Text descriptions of graphs on the Gender Equity 2022–23 Report Card.
Career Stage – Years Post-PhD
Three pie charts showing the number of grants (funded rate) for lead Chief Investigators by their career stage in 2022–23.
0 to less than 10 years post-PhD:
- 105 women (14.5%)
- 77 men (11.6%)
- 3 other (20%)
10 to less than 20 years post-PhD:
- 108 women (14.6%)
- 98 men (12.2%)
- 2 other (12.5%)
20 or more years post-PhD:
- 71 women (18.0%)
- 106 men (13.7%)
- 1 other (20%)
Note: Funded CIAs with a PhD not complete or awarded are not shown.
Funded rate
Horizontal bar chart representing the funded rate (percentage) for women, men and other lead Chief Investigators in the NHMRC grant program for 2022–23.
- 16.3% women
- 13.3% men
- 17.4% other.
Note: The funded rate is the percentage of applications that receive funding.
Schemes
A vertical bar chart representing the funded rate for women and men lead Chief Investigators and the proportion of grants awarded to women by scheme for 2022–23.
| Scheme | Proportion of grants - Women (CIA) | Funded rate - Women (CIA) | Funded rate - Men (CIA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Centres of Research Excellence | 71% | 33.3% | 9.1% |
| 2022 Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants | 50% | 11.7% | 11.7% |
| 2022 Development Grants | 38% | 26.1% | 11.5% |
| 2022 Ideas Grants | 42% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| International Collaborations* | 35% | 26.1% | 30.0% |
| 2022 Investigator Grants | 53% | 17.8% | 14.1% |
| 2021/2022 Partnership Projects^ | 64% | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022 Postgraduate Scholarships | 58% | 37.5% | 36.9% |
| 2022 Synergy Grants | 40% | 15.4% | 14.0% |
| Targeted Calls for Research* | 81% | 21.3% | 12.5% |
*Includes multiple grant opportunity rounds.
^Includes 2021 PRC3 and 2022 PRC1 and PRC2.
All chief investigators
Horizontal bar chart representing the funded rate for all women, men and other Chief Investigators in the NHMRC grant program in 2022–23.
The funded rate was:
- 16.3% for women
- 14.3% for men
- 12.7% for other.
Structural priority funding
Vertical bar chart representing the baseline (before structural priority funding) and final funded rates for women and men lead Chief Investigators in relevant schemes in 2022–23.
- For Ideas Grants, the baseline funded rate was 7.3% for women and 10.9% for men. The final funded rate was 10.9% for women and 11.1% for men.
- For 2022 Investigator Grants, the baseline funded rate was 13.3% for women and 13.9% for men. The final funded rate was 17.8% for women and 14.1% for men.
Note: Data are only shown for schemes in which SPF for gender equity was applied. The 'Final' funded rate incorporates all structural priorities, not only gender. 'Baseline' is the funded rate prior to SPF. 'Other' category is not shown.
Impact of special measures on Investigator Grant Leadership category
Horizontal bar chart representing the number of women and men by leadership category.
- Leadership 1 (L1): 15 women and 12 men
- Leadership 2 (L2): 21 women and 17 men
- Leadership 3 (L3): 15 women and 26 men.