Annual Report 2018-2019

Research and Graduate Education Priority Indicators

 

Time to Completion

Degree Level
2011-2014
2012-2015
2013-2016
2014-2017
2015-2018
Masters
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.5
PhD
15.2
15.4
15.7
15.5
15.5

The average number of semesters are calculated for all graduate students (full time and part time) who graduated, either with a Masters or PhD.


Funding History

 
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
Federal
 
 
 
 
Tri-Council Funding
 
 
 
 
NSERC
7,205,463
6,872,159
6,940,025
7,861,581
SSHRC
949,047
1,275,803
1,632,303
1,528,491
CIHR
511,122
666,046
464,647
736,092
Total Tri-Council Funding
8,665,632
8,814,008
9,036,975
10,126,164
Canada Foundation for Innovation Funding
808,428
678,590
886,682
3,819,837
Canada Research Chairs
1,820,000
1,500,000
1,411,523
1,360,000
Networks Centres of Excellence-i.e.Auto21
145,310
205,613
-
14,400
Other Federal Contracts
5,280,843
1,767,768
1,668,627
1,935,741
Total Federal Funding
7,793,374
4,151,971
3,966,382
7,129,978
Provincial
 
 
 
 
Ontario Research Fund and MEDJCT*
541,536
216,427
908,592
3,333,931
Provincial Contracts
4,359,092
6,781,082
7,855,311
3,750,005
Total Provincial Funding
4,990,628
6,997,509
8,763,902
7,083,936
International
 
 
 
 
Foreign Contracts
1,451,912
1,216,208
1,156,684
757,789
International Projects (CIDA, AUCC, DFAIT)
0
0
0
0
Total International Funding
1,451,912
1,216,208
1,156,684
757,789
Other
 
 
 
 
Corporate Contracts
2,221,390
2,009,776
2,890,916
2,792,797
Other**
1,106,970
126,703
93,878
1,392,529
Total Other External Funding Sources
3,328,360
1,883,073
2,984,794
4,185,326

 

Total External Research Grant Revenue
26,139,906
23,062,769
25,909,187
29,283,193

* New category effective 2010/11
** Other: includes donations, internal, operating and Municipal Grants and Other

This data represents a five year history of research funding that the University has received from various sources.


Research Assistance Support

 
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
Masters
$2,569,636
$2,647,280
$2,356,632
$2,610,875
$2,843,661
PhD
$2,431,504
$2,677,999
$2,269,504
$2,282,339
$2,231,763

This data represents the amount of funding available for Research Assistants. This funding includes stipends as well as scholarships.


External Scholarships for Graduate Students

 
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
Masters
$1,097,709
$1,011,492
$1,037,362
$1,023,717
$1,026,941
PhD
$1,568,285
$1,561,924
1,653,942
$1,565,087
$1,593,917

This data represents the support that is in place for graduate students from external sources and includes SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, OGS, QEII-GSST (formally OGSST), among others.


SSHRC - Insight/Standard Grant

Application Year
Applied
Awarded
Windsor's success %
2013-2014
21
2
10%
2014-2015
17
3
18%
2015-2016
20
6
30%
2016-2017
18
4
22%
2017-2018
15
4
26.7%
2018-2019
13
3
17%

 

NSERC - Discovery Grants

Application Year
Applied
Awarded
Windsor's success %
2013-2014
41
22
22
54%
2014-2015
37
18
49%
2015-2016
39
17
44%
2016-2017
54
30
56%
2017-2018
29
22
57%
2018-2019
52
29
56%

 

CIHR - Operating Grants

Application Year
Applied
Awarded
Windsor's success %
2013-2014
8
0
0%
2014-2015
4
1
25%
2015-2016
6
1
17%
2016-2017
6
3
50%
2017-2018
11
1
9.1%
2018-2019
8
1
13%

This data represents the University of Windsor's success rate in terms of the number of applications to the tri-council that are awarded funding.