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Text descriptions of graphs on the Gender Equity 2024–25 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 2024–25.
0 to less than 10 years post-PhD:
- 107 women (12.4%)
- 72 men (9.5%)
- 4 other (12.5%).
10 to less than 20 years post-PhD:
- 124 women (14.0%)
- 97 men (11.3%)
- 4 other (17.4%).
20 or more years post-PhD:
- 76 women (15.8%)
- 115 men (13.3%)
- 3 other (42.9%).
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 2024–25.
- 15.3% women
- 12.3% men
- 14.6% 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 2024–25.
| Scheme | Proportion of grants - Women (CIA) | Funded rate - Women (CIA) | Funded rate - Men (CIA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Centres of Research Excellence | 50% | 21.7% | 15.6% |
| 2024 Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants | 55% | 11.0% | 7.1% |
| 2024 Collaborations in Health Services Research | 88% | 13.5% | 4.3% |
| 2024 Development Grants | 19% | 7.1% | 12.6% |
| 2024 Ideas Grants | 44% | 10.3% | 9.7% |
| International Collaborations* | 38% | 29.4% | 24.2% |
| 2025 Investigator Grants | 54% | 14.2% | 12.2% |
| 2024 Partnership Projects | 74% | 57.1% | 43.8% |
| 2024 Postgraduate Scholarships | 62% | 45.5% | 52.0% |
| 2025 Supporting Research Translation Centres | 67% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 2024 Synergy Grants | 60% | 26.1% | 12.5% |
| Targeted Calls for Research* | 55% | 34.4% | 25.0% |
*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 2024–25.
The funded rate was:
- 15.8% for women
- 13.5% for men
- 13.2% 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 2024–25.
For Ideas Grants:
- the baseline funded rate was 8.3% for women and 9.4% for men
- the final funded rate was 10.3% for women and 9.7% 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): 18 women, 12 men and 1
- Leadership 2 (L2): 20 women, 12 men
- Leadership 3 (L3): 15 women, 30 men and 1.