Gender Snapshot Grants commencing in 2017
Table 1: Success Rates by Scheme by Gender
Note 1: This includes all named researchers on proposals, including Partner Investigators. Only researchers who identified their gender were included for counting. A very small number of researchers did not identify their gender in the ARC database.
Note 2: An individual research participant may be involved in more than one project in one or more scheme rounds. The participant is counted more than once in these cases.
Note 3: Linkage Projects and Learned Academies Special Projects commencing in 2017 have not been finalised and are not included in the datasets.
2017
Scheme |
Women |
Men |
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Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
ARC Centres of Excellence |
127 |
55 |
43.3% |
460 |
245 |
53.3% |
ARC Future Fellowships |
107 |
41 |
38.3% |
186 |
49 |
26.3% |
Australian Laureate Fellowships |
26 |
4 |
15.4% |
86 |
13 |
15.1% |
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award |
435 |
77 |
17.7% |
760 |
123 |
16.2% |
Discovery Indigenous |
42 |
14 |
33.3% |
65 |
26 |
40.0% |
Discovery Projects |
2798 |
490 |
17.5% |
8290 |
1501 |
18.1% |
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs |
19 |
10 |
52.6% |
117 |
87 |
74.4% |
Industrial Transformation Training Centres |
124 |
37 |
29.8% |
512 |
215 |
42.0% |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
356 |
111 |
31.2% |
1567 |
481 |
30.7% |
26 researchers did not provide gender information, and two researchers identified as being indeterminate/intersex.
Table 2: Participation Rates by scheme by Gender
Note 1: This includes all named researchers on proposals, including Partner Investigators. Only researchers who identified their gender were included for counting. A very small number of researchers did not identify their gender in the ARC database.
Note 2: An individual research participant may be involved in more than one project in one or more scheme rounds. The participant is counted more than once in these cases.
Note 3: Linkage Projects and Learned Academies Special Projects commencing in 2017 have not been finalised and are not included in the datasets.
Scheme |
Submitted |
Participation rate |
|||
Women |
Men |
Total |
Women |
Men |
|
ARC Centres of Excellence |
127 |
460 |
587 |
21.6% |
78.4% |
ARC Future Fellowships |
107 |
186 |
293 |
36.5% |
63.5% |
Australian Laureate Fellowships |
26 |
86 |
112 |
23.2% |
76.8% |
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award |
435 |
760 |
1195 |
36.4% |
63.6% |
Discovery Indigenous |
42 |
65 |
107 |
39.3% |
60.7% |
Discovery Projects |
2798 |
8290 |
11088 |
25.2% |
74.8% |
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs |
19 |
117 |
136 |
14.0% |
86.0% |
Industrial Transformation Training Centres |
124 |
512 |
636 |
19.5% |
80.5% |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
356 |
1567 |
1923 |
18.5% |
81.5% |
26 researchers have not identified gender; two identied as indeterminate/intersex in proposals.
Table 3: Success Rates by Gender of Project Leader by scheme
Note 1: Only researchers who identified their gender were included for counting. A very small number of researchers did not identify their gender in the ARC database.
Note 2: An individual research participant may be involved in more than one project in one or more scheme rounds. The participant is counted more than once in these cases.
Note 3: Linkage Projects and Learned Academies Special Projects commencing in 2017 have not been finalised and are not included in the datasets.
2017
Scheme |
Women |
Men |
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Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
ARC Centres of Excellence |
4 |
2 |
50.0% |
15 |
7 |
46.7% |
ARC Future Fellowships |
107 |
41 |
38.3% |
186 |
49 |
26.3% |
Australian Laureate Fellowships |
26 |
4 |
15.4% |
86 |
13 |
15.1% |
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award |
435 |
77 |
17.7% |
760 |
123 |
16.2% |
Discovery Indigenous |
15 |
4 |
26.7% |
16 |
7 |
43.8% |
Discovery Projects |
865 |
153 |
17.7% |
2670 |
475 |
17.8% |
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs |
2 |
0 |
0.0% |
3 |
3 |
100.0% |
Industrial Transformation Training Centres |
5 |
1 |
20.0% |
21 |
8 |
38.1% |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
29 |
11 |
37.9% |
150 |
37 |
24.7% |
Table 4: Participation Rates by Gender of Project Leader by scheme
Note 1: Only researchers who identified their gender were included for counting. A very small number of researchers did not identify their gender in the ARC database.
Note 2: An individual research participant may be involved in more than one project in one or more scheme rounds. The participant is counted more than once in these cases.
Note 3: Linkage Projects and Learned Academies Special Projects commencing in 2017 have not been finalised and are not included in the datasets.
2017
Scheme |
Submitted |
Participation rate |
|||
Women |
Men |
Total |
Women |
Men |
|
ARC Centres of Excellence |
4 |
15 |
19 |
21.1% |
78.9% |
ARC Future Fellowships |
107 |
186 |
293 |
36.5% |
63.5% |
Australian Laureate Fellowships |
26 |
86 |
112 |
23.2% |
76.8% |
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award |
435 |
760 |
1195 |
36.4% |
63.6% |
Discovery Indigenous |
15 |
16 |
31 |
48.4% |
51.6% |
Discovery Projects |
865 |
2670 |
3535 |
24.5% |
75.5% |
Industrial Transformation Research Hubs |
2 |
3 |
5 |
40.0% |
60.0% |
Industrial Transformation Training Centres |
5 |
21 |
26 |
19.2% |
80.8% |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
29 |
150 |
179 |
16.2% |
83.8% |
Table 5: Success Rates by Two-Digit Field of Research Division by Gender
Note 1: This includes all named researchers on proposals, including Partner Investigators. Only researchers who identified their gender were included for counting. A very small number of researchers did not identify their gender in the ARC database.
Note 2: Two Digit Field of Research Division is determined by the Field of Research Code assigned to the proposal by investigators
Note 3: NCGP Schemes included: Discovery Projects, Discovery Indigenous, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Future Fellowships, Australian Laureate Fellowships,Linkage Projects, Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities, Industrial Transformation Research Hubs, Industrial Transformation Training Centres, and ARC Centres of Excellence.
Note 4: Linkage Projects and Learned Academies Special Projects commencing in 2017 have not been finalised and are not included in the datasets.
2017
Discipline |
Women |
Men |
||||
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
01 - Mathematical Sciences |
76 |
18 |
23.7% |
480 |
92 |
19.2% |
02 - Physical Sciences |
173 |
64 |
37.0% |
1135 |
382 |
33.7% |
03 - Chemical Sciences |
181 |
49 |
27.1% |
842 |
252 |
29.9% |
04 - Earth Sciences |
168 |
44 |
26.2% |
743 |
189 |
25.4% |
05 - Environmental Sciences |
123 |
22 |
17.9% |
358 |
79 |
22.1% |
06 - Biological Sciences |
435 |
94 |
21.6% |
1346 |
251 |
18.6% |
07 - Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences |
68 |
9 |
13.2% |
241 |
39 |
16.2% |
08 - Information and Computing Sciences |
140 |
25 |
17.9% |
877 |
152 |
17.3% |
09 - Engineering |
368 |
65 |
17.7% |
2679 |
649 |
24.2% |
10 - Technology |
136 |
25 |
18.4% |
477 |
86 |
18.0% |
11 - Medical and Health Sciences |
314 |
73 |
23.2% |
408 |
90 |
22.1% |
12 - Built Environment and Design |
75 |
3 |
4.0% |
131 |
10 |
7.6% |
13 - Education |
184 |
22 |
12.0% |
153 |
28 |
18.3% |
14 - Economics |
60 |
15 |
25.0% |
230 |
68 |
29.6% |
15 - Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
130 |
8 |
6.2% |
240 |
14 |
5.8% |
16 - Studies in Human Society |
432 |
99 |
22.9% |
455 |
85 |
18.7% |
17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
293 |
52 |
17.7% |
388 |
67 |
17.3% |
18 - Law and Legal Studies |
133 |
18 |
13.5% |
143 |
22 |
15.4% |
19 - Studies in Creative Arts and Writing |
111 |
19 |
17.1% |
116 |
30 |
25.9% |
20 - Language, Communication and Culture |
205 |
42 |
20.5% |
222 |
37 |
16.7% |
21 - History and Archaeology |
164 |
55 |
33.5% |
247 |
96 |
38.9% |
22 - Philosophy and Religious Studies |
65 |
18 |
27.7% |
132 |
22 |
16.7% |
Table 6a: Success Rate by Career Age and Gender: All named participants
Note 1: This includes all named participants on proposals. Only researchers who identified their gender and PhD dates were included for counting.
Note 2: Career age is calculated on basis of reported PhD award date in submitted proposals to the ARC and the last day of submission in the scheme each round. It is possible that the same person reported a different PhD award date in the database and where this is the case, the earliest PhD date was taken as the PhD date for use in analysis here. Some researchers did not report their PhD date and hence were not included in the report.
Note 3: NCGP schemes with career age data available included: Discovery Projects, Discovery Indigenous, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Future Fellowships, and Australian Laureate Fellowships.
2017
Gender |
<5yrs |
5 - 10yrs |
10-15yrs |
||||||
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
Female |
614 |
97 |
15.8% |
799 |
141 |
17.6% |
687 |
132 |
19.2% |
Male |
1223 |
209 |
17.1% |
1630 |
288 |
17.7% |
1613 |
291 |
18.0% |
Gender |
15-20yrs |
20 - 25yrs |
25 - 30yrs |
30+yrs |
||||||||
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
Female |
542 |
101 |
18.6% |
338 |
72 |
21.3% |
187 |
39 |
20.9% |
162 |
26 |
16.0% |
Male |
1389 |
253 |
18.2% |
1133 |
206 |
18.2% |
938 |
178 |
19.0% |
1265 |
255 |
20.2% |
Table 6b: Success Rate by Career Age and Gender: Chief Investigator
Note 1: This dataset includes all Chief Investigators including fellowship recipients on proposals, without Partner Investigators. Only researchers who identified their gender and PhD dates were included for counting.
Note 2: Career age is calculated on basis of reported PhD award date in submitted proposals to the ARC and the last day of submission in the scheme each round. It is possible that the same person reported a different PhD award date in the database and where this is the case, the earliest PhD date was taken as the PhD date for use in analysis here.
Note 3: NCGP schemes with career age data available included: Discovery Projects, Discovery Indigenous, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Future Fellowships, Australian Laureate Fellowships and Linkage Projects schemes.
2017
Gender |
<5yrs |
5 - 10yrs |
10-15yrs |
||||||
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
Female |
556 |
89 |
16.0% |
690 |
123 |
17.8% |
554 |
106 |
19.1% |
Male |
1102 |
194 |
17.6% |
1315 |
224 |
17.0% |
1174 |
211 |
18.0% |
Gender |
15-20yrs |
20 - 25yrs |
25 - 30yrs |
30+yrs |
||||||||
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
Female |
442 |
88 |
19.9% |
247 |
54 |
21.9% |
134 |
29 |
21.6% |
110 |
16 |
14.5% |
Male |
974 |
165 |
16.9% |
755 |
132 |
17.5% |
617 |
124 |
20.1% |
789 |
154 |
19.5% |
Table 6c: Success Rate by Career Age and Gender: Project Leader/Fellow/Awardee
Note 1: This includes Project Leaders (1st named Chief Investigators) and Fellows/Awardees on proposals. Only researchers who identified their gender and PhD dates were included for counting.
Note 2: Career age is calculated on basis of reported PhD award date in submitted proposals to the ARC and the last day of submission in the scheme each round. It is possible that the same person reported a different PhD award date in the database and where this is the case, the earliest PhD date was taken as the PhD date for use in analysis here.
Note 3: NCGP schemes with career age data available included: Discovery Projects, Discovery Indigenous, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Future Fellowships, Australian Laureate Fellowships and Linkage Projects schemes.
2017
Gender |
<5yrs |
5 - 10yrs |
10-15yrs |
||||||
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
Female |
365 |
63 |
17.3% |
340 |
60 |
17.6% |
294 |
60 |
20.4% |
Male |
765 |
121 |
15.8% |
667 |
104 |
15.6% |
654 |
119 |
18.2% |
Gender |
15-20yrs |
20 - 25yrs |
25 - 30yrs |
30+yrs |
||||||||
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
Female |
212 |
43 |
20.3% |
113 |
24 |
21.2% |
67 |
18 |
26.9% |
49 |
10 |
20.4% |
Male |
544 |
95 |
17.5% |
395 |
78 |
19.7% |
316 |
66 |
20.9% |
363 |
78 |
21.5% |
Table 7: Success Rates for Future Fellowship Level by Gender
Note 1: This includes all named researchers on proposals, including Partner Investigators. Only researchers who identified their gender were included for counting. A very small number of researchers did not identify their gender in the ARC database.
2017
Table 8: Success rate by STEM/HASS discipline area by Gender in Fellowship/Award schemes
Note 1: Discipline area is determined by Field of Research Code assigned by Investigators. STEM (01 – Mathematical Sciences, 02 – Physical Sciences, 03 – Chemical Sciences, 04 – Earth Sciences, 05 – Environmental Sciences, 06 – Biological Sciences, 07 – Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, 08 – Information and Computing Sciences, 09 – Engineering, 10 – Technology, 11 – Medical and Health Sciences, 17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences); HASS (12 – Built Environment and Design, 13 – Education, 14 – Economics, 15 – Commerce, Management, Tourism & Services, 16 – Studies In Human Society, 18 – Law and Legal Studies, 19 – Studies In Creative Arts and Writing, 20 – Language, Communication and Culture, 21 – History and Archaeology, 22 – Philosophy and Religious Studies)
Note 2: Only researchers who identified their gender were included. A very small number of researchers did not identify their gender in the ARC database.
Note 3: NCGP schemes included: Australian Laureate Fellowships, Future Fellowships and Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.
2017
Discipline |
Women |
Men |
||||
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
Submitted |
Funded |
Success rate |
|
STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) |
331 |
77 |
23.3% |
821 |
150 |
18.3% |
HASS (Humanities Arts and Social Sciences) |
237 |
45 |
19.0% |
211 |
35 |
16.6% |