Table 1. Number of grant applications received, number approved for funding, and success rate by institute.
| CIHR Institutes | Total No. (Range) Applications Received |
Average No. Applications Per Year (Mean, SD) |
No. Approved for Funding (Median, IQR) |
Average Success Rate (%) (Mean, SD) |
Success Rate (%) (Range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Peoples’ Health | 426 (10–55) | 28.4 (14.3) | 4 (2.5, 5.5) | 17.46 (7.25) | (9.1–33.3) |
| Aging | 2,854 (71–309) | 190 (66.9) | 37 (30.5, 40.5) | 19.29 (4.89) | (12.3–28.2) |
| Cancer Research | 7,140 (292–655) | 476 (121) | 102 (93.0, 108.5) | 21.98 (6.42) | (14.0–33.9) |
| Circulatory and Respiratory Health | 7,107 (321–682) | 474 (101) | 102 (97.0, 117.5) | 22.64 (7.16) | (13.1–37.3) |
| Gender and Health | 1,270 (36–125) | 84.7 (30.4) | 16 (13, 19) | 18.13 (3.51) | (11.1–23.6) |
| Genetics | 4,566 (164–414) | 304 (72.5) | 87 (71.0, 93.5) | 28.72 (9.50) | (15.9–39.0 |
| Health Services and Policy Research | 3,087 (106–371) | 206 (69.5) | 39 (38, 42) | 20.41 (4.05) | (14.8–25.7) |
| Human Development, Child, and Youth Health | 4,027 (189–417) | 268 (63.4) | 56 (48, 63) | 21.27 (6.17) | (11.9–33.2) |
| Infection and Immunity | 5,303 (220–488) | 354 (84.2) | 86 (80, 93) | 25.49 (8.61) | (15.6–43.2) |
| Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis | 3,738 (167–315) | 249 (49.5) | 55 (48.5, 57.5) | 21.80 (6.25) | (13.7–33.53) |
| Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Addiction | 9,082 (427–833) | 605 (113) | 145 (131.5, 164) | 24.25 (6.92) | (15.5–35.4) |
| Nutrition, Metabolism, and Diabetes | 4,570 (214–418) | 305 (67.6) | 67 (62.5, 74) | 23.08 (7.89) | (12.8–37.9) |
| Population and Public Health | 2,657 (116–307) | 177 (60.1) | 31 (26.5, 38) | 18.60 (4.80) | (9.4–26.7) |
Abbreviations: CIHR, Canadian Institutes of Health Research; No., number