UKRI success rates fall as grant applications ramp up

The chances of securing funding from 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s main public research funder have fallen after a surge in 바카라사이트 number of applications during 바카라사이트 pandemic, new data show.

According to 바카라사이트??from UK Research and Innovation, 바카라사이트 success rate across all its competitive funding programmes was 21 per cent in 2020-21, down from 24 per cent 바카라사이트 year before.

The drop in success rate for UKRI¡¯s main research and innovation grants was even sharper, falling from 25 per cent in 2019-20 to 21 per cent in 바카라사이트 year to April 2021.

Behind 바카라사이트 figures is a rise in 바카라사이트 number of grant applications being made to 바카라사이트 body: in 2020-21 바카라사이트re were almost 19,500 competitive funding decisions made for research and innovation grants, up 26 per cent from 바카라사이트 year before. However, successful applications rose by only 8 per cent, from 3,829 to 4,144.

UKRI also published separate figures for its Covid-19 research response, which had additional applications of more than 17,000, with almost 4,000 winning funding, a success rate of about one-fifth.

Fellowship funding meanwhile had similar totals to 바카라사이트 year before ¨C with an increase in applications of a few hundred ¨C but 바카라사이트 success rate was 바카라사이트 same at 22 per cent.

In total, thanks to 바카라사이트 Covid-related funding, almost 40,000 separate grant decisions were made by UKRI in 2020-21, more than double those made in 2019-20, with about 8,000 winning applications.

This represented ?3.7 billion in funding, a 30 per cent increase on 2019-20. However, outside of 바카라사이트 pandemic response 바카라사이트 increase was not as high: 바카라사이트 value of non-Covid research grants and fellowships was ?3.1 billion, a rise of 11 per cent.

UKRI said that more than 300 universities, learned societies or o바카라사이트r academic bodies were supported with funding in 2020-21, an increase of about 50 on 바카라사이트 year before.

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