Applicant and application characteristics for CIHR open operating grant applications, 2012–2014
| Characteristics | All applicants, no. (%)* n = 11 624 | Female applicants, no. (%)* n = 3930 | Male applicants, no. (%)* n = 7694 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant (principal) | |||
| Gender | |||
| Female | 3930 (33.8) | ||
| Male | 7694 (66.2) | ||
| Age group, yr | |||
| Age missing | 1056 (9.1) | 534 (13.6) | 522 (6.8) |
| 26–41 | 2968 (25.5) | 1062 (27) | 1906 (24.8) |
| 42–47 | 2613 (22.5) | 928 (23.6) | 1685 (21.9) |
| 48–54 | 2595 (22.3) | 801 (20.4) | 1794 (23.3) |
| 55–81 | 2392 (20.6) | 605 (15.4) | 1787 (23.2) |
| Application | |||
| Year submitted | |||
| 2012 | 4248 (36.6) | 1407 (35.8) | 2841 (36.9) |
| 2013 | 4593 (39.5) | 1577 (40.1) | 3016 (39.2) |
| 2014 | 2783 (23.9) | 946 (24.1) | 1837 (23.9) |
| Type of application | |||
| New submission | 7958 (68.5) | 2772 (70.5) | 5186 (67.4) |
| Resubmission | 3666 (31.5) | 1158 (29.5) | 2508 (32.6) |
| No. of investigators | |||
| 1 | 3393 (29.2) | 805 (20.5) | 2588 (33.6) |
| 2–3 | 3351 (28.8) | 933 (23.7) | 2418 (31.4) |
| 4–5 | 2016 (17.3) | 782 (19.9) | 1234 (16.0) |
| > 5 | 2864 (24.6) | 1410 (35.9) | 1454 (18.9) |
| Initial rating above 3.4 (fundable) | |||
| Above 3.4 | 9328 (80.2) | 3012 (76.6) | 6316 (82.1) |
| ≤ 3.4 | 2296 (19.8) | 918 (23.4) | 1378 (17.9) |
| Scientific domain | |||
| Basic science | 7450 (64.1) | 1858 (47.3) | 5592 (72.7) |
| Applied science | 4174 (35.9) | 2072 (52.7) | 2102 (27.3) |
| Clinical | 1924 (16.6) | 806 (20.5) | 1118 (14.5) |
| Health services and policy | 941 (8.1) | 530 (13.5) | 411 (5.3) |
| Population health | 1309 (11.3) | 736 (18.7) | 573 (7.5) |
| Amount of funding requested, mean ± SD | $747 981 ± $445 347 | $706 964 ± $504 335 | $768 931 ± $410 427 |
| Review | |||
| Gender mix of reviewers | |||
| Both male | 5435 (46.8) | 1442 (36.7) | 3993 (51.9) |
| Both female | 1459 (12.6) | 742 (18.9) | 717 (9.3) |
| 1 male + 1 female | 4730 (40.7) | 1746 (44.4) | 2984 (38.8) |
| Reviewer expertise | |||
| Both high expertise | 1893 (16.3) | 597 (15.2) | 1296 (16.8) |
| 1 medium + 1 high or medium expertise | 7917 (68.1) | 2724 (69.3) | 5193 (67.5) |
| 1 low + 1 high, medium or low expertise | 1532 (13.2) | 515 (13.1) | 1017 (13.2) |
| Both low or NA expertise | 282 (2.4) | 94 (2.4) | 188 (2.4) |
| Reviewer application history | |||
| Both from same domain as applicant | 6505 (56.0) | 1672 (42.5) | 4833 (62.8) |
| Both from mixed or other domains | 1842 (15.9) | 939 (23.9) | 903 (11.7) |
| 1 from same domain, 1 from mixed or other domains | 3277 (28.2) | 1319 (33.6) | 1958 (25.4) |
| Reviewer experience, yr | |||
| ≤ 10† | 2170 (18.7) | 760 (19.3) | 1410 (18.3) |
| 11–20 | 8842 (76.1) | 2928 (74.5) | 5914 (76.9) |
| > 20 | 612 (5.3) | 242 (6.2) | 370 (4.8) |
| Reviewer success rate | |||
| No funded applications | 239 (2.1) | 88 (2.2) | 151 (2.0) |
| Between 1% and < 25% | 3581 (30.8) | 1219 (31.0) | 2362 (30.7) |
| Between 25% and < 50% | 6655 (57.3) | 2247 (57.2) | 4408 (57.3) |
| ≥ 50% | 1149 (9.9) | 376 (9.6) | 773 (10.0) |
| Conflicts on the review panel | |||
| No conflicts | 3850 (33.1) | 1330 (33.8) | 2520 (32.8) |
| At least 1 conflict | 7774 (66.9) | 2600 (66.2) | 5174 (67.2) |