Research by the Numbers
Research at the University of Virginia fulfills Thomas Jefferson’s founding charge: to advance human knowledge in service of the Commonwealth and the world. In FY26, UVA generated $588M in sponsored research funding and submitted more than 3,218 proposals representing $2.89B in potential awards.
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$588M
Sponsored Research Funding in FY26
$896M
R&D Expenditures 2025
2.89B
Research Proposal Activity in FY26
10,032
Publications in FY26
This originally appeared in the 2026 Annual Research Report, produced by the Office of the Vice President of Research. Find more stories from this report here: https://news.research.virginia.edu
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