Recent awards and proposal success rates
Information on the success of the different grant schemes and research organisations who submit proposals to the MRC is detailed below.
- Recent awards
- Grant application success rates
- Fellowship application success rates
- Research organisation success rates
Recent awards
The following links list recently awarded grants at each award point over the last few sessions from 2004 onwards
- Grants awarded by the Boards - 2004 onwards
- Grants awarded through calls and other competitions - 2004 onwards
- Fellowship awards 2005 onwards
Grant application success rates
The following tables show the number of applications, the number of awards and the percentage success rates for each grant scheme for the last two years. A detailed list of awarded grants can be accessed under “Recent Awards” via the link above.
Award rate of grant applications with the final decision date in the financial year 2010-2011 | |||
Agreement type |
Number of Applications |
Number of Awards |
Success rate |
Centre Grants* |
3 |
3 |
100% |
New Investigator Research Grants |
123 |
15 |
12% |
Programme Grants** |
83 |
47 |
57% |
Research Grants |
1168 |
177 |
15% |
Total |
1377 |
242 |
18% |
* Renewals & invited full proposals only
** Full proposals after outline stage
Award rate of grant applications with the final decision date in the financial year 2009-2010 | |||
Agreement type |
Number of Applications |
Number of Awards |
Success rate |
Centre Grants* |
5 |
5 |
100% |
Collaboration Grants |
2 |
1 |
50% |
Discipline Hopping Awards |
76 |
18 |
24% |
LINK grants |
2 |
0 |
0% |
New Investigator Research Grants |
146 |
25 |
17% |
Programme Grants ** |
53 |
32 |
60% |
Research Grants |
1190 |
197 |
17% |
Trial Grants ** |
1 |
1 |
100% |
Total |
1475 |
279 |
19% |
* Renewals & invited full proposals only
** Full proposals after outline stage
Fellowship application success rates
The following tables show the number of applications, the number of awards and the percentage success rates for each fellowship scheme for the last two years. A detailed list of awarded fellowships can be accessed under the fellowship awards from 2005 onwards.
Financial Year 2010/11 | ||||||
Number of applications |
Number of awards |
Success rate | ||||
Clinical fellowships |
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Senior Clinical Fellowship |
8 |
2 |
25% | |||
Clinician Scientist Fellowship |
43 |
8 |
19% | |||
Clinical Research Training Fellowship |
198 |
48 |
24% | |||
Non-Clinical Fellowships |
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Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship |
30 |
3 |
10% | |||
Career Development Award |
101 |
10 |
10% | |||
Career Development Award in Biostatistics |
4 |
1 |
25% | |||
Specialist Schemes |
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Population Health Scientist |
51 |
8 |
16% | |||
Methodology Research Fellowships |
15 |
5 |
23% | |||
ESRC/MRC/NIHR Health Economics |
16 |
3 |
19% | |||
People Exchange Fellowship |
13 |
5 |
38% | |||
Special Training Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics |
23 |
4 |
17% | |||
Total |
502 |
97 |
19% | |||
Financial Year 2009/ 2010 | ||||||
Number of applications |
Number of awards |
Success rate | ||||
Clinical fellowships |
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Senior Clinical Fellowship |
16 |
3 |
19% | |||
Clinician Scientist Fellowship |
50 |
10 |
20% | |||
Clinical Research Training Fellowship |
211 |
51 |
24% | |||
Clinical Fellowship Programmes |
5 |
2 |
60% | |||
Non-Clinical Fellowships |
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Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship |
23 |
3 |
13% | |||
Career Development Award |
99 |
10 |
10% | |||
Career Development Award in Biostatistics |
5 |
2 |
60% | |||
Specialist Schemes |
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Population Health Scientist |
29 |
10 |
34% | |||
Methodology Research Fellowships |
12 |
4 |
33% | |||
ESRC/MRC/NIHR Health Economics |
11 |
5 |
45% | |||
Special Training Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics |
19 |
4 |
21% | |||
Total |
480 |
104 |
22% | |||
Research organisation success rates
The links below show the success rates of research organisations (for example UK higher education institutions, NHS Trusts, Research Institutes) in applying for MRC grants and fellowships.
Grant and fellowship award rates for proposals assessed and awarded by financial year:
- Quantity of grant and fellowship applications assessed in 2010/2011
- Quality of grant applications assessed in 2010/2011
- Quantity of grant and fellowship applications assessed in 2009/2010
- Quality of grant applications assessed in 2009/2010