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University of California, Merced

Merced, CA · University

NIH Rank #349

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$7.5M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
19
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
19
Principal investigators
National Rank
#349
Among 2,482 institutions, FY2026

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Departments by funding

All 6 departments with NIH funding at University of California, Merced in FY2026, largest first.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Engineering (all Types)$2.2M54Not ranked
Public Health$1.3M23#93
Chemistry$1M44Not ranked
Biochemistry$970.5K34#116
Physics$896.4K13Not ranked
Other Basic Sciences$198.1K11Not ranked
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Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of California, Merced based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Victor Munoz
3 grants
$1.5M
total funding
#2
Andy Liwang
2 grants
$1.3M
total funding
$896.4K
total funding
#4
Yang Li
1 grant
$758.8K
total funding
#5
Sandie U Ha
1 grant
$758.8K
total funding
$668K
total funding
$647.2K
total funding
$528.9K
total funding
#9
Nestor J Oviedo
2 grants
$522.7K
total funding
$445K
total funding
University of California, Merced — NIH Funding & Grants | ConductScience