Table 2.
Fund awarded for projects by policy impact level
| Impact on informing policya (n = 50) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Research had no policy-maker engagement | Research led to policy-maker engagement and/or future agenda setting | Research supported decision and policy-making | |
| n (%) | |||
| Fund awardedb | |||
| Low | 2 (100.0) | 11 (36.7) | 4 (22.2) |
| Medium | 0 | 10 (33.3) | 8 (44.4) |
| High | 0 | 9 (30.0) | 6 (33.3) |
| Total | 2 | 30 | 18 |
| Years from project completion (mean = 0.75, median = 0.5) | |||
| 0 | 0 | 17 (56.7) | 8 (44.4) |
| 1 | 2 (100.0) | 9 (30.0) | 7 (38.9) |
| 2 | 0 | 2 (6.7) | 1 (5.6) |
| 3 | 0 | 2 (6.7) | 2 (11.1) |
aPercentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Of 67 projects, 17 ongoing projects were excluded
bLow<RM32,600 (€6936); Moderate = RM32,601–87,000 (€6936-18,510); High>RM87,000 (€18,510), using the exchange rate in April 2017 of €1 = RM4.70 [23]