This section of the site, provides details of the current successful NHMRC Project Grants funding recipients.
Grants to commence in 2010
Successful applications
Membership of the 2009 NHMRC Project Grant Advisory Groups
Statistics on the distribution of funding
NHMRC Project Grants – Funding commencing in 2010
| Broad Research Area | No. Apps | No. Funded | % Funded | Total Budget | Av Budget Funded |
| Basic Science | 1435 | 376 | 26% | $188,290,189.5 | $500,772 |
| Clinical Medicine & Science | 997 | 190 | 19% | $107,229,567.5 | $564,366 |
| Health Services Research | 124 | 24 | 19% | $15,246,015 | $635,251 |
| Preventative Medicine | 87 | 14 | 16% | $9,114,738 | $651,053 |
| Public Health | 341 | 79 | 23% | $63,567,362 | $814,383 |
| Total | 2984 | 683 | — | $383,447,872 | — |
NHMRC Project Grants commencing in 2010 – Basic vs Applied science
| Broad Research Area | No of Apps | No Funded | % Funded | Total Budget | Av Budget Funded |
| Basic Science | 1435 | 376 | 26% | $188,290,190 | $500,772 |
| Applied Science | 1549 | 307 | 20% | $195,157,683 | $635,693 |
| Total | 2984 | 683 | 23% | $383,447,872 | $561,417 |
Note: Applied Science in this case includes all Clinical Science and Medicine, Health Services Research, Preventative Medicine and Science and Public Health applications and grants
NHMRC Project Grants commencing in 2010 – Funding by State/Territory
| State | No. Apps | No. Funded | % Funded | Total Budget | Av Budget Funded |
| ACT | 83 | 17 | 18% | $8,546,888 | $502,758 |
| NSW | 814 | 189 | 23% | $107,325,097 | $567,858 |
| NT | 17 | 7 | 41% | $8,413,923 | $1,210,989 |
| QLD | 453 | 99 | 22% | $56,807,245 | $573,811 |
| SA | 310 | 74 | 24% | $45,709,816 | $617,700 |
| TAS | 28 | 7 | 25% | $3,497,213 | $499,602 |
| VIC | 1060 | 251 | 23% | $129,583,776 | $516,270 |
| WA | 219 | 39 | 18% | $23,563,915 | $604,203 |
| Total | 2984 | 683 | — | $383,447,872 | — |
NHMRC Project Grants applications – Funded vs Fundable 2000-09
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Rating Category | |
| Number of applications funded | 459 | 388 | 406 | 412 | 416 | 441 | 600 | 664 | 692 | 683 | 7 to 5 |
| Number of applications assessed as fundable, but not funded | 551 | 609 | 592 | 615 | 673 | 832 | 1214 | 1203 | 1246 | 1721 | 5 to 4 |
| Number of applications assessed as not fundable | 495 | 683 | 756 | 807 | 803 | 799 | 1070 | 622 | 619 | 580 | Below 4 |
| Total apps | 1505 | 1680 | 1754 | 1834 | 1892 | 2072 | 2884 | 2489 | 2557 | 2984 |
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