University of Maryland Research

What University of Maryland Research does

The University of Maryland Division of Research is the central research administration for the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), a public research university founded in 1856 and part of the University System of Maryland, headquartered at 7809 Regents Drive, College Park, Maryland. It coordinates multi-disciplinary research across quantum science, artificial intelligence, climate science, health, national security, and social justice, operating specialized centers such as the Joint Quantum Institute, the AI Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM), the Brain and Behavior Institute, ARLIS (a Federally Funded Research and Development Center supporting the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence), and the Maryland Robotics Center.

Research activity is funded primarily through competitive federal grants from NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD, with additional revenue from state appropriations, institutional funds, and philanthropy. Combined UMCP and University of Maryland Baltimore research expenditures totaled $1.5B in the FY24 NSF Higher Education R&D Survey, ranking UMD 9th among public institutions and #14 overall. The MPowering the State partnership with University of Maryland Baltimore enables joint funding applications, shared facilities, and translational research, including the planned University of Maryland 3-Institute for Health Computing in North Bethesda. The Grand Challenges Grants Program has deployed $30M in institutional funds plus $15M in round 2.0, securing $55M in additional external funding, forming 450 partnerships, and engaging 6,500 students across 50 projects spanning more than 40 disciplines.

Name

University of Maryland Research

Legal name

University of Maryland

Website

https://research.umd.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1856

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

University of Maryland Division of Research is the central research administration for a public R1 university, coordinating multi-disciplinary federal-funded research in quantum, AI, climate, health, national security, and social justice across centers such as JQI, AIM, and ARLIS.

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Product category

Academic Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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STEM-Focused Public Research Universities

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Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs)

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Public Research Universities with National Laboratories/Big Science Facilities

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Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

Keywords

• Academic research services
• Federal research grants
• Interdisciplinary research centers
• Quantum science research
• Translational health research

Headquarters

HQ city

College Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Research Grants: Primary revenue stream from competitive federal grants including NSF, NIH, DOE, DOD funding. University ranks 9th among public institutions for R&D spending with $1.5B combined research expenditures.
2. Institutional Research Funding: Grand Challenges Grants Program has invested over $30 million in institutional funds supporting cross-campus initiatives addressing societal challenges. Grand Challenges 2.0 awarded nearly $15M in grants.
3. Strategic Partnership Funding: MPowering the State initiative facilitates joint funding applications and shared research resources between UM College Park and UM Baltimore campuses.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The University of Maryland Division of Research serves as the central research administration for the University of Maryland, College Park, supporting faculty in securing competitive federal grants (NSF, NIH, DOE, DOD) and conducting interdisciplinary research across quantum science, AI, climate, health, national security, and social justice. It operates specialized research centers (JQI, AIM, TRAILS, Maryland Robotics Center, BBI, Maryland Cybersecurity Center) and runs institutional funding programs including the Grand Challenges Grants. The MPowering the State strategic partnership with University of Maryland Baltimore enables joint translational and clinical research collaborations.

Product overview

The University of Maryland Division of Research is a comprehensive university research enterprise offering a portfolio of research programs and specialized centers rather than a unified product. The core offerings include the Grand Challenges Grants Program (1.0 and 2.0) supporting societal challenges, major research areas in AI/Data Science, Quantum Research, Health, Climate Change, National Security, and Social Justice, and affiliated research centers including AIM, TRAILS, the Maryland Robotics Center, Joint Quantum Institute, QuICS, Brain and Behavior Institute, Pandemic Readiness Initiative, and Maryland Democracy Initiative. The MPowering the State strategic partnership with UMB enables cross-institutional collaboration. These programs operate as a platform of interconnected research capabilities addressing humanity's grand challenges.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grand Challenges Grants Program The largest and most comprehensive institutional grants program at UMD, supporting cross-campus initiatives addressing societal challenges including public health, education, food insecurity, climate resilience, sustainability, and ethical technology across 50 projects in more than 40 disciplines.
• Grand Challenges Grants 2.0 Second round of the Grand Challenges Grants Program, awarding nearly $15M over three years across 11 ambitious new collaborative projects to advance high-impact research across more than 40 disciplines.
• University of Maryland 3-Institute for Health Computing New health computing institute led by UM College Park and UM Baltimore in collaboration with University of Maryland Medical System and Montgomery County, leveraging AI and computing advances to create a premier learning health care system. Located in North Bethesda.
• Brain and Behavior Institute (BBI) Neuroscience research institute launched with Elizabeth Quinlan as founding director, advancing understanding of brain function and behavior and connecting with collaborators at University of Maryland Baltimore for translational research applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.5B combined research expenditures for UM College Park and UM Baltimore
• +2 more outcomes

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Technology focussed No

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AI capability10 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• University of Maryland Medical SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaborates with UM College Park on health computing research, clinical trials, and the University of Maryland 3-Institute for Health Computing in North Bethesda. Partners on organ delivery by drone innovation with University of Maryland School of Medicine.
• University of Maryland BaltimoreflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012MPowering the State (MPower) is a strategic partnership between UM College Park and UM Baltimore to strengthen research collaboration, advance interdisciplinary research, increase educational benefits, and address the state's most critical issues. Since 2012, the partnership has fostered hundreds of collaborations growing Maryland's innovation economy.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008NIST partnership jump-started UMD quantum research over 15 years ago. NIST scientists advance quantum frontier research. IBBR is a joint research enterprise of UM College Park, UM Baltimore, and NIST with $16.8M investment.
• Montgomery County, MarylandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in University of Maryland 3-Institute for Health Computing located in North Bethesda, leveraging advances in AI and computing for healthcare innovation.
• Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance (MQA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional consortium of scientists across academia, national laboratories, and industry led by UMD to continue leading the quantum revolution.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor federal funding source supporting health research including HEAL Initiative, NIA, NIAID awards. Collaborates on HBCD study and various clinical trials.
• Center for Health Security, Johns Hopkins UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Pandemic Readiness Initiative for public health emergency preparedness research collaboration.
• University of Maryland School of Medicine in BaltimorecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical and research collaboration including medical device development through Fischell Institute, cochlear implant research, COVID-19 studies, and multiple MPower-funded projects.
• Center for Health and Homeland Security, UMBminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Pandemic Readiness Initiative for disaster preparedness and response research.
• Maryland Civic Education CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Maryland Democracy Initiative for civic education and engagement programs.
• Big Ten Academic AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Big Ten Democracy Initiative for collaborative civic engagement research.
• Students Learn Students Vote CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsoring National Student Vote Summit and collaborative voter engagement initiatives.
• ALL IN Campus Democracy ChallengeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonpartisan student democratic engagement partnership.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• University of Maryland, Baltimore: Strategic MPowering partner institution in Maryland with health/biomedical research focus. Operates as a complementary research enterprise for joint research and clinical-translational programs.
• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory: Regional peer in Maryland with comparable defense and national security research portfolio. Competes with UMD's ARLIS for federal defense research funding and national security talent.

Direct peers

• Georgia Tech Research: Public STEM-focused research university with similar federal R&D profile and engineering/computing emphasis. Direct competitor in quantum, AI, and cybersecurity research areas.
• University of Virginia Research: Public research university with similar federal R&D funding scale and interdisciplinary research portfolio. Competes with UMD for talent, federal grants, and student recruitment.
• University of Michigan Research: Public research university with comparable STEM focus and large federal R&D funding base. Comparable in scale to UMD and competing for the same federal grants (NSF, NIH, DOE, DOD).
• Purdue University Research: Public STEM-focused research university with comparable R&D scale and federal funding profile. Direct competitor in engineering, quantum, and applied research domains.
• University of Illinois Research: Public STEM-focused research university with comparable R&D scale and federal funding profile. Direct competitor in computing, AI, and engineering research programs.

Emerging players

• IonQ: Public quantum computing company that partners with UMD through the National Quantum Laboratory (Q-Lab). Both are advancing quantum computing research with overlapping objectives in scaling quantum systems.

Broad incumbents

• Stanford Research: Private research university that competes with UMD for top-tier research talent and federal grants in AI, quantum, and biomedical research. Sets the benchmark for research commercialization.
• MIT Research: Private research university that competes with UMD for top research talent, federal grants, and quantum/AI research leadership. Sets the standard for research excellence in UMD's flagship areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

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