Gender Equity Data Analysis – Amount of CIHR Funding by Gender (Project Grant)

Methods: The data in this section represents the competition results of CIHR’s 2015/16 Project grant competition. The data are organized into graphs representing (A.) the average amount of funding received per year by gender ("Amount of CIHR Funding") and (B.) the percent of requested amount that was received, or the amount approved over amount requested ("Percent of Requested CIHR Funding").

CIHR's 2015/16 Project Grant Program

A.

Females $166,639.27
Males $165,134.38

B.

Females 77%
Males 78%

Average Approved Grant Size by Pillar

A.

Long description
Average Grant Funds ($)
Females Males
Biomedical 158,999 158,297
Clinical 191,956 201,106
Health Systems / Services 142,862 160,636
Social Cultural, Environmental and Population Health Research 169,856 240,881

B.

Long description
Funds Approved / Requested (%)
Females Males
Biomedical 76.45 77.72
Clinical 76.76 77.07
Health Systems / Services 76.84 76.46
Social Cultural, Environmental and Population Health Research 76.45 76.45

Amount of CIHR Funding by Career Stage

A.

Long description
Average Grant Funds ($)
Gender Mid + Senior Investigator New Investigator Overall
Females 174,529.21 142,542.95 166,639.27
Males 165,624.71 162,891.70 165,134.38
Overall 168,246.03 156,143.24 165,810.72

B.

Long description
Funds Approved / Requested (%)
Gender Mid + Senior Investigator New Investigator Overall
Females 76.55 76.66 77.00
Males 77.80 76.45 78.00
Overall 77.00 77.00 77.00
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