Appendix 3

Abbreviations

AAASAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
AMAAmerican Management Association
ARPAAdvanced Research Projects Agency
A&MAgricultural and Mechanical
A-21Office of Management and Budget document, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions"
CAREERFaculty Early Career Development Program
DOEDepartment of Energy
EPSCORNSF’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
FYFiscal Year
GDPGross Domestic Product
GOALINSF’s Grant Opportunities for Academia Linking with Industry
IBMInternational Business Machines
MMillion
MITMassachusetts Institute of Technology
MITIJapanese Ministry for International Trade and Industry
MTVMusic Television
NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
NIHNational Institutes of Health
NRCNational Research Council
NSBNational Science Board
NS&ENatural Science and Engineering
NSFNational Science Foundation
OMBOffice of Management and Budget
OPECOrganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
PPGPittsburgh Plate Glass
R&DResearch and Development
RO-IAn NIH code for investigator-initiated small grants
RU-I Research University, Category I (Carnegie Classification)
S&EScience and Engineering
SSCSuperconducting Super Collider
S&TScience and Technology
UCUniversity of California
UGUndergraduate
UMUniversity of Michigan