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. 2016 May 24;11(5):e0154509. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154509

Table 2. Grant Recipient Organizations: NSF and NSFC.

Organization Type Numbers of NSF Awards % of Total NSF Big Data Awards Numbers of NSFC Awards % of Total NSFC Big Data Awards
Academic University 855 92.83 383 88.25
Research Institution 21 2.28 49 11.29
Corporation 39 4.23 0 0.00
Other 6 0.65 2 0.46

Note: Academic University is the organization granting academic degrees in various subjects; Research Institution is an independent, nonprofit research institute; Corporation is a company or group of people authorized to purse profit-making rather than non-profit; Other includes individuals, hospitals and other research organizations.