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Text descriptions of graphs on the Gender Equity 2025–26 Report Card.
Career Stage – Years Post-PhD
Three pie charts showing the number of grants (funded rate) for lead Chief Investigators by their career stage in 2025–26.
0 to less than 10 years post-PhD:
- 88 women (11.1%)
- 55 men (7.5%)
- 5 other (13.9%).
10 to less than 20 years post-PhD:
- 119 women (11.9%)
- 95 men (10.2%)
- 1 other (4.2%).
20 or more years post-PhD:
- 75 women (13.8%)
- 116 men (12.6%)
- 1 other (7.7%).
Note: Funded CIAs with a PhD not complete or awarded are not shown.
Funded rate
Horizontal bar chart representing the funded rate (percentage) for women, men and other lead Chief Investigators in the NHMRC grant program for 2025–26.
- 13.3% women
- 10.7% men
- 6.8% other.
Note: The funded rate is the percentage of applications that receive funding.
Schemes
A vertical bar chart representing the funded rate for women and men lead Chief Investigators and the proportion of grants awarded to women by scheme for 2025–26.
| Scheme | Proportion of grants - Women (CIA) | Funded rate - Women (CIA) | Funded rate - Men (CIA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 and 2026 Centres of Research Excellence | 52% | 17.3% | 15.2% |
| 2025 Development Grants | 20% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| 2025 Ideas Grants | 44% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| International Collaborations* | 38% | 15.4% | 16.4% |
| 2026 Investigator Grants | 53% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2025 Partnership Projects | 66% | 40.4% | 29.4% |
| 2025 Postgraduate Scholarships | 70% | 37.6% | 31.3% |
| 2025 Synergy Grants | 64% | 20.0% | 8.2% |
| Targeted Calls for Research* | 75% | 14.5% | 10.5% |
*Includes multiple grant opportunities. Note: The 'Other CIA' category is not included in this graph.
All chief investigators
Horizontal bar chart representing the funded rate for all women, men and other Chief Investigators in the NHMRC grant program in 2025–26.
The funded rate was:
- 13.4% for women
- 11.1% for men
- 10.1% for other.
Structural priority funding
Vertical bar chart representing the baseline (before structural priority funding) and final funded rates for women and men lead Chief Investigators in relevant schemes in 2025–26.
For Investigator Grants Emerging Leadership Level 1:
- the baseline funded rate was 9.3% for women and 11.0% for men
- the final funded rate was 11.7% for women and 11.0% for men.
For Investigator Grants Emerging Leadership Level 2:
- the baseline funded rate was 7.1% for women and 10.3% for men
- the final funded rate was 11.7% for women and 10.3% for men.
For Ideas Grants:
- the baseline funded rate was 7.5% for women and 7.7% for men
- the final funded rate was 8.4% for women and 8.1% for men.
Note: Data are only shown for schemes in which SPF for gender equity was applied. The 'Final' funded rate incorporates all structural priorities, not only gender. 'Baseline' is the funded rate prior to SPF. 'Other' category is not shown.
Impact of special measures on Investigator Grant Leadership category
Horizontal bar chart representing the number of women, men and other by leadership category.
- Leadership 1 (L1): 23 women, 14 men
- Leadership 2 (L2): 14 women, 14 men
- Leadership 3 (L3): 16 women, 23 men.