Table 1.
National Institutes of Health R01 Type 1 Research Grant Applications and Awards Submitted by Investigator Degree and Institution, Fiscal Years 2000–2006*
| Applicant degree and institution type |
Number of applications |
Number of applicants |
% of Total applications |
R01 Type 1 Applications awarded funding |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of Total awards |
Award probability, %† |
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| Total | 97,877 | 47,424 | 100 | 27,594 | 100 | 28.2 |
| By degree | ||||||
| PhDs | 67,116 | 33,442 | 68.6 | 18,528 | 67.1 | 27.6‡ |
| MDs and MD/PhDs | 30,761 | 13,982 | 31.4 | 9,066 | 32.9 | 29.5 |
| By institution type | ||||||
| Medical Schools | 65,403 | 30,967 | 66.8 | 19,022 | 68.9 | 29.1‡ |
| PhDs | 43,458 | 20,974 | 44.4 | 12,559 | 45.5 | 28.9 |
| MDs and MD/PhDs | 21,945 | 9,993 | 22.4 | 6,463 | 23.4 | 29.5 |
| Non-medical institutions | 32,474 | 16,457 | 33.2 | 8,572 | 31.1 | 26.4‡ |
| PhDs | 23,658 | 12,468 | 24.2 | 5,969 | 21.6 | 25.2‡ |
| MDs and MD/PhDs | 8,816 | 3,989 | 9.0 | 2,603 | 9.4 | 29.5 |
*
Sources: NIH IMPAC II, National Science Foundation Survey of Earned Doctorates, and Association of American Medical Colleges Faculty Roster.
†
One-sample test of proportion difference from full sample award probability.
‡
P < .001.