The House, for instance, called for an increase of 2.6 % in
basic research funding and fiscal 2018 spending levels of $ 35.6 billion.
Federal spending remains the leading source of
basic research funding in the United States.
In recent years, however, the share of
basic research funding provided by the federal government has been slipping, from roughly 70 % in the 1960s and 1970s to an estimated 44 % in 2015.
«The agency's move meant that six federal agencies that provide the bulk of the nation's
basic research funding now have public access policies required by a 2013 White House order.
And although the document is attracting praise from many industry and research advocacy groups, some are concerned that it neglects
basic research funding while extending overly generous terms to drug companies.
Since it was founded in the mid-1980s, MURI has become a mainstay of DOD's basic research programs, accounting for about one - quarter of the $ 1 billion in
basic research funding that the Pentagon spends annually at U.S. universities.
The danger is that
basic research funding will suffer as a result.
These funds aim to bridge the so - called valley of death between
basic research funded by NIH and evidence of commercial applicability strong enough to attract private capital.
The best way to remain preeminent, argued Representative Zoe Lofgren (D - CA), is to maintain support for the full spectrum of
basic research funded by NSF.
For
basic research funding, researchers should look to DOE's Basic Energy Sciences program — part of DOE's Office of Science — and specifically its Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering.
Because the President's base budget had sought billion - dollar cuts to NIH and NASA, as well as a deep cut to DOD basic research, it tallied up to a more than two percent reduction to
basic research funding, and a smaller cut to applied research.
Without the fundamental knowledge provided through basic research, we're limiting our innovation potential,» said Zuber, who co-authored an op - ed with AAAS CEO Rush Holt in support of
basic research funding that was published Wednesday in The Hill.
The basic research funded by Syngenta within the framework of the «Plant Decision Making» Project at the Zurich - Basel Plant Science Center also provides practical findings for the agriculture sector.
Funding for the study came from the National Institutes of Health (R01DK093587 and R01DK101379; R01DK092605; R01DK078056), the Naman Family Fund for Basic Research, the Curtis Hankamer
Basic Research Fund, the American Diabetes Association (# 7 -13-JF-61 and # 1 -15-BS-184), the American Heart Association postdoctoral fellowship, Wellcome Trust (WT098012) and BBSRC (BB / K001418 / 1).
The funding came from OHSU itself; South Korean
Basic Research Funds; the municipal government of Shenzhen, China; and several private philanthropies (Chapman, Mathers, Helmsley, and Moxie).
And for the first time since World War II, government funding has fallen to less than half of
all basic research funding, according to Science magazine, putting pressure on labs to commercialize their discoveries more quickly.
Not exact matches
«Private companies will ultimately develop these energy breakthroughs, but their work will rely on the kind of
basic research that only governments can
fund,» Gates said in a statement.
While government science and tech
funding is focused on
basic research, corporate R&D mostly aims to bring new, slightly - improved products (like the upgraded iPhone or marginally - better cholesterol drug) to market.
And the European Union stopped
funding basic science related to fire dynamics and wildland - urban interface fires almost a decade ago, focusing instead on applied technological projects and more general
research on natural disasters.
«But
basic field studies on ticks has never been a priority at the National Institutes of Health and the CDC has too little
funding to support the major
research effort that is needed for our academic institutions to solve the tick problem.»
«There are systemic efforts underway to translate the
basic R&D
funding that Toronto's
research community receives each year into marketable companies, products, services and license deals,» said Dr. Raphael Hofstein, President and CEO, MaRS Innovation.
This
funding covers grants that span the spectrum from
basic research all the way to business - led
research partnerships.
With the marriage of science and technology beginning in the 17th century, the commitments and concerns of the scientific community have increasingly been determined by the military - industrial - government complex that
funds basic research.
I am not calling for cuts to government programs as of now — they are necessary for so many people's
basic survival — but Mr. Beck does have a pertinent point: voting to tax someone else (typically wealthier than us) to provide assistance does not necessarily demonstrate a society that «cares» — much more caring is a society that willingly donates those
funds to charities they have taken the time to
research, and more caring still if the members of that society take the time to volunteer to administer that aid.
It has been nurtured in many ways: by
research into
basic issues in theological education underwritten by competitive grants offered by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and
funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.; by the work of some theological educators commissioned by the Endowment to think about these questions; and by a series of seminars and conferences convened by the ATS to discuss some of the results of this
research and reflection.
We are rapidly
researching and applying for grants to help
fund the new strategy, but the process is long and will not cover
basic operations in the meantime.
Medela is a
research - based company and has
funded basic research into breastfeeding and breast milk as well as innovative medical vacuum technology for almost 20 years.
Research: Diabetes UK's research budget for 2008 is # 7.38 million - our biggest ever - funding research into basic and clinical science and into issues which improve care for people with d
Research: Diabetes UK's
research budget for 2008 is # 7.38 million - our biggest ever - funding research into basic and clinical science and into issues which improve care for people with d
research budget for 2008 is # 7.38 million - our biggest ever -
funding research into basic and clinical science and into issues which improve care for people with d
research into
basic and clinical science and into issues which improve care for people with diabetes.
The agencies provide data (reported on OMB Circular A-11, Exhibit 44A, «
Research and Development Activities») on funding levels for basic research, applied research, development, R&D facilities, and R&D support to universities and c
Research and Development Activities») on
funding levels for
basic research, applied research, development, R&D facilities, and R&D support to universities and c
research, applied
research, development, R&D facilities, and R&D support to universities and c
research, development, R&D facilities, and R&D support to universities and colleges.
Department of Defense
Funding Tables: Total R&D Military Branch
Basic Research Science & Tech See also: DOD in the AAAS Appropriations Dashboard
The President himself set a high bar for science
funding when he at various times pledged to double
basic research, physical science, and cancer
research funding on the campaign trail.
Specifically, the agencies provide data on
funding levels for
basic research, applied
research, development, construction of R&D facilities, and major capital equipment for R&D (see Definitions for the common definitions that OMB, the agencies, and AAAS use to classify programs as R&D or non-R & D).
In the last 24 months, she has assisted in securing more than $ 35 million in
research funding for Moffitt scientists by helping forge
basic and translational
research collaborations between clinicians, scientists, and industry.
Pearl's placement in 2002 at the National Science Foundation, an agency that
funds nearly a quarter of all the
basic research conducted by U.S. colleges and universities, began a touchstone year focused on improving graduate education in science and engineering.
Specifically, the agencies provide data (reported on OMB Circular A-11, Exhibit 44A, «
Research and Development Activities») on funding levels for basic research, applied research, development, R&D facilities, and R&D support to universities and colleges (see Appendix 2: Defin
Research and Development Activities») on
funding levels for
basic research, applied research, development, R&D facilities, and R&D support to universities and colleges (see Appendix 2: Defin
research, applied
research, development, R&D facilities, and R&D support to universities and colleges (see Appendix 2: Defin
research, development, R&D facilities, and R&D support to universities and colleges (see Appendix 2: Definitions).
The programs that are
funded are often divided into four
basic categories:
basic research, applied
research, development, and facilities and equipment.Translational
research is a newer concept that seeks to bridge the gap between
basic science and practical applications.
Zadeh's work was among three bodies of
research honored with a 2017 Golden Goose Award, which recognizes federally
funded basic research that has had unexpected and significant societal impact even if the original
research sounded obscure.
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Research Conference Files 1941-1946 1947-1952 I, 1947 - 1952 II, 1947 - 1952 I, 1953 - 1955 II, 1953-1955 1956-1959 (old) / CRC I, 1960 - 1965 (old) II, 1960 - 1965 Indian Science Congress, 1946 - 1975 Oceanographic Congress, 1957 - 1959 Oceanographic Congress - Lists, 1959 Oceanographic Congress -
Funds, 1959 - 1966 Parliament of Science, 1958 Conference on National Energy Policy, 1977
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So far, though, Senate appropriators have allocated greater fiscal 2018 spending levels than their House counterparts for such science programs as the Energy Department's Office of Science, which is the nation's largest provider of
funding for
basic research in the physical sciences, and the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, which seeks to advance technology for water and geothermal power and boost energy efficiency in manufacturing.
In medicine today, physician - scientists and
basic scientists supplement support for their
research by applying their expertise part time to develop and test commercial products.1 In my own field, vision science, university - based researchers obtain additional
funding through clinical and electrophysiologic studies, pathology, imaging, biochemistry, and animal model development performed for pharmaceutical and instrument companies.
He worries that the ruling could foster an unwelcoming climate that would eventually trickle down to limit
funding for
basic research on embryonic stem cells.
But reduced government
funding for
basic research in astronomy in the 1990s and a subsequent shortage of academic positions in that period has presented a real challenge for Ph.D. graduates looking for employment in North America.
Its focus on 39 key universities, with $ 15 billion in additional
funding, is paying off, but it needs to instill consistent standards, a commitment to
basic research, academic freedom, reasonable salaries and transparency.
Support for translational
research has helped with the development of new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines, Hotez says, but
funding for
basic research has lagged behind.
However, the FP is not primarily devoted to
basic research and, furthermore, the great majority (95 %) of the
funding available for
research in Europe is nationally based within the
research agencies of the various countries.
Basic energy sciences (BES)
funds research in chemistry, materials sciences, and condensed matter physics, and supports DOE's synchrotron light sources, neutron sources, and other user facilities.
Although some
basic researchers have complained about the E.U.'s emphasis on applied
research — about 15 % of the current Framework budget is dedicated to
funding SMEs — Potocnik sees them as key in using science to boost Europe's economy.
Once they become faculty members, MD / PhD psychiatrists and neurologists have ample opportunities to obtain NIH
funding for their
basic or clinical
research.
FAPESP directs 37 % of its
funding to
basic research in fields ranging from climate change to particle physics.
When we passed the America COMPETES Act, we bolstered
basic funding at the Department of Energy's Office of Science, and we created ARPA - E, an innovative program, modeled after the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, to encourage the pursuit of high - risk, high - reward renewable, clean energy technology development.