Gender Equity Data Analysis – Amount and Duration of CIHR Funding by Gender (an overview)

Average length and size of CIHR grant over the past 15 years in all CIHR grant programs (2000/01 to 2015/16) overall (A) and by pillar (B).

A. Overall Funding

  Female Male Gender Difference (fold)
Grant Length (years) 2.5 3.2 1.25x
Grant Size (x $1,000) 336 505 1.50x

B. Average Grant Length (years)

  Female Male Gender Difference (fold)
Biomedical 3.6 3.8 1.03x
Clinical 2.7 3.0 1.10x
Health Systems/Services 2.1 2.3 1.07x
Population Health 2.2 2.4 1.10x

B. Average Grant Size (x $1,000)

  Female Male Gender Difference (fold)
Biomedical 512 551 1.08x
Clinical 434 650 1.50x
Health Systems/Services 259 397 1.53x
Population Health 271 462 1.70x

Funding by Program

Length of Grant (years)

Program Female Male Gender Difference (fold)
All CIHR Competitions (2000/01-2015/16) 2.5 3.2 1.25x
Open Operating Grant Program (2000/01-2014/15) 3.7 4 1.08x
Foundation Grant Program (2015/16) n/a n/a n/a
Project Grant Program (2015/16) 4.2 4.5 1.08x

Grant Size (x $1,000)

Program Female Male Gender Difference (fold)
All CIHR Competitions (2000/01-2015/16) 336 505 1.50x
Open Operating Grant Program (2000/01-2014/15) 456 535 1.13x
Foundation Grant Program (2015/16) NI: 211 NI: 242 NI: 1.15x
M/Sr: 338 M/Sr: 502 M/Sr: 1.48x
Project Grant Program (2015/16) 708 755 1.07x
NI = New Investigator
M/Sr. = Mid/Senior Career Investigator
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