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Report
links federal funding to research and graduate education trends
The National Academy of Sciences' Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy recently released the report "Trends in Federal Support of Research and Graduate Education." The report urges policy-makers to regularly evaluate the federal research portfolio in order to determine when spending adjustments may be needed to close funding gaps for various research fields. Noting that federal dollars support 27 percent of America's total research expenditures and nearly half of our nation's spending on basic research, the report states that budget cuts can have a substantial impact in a given field when nonfederal sources do not make up for government shortfalls.
The committee also found that shifts in research spending are among the factors that affect the numbers of students seeking advanced degrees in particular areas. Both graduate school enrollment and the number of students who obtained doctorates have generally declined in fields now receiving less federal support compared to 1993. The committee recommends that the federal government aim to invest across the full range of scientific endeavors in today's research enterprise, in which interdisciplinary collaboration is key to advances in fields such as genomics and bioinformatics.
For more information, visit the National Academies News or contact Vanee Vines, media relations officer, or Chris Dobbins, media relations assistant, The National Academies, 202.334.2138, news@nas.edu.
Source: AAMC STAT, July 16, 2001
The National Academy of Sciences' Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy recently released the report "Trends in Federal Support of Research and Graduate Education." The report urges policy-makers to regularly evaluate the federal research portfolio in order to determine when spending adjustments may be needed to close funding gaps for various research fields. Noting that federal dollars support 27 percent of America's total research expenditures and nearly half of our nation's spending on basic research, the report states that budget cuts can have a substantial impact in a given field when nonfederal sources do not make up for government shortfalls.
The committee also found that shifts in research spending are among the factors that affect the numbers of students seeking advanced degrees in particular areas. Both graduate school enrollment and the number of students who obtained doctorates have generally declined in fields now receiving less federal support compared to 1993. The committee recommends that the federal government aim to invest across the full range of scientific endeavors in today's research enterprise, in which interdisciplinary collaboration is key to advances in fields such as genomics and bioinformatics.
For more information, visit the National Academies News or contact Vanee Vines, media relations officer, or Chris Dobbins, media relations assistant, The National Academies, 202.334.2138, news@nas.edu.
Source: AAMC STAT, July 16, 2001
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