Facts and Figures: International Research at MSU, 1998-2007

Number of original international grants and contracts to MSU researchers, 1998-2007: 833

Number of grants plus extensions and renewals: 1,268

Total amount awarded: $271 million

Percentage of awards by agency type: 

• Federal: 78.2% 
• Federal pass-through: 7.3% 
• Foundations: 5.6% 
• Foreign Governments or aid organizations 4.2% 
• International organizations: 3.0% 
• Nonprofit organizations: 0.9% • Corporations: 0.7% 
• State: 0.1%

Major grantors (awarded more than $5 million between 1998 and 2007) 

• USAID: $117 million 
• NSF: $27 million 
• NIH/PHS: $27 million 
• U.S. Department of Education: $19 million 
• NASA: $11 million 
• USDA: $5 million 
• Sun Wah Education Foundation: $5 million