ASCO’s Research Survey Shows Small Increase in Amount of Direct Costs Awarded to Institutions

ASCO’s Research Survey Shows Small Increase in Amount of Direct Costs Awarded to Institutions

Direct costs awarded from July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 for research at ASCO member institutions totaled $30.8 million, up from $30 million the previous year, according to ASCO’s 2020-21 Research Survey Report. (Note: One school did not participate in the survey this year, while all schools participated last year.) $19.1 million came from the National Eye Institute (down slightly from $19.2 million) and $7.4 million from industry (down from $7.8 million), while other federal awards rose to $1.7 million, from approximately $900,000. $14 million in direct costs was awarded for research in basic science (down from $17.5 million in the previous year), $9.25 million for research in clinical science (up from $8.3 million) and $6.5 million for research in translational science (up from $3.2 million).

The complete report was distributed to the ASCO Board of Directors in December and includes a list of direct costs awarded to each school and information about faculty and facilities devoted to research.