Research

NIH research funding to School of Medicine continues explosive expansion in 2021

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis •
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were awarded nearly $576 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in federal fiscal year 2021, an increase of nearly $88 million over FFY2020. This is an all-time high for the school and the sixth consecutive year of growth in NIH grant awards.
View Content

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were awarded $575.8 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in federal fiscal year 2021, according to the School of Medicine’s 2021 State of the School Report, an increase of nearly $88 million over FFY2020. This is an all-time high for the school and the sixth consecutive year of growth in NIH grant awards.