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Conceptual Framework for University Research Faculty, students, staff Proposals Funding Research, instruction, public service Impacts (knowledge, application, workforce) 1 Office of the Vice President for Research Sponsored Projects

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Office of the Vice President for Research

Conceptual Framework for University Research

Faculty, students, staff Proposals Funding Research, instruction, public service Impacts (knowledge, application, workforce)

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Proposals Submitted and Funded

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Fiscal Year Number

Proposals submitted Funded

Sponsored Projects Activity has grown but with some constraints

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Sponsored Project Dollars

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Fiscal Year Dollars (in Millions) Amount $ Requested

Rate of increase in proposals, award dollars has slowed

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Unique mix of types and sources

  • f sponsored projects

Sponsored Project Awards by Activity

42% 40% 18% Research Public Service Instruct/Academic

Sponsored Project Funding by Source

10 20 30 40 50 2005 2006 2007 Dollars (in millions) Industry Intl Nonprofit Coll Univ Private Local gov State gov Federal

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Research and Sponsored Projects Infrastructure and Investments

  • VPR Office, staffing, infrastructure are recent

and developing

  • Indirect cost recovery typically provides an

important source of support for university

  • perations and research infrastructure
  • “Research” is more effective source of ICR than

“Instruction” or “Public Service” so…

  • University’s ICR limited by types of projects

suited to our mission

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Mix of types, sources of sponsored projects limits ICR and “research” expenditures

Sponsored Project Awards by Activity

42% 40% 18% Research Public Service Instruct/Academic

Sponsored Project Funding by Source

10 20 30 40 50 2005 2006 2007 Dollars (in millions) Industry Intl Nonprofit Coll Univ Private Local gov State gov Federal

Examples:

  • US Dept of Ed, Az K-12 Center,

Az State Parks, USFS – low ICR rates

  • Ecological Restoration Institute,

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals – high proportion of Service projects

Sponsored Projects require management and control regardless of type of activity

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Forecasts for 2020 Sponsored Projects Activity

  • Bronze scenario (3 % per annum):

– $20.6M to $30.3M in research expenditures – $46.2M to $67.8M in sponsored projects activity

  • Silver scenario (10 % per annum for 5 years):

– $20.6M to $42.0M in research expenditures – $46.2M to $94.3M in sponsored projects activity

  • “Gold” scenario (Silver-plus growth)

– Would require a change in university mission – Premature to speculate about results

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Bronze Scenario

  • Maintain balance of activities
  • Modest improvements in infrastructure and

effectiveness

  • Refresh faculty with new hires
  • Assume 3 % per annum increase in sponsored

projects activity

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Silver Scenario

  • Maintain balance of activities
  • Make strategic investments in infrastructure

and effectiveness

– Improved infrastructure for research administration and technology transfer – Enhanced support for undergraduate research – Investment in targeted research areas (faculty, facilities, graduate programs)

  • Assume 5 years of 10 % growth, then return to

bronze scenario

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Assumptions and Implications

  • Bronze and Silver:

– University continues role as undergraduate-focused institution with major service to rural communities and economic development – Substantive improvement in ICR – Improvement in industry funding

  • Silver:

– University becomes leader for undergraduate research in western US – University focuses on economic development through public service, research, and workforce

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Peer Comparisons and Benchmarking

  • We rank very high in quality measures (e.g., in top 15 of

small research universities for scholarly work by faculty)

  • 55 of 75 “High Research Activity” institutions for

Research Expenditures

  • 9th of 17 ABOR peers, 7th of 20 rural peers for research

expenditures

  • Constrained by rural location
  • Appropriate “growth” peers:

– Montana ($21M vs $38M) – North Dakota ($21M vs $38M) – [Southern Mississippi] ($41M)

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How Can the State Help?

  • Support regulatory compliance and research

administration infrastructure (not fully covered through Instruction and Public Service mission)

  • Invest in targeted, regionally-relevant graduate

programs and research capabilities

  • Continue to support Northern Arizona

University’s distinctive balanced mission and mix of sponsored projects