trends/hospital05.htm

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