Success Rates and Funding Rates
Research Career Development Awards: Competing applications, awards, and success rates

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 1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Applications1,0291,0821,4641,9211,7832,0092,1472,6422,9622,7123,3402,8322,5182,8252,8482,940
  K01233266277383376422503563645654578443395465441522
  K02117111909811610610011411293677273656454
  K0751883775617276154169144888454727568
  K08557536479496515560592669676635524509466480425371
  K121542537823124521061267010636424376105
  K22  8551118711714314617117314911511112488103
  K23  1203394399421505635679666650574517558599555
  K24    18517212810889120149127133978710587111
  K25      194142488011399785041698275
  K99                  1893795703778832911
  All Other Ks563085953737395512250745729667965
                                  
Awards5275446738358299289389381,0468291,0361,0029631,004899930
  K018290107137160179216179198180183172144185151168
  K0262636453654948544233282726192414
  K072539163122282731373523292116195
  K08306311249250255293280267266215189222221211177157
  K1215191919104424333524481922212449
  K22  0521334747475050402629312625
  K23  186192184196214226232180217216227211203203
  K24    8177584840507656624941643951
  K25      823222024373127249211919
  K99                  1183180204194180212
  All Other Ks37214647192222277324363819313727
                                  
Success Rates51%50%46%43%46%46%44%36%35%31%31%35%38%36%32%32%
  K0135%34%39%36%43%42%43%32%31%28%32%39%36%40%34%32%
  K0253%57%71%54%56%46%48%47%38%35%42%38%36%29%38%26%
  K0749%44%43%41%36%39%36%20%22%24%26%34%39%22%25%7%
  K0855%58%52%50%50%52%47%40%39%34%36%44%47%44%42%42%
  K12100%45%36%24%43%35%46%31%28%34%45%53%52%49%32%47%
  K22  0%9%19%38%40%33%32%29%29%27%23%26%25%30%24%
  K23  100%42%49%46%47%42%36%34%27%33%38%44%38%34%37%
  K24    44%45%45%44%45%42%51%44%47%50%47%61%45%46%
  K25      42%56%52%42%30%33%31%35%48%22%30%23%25%
  K99                  100%20%23%29%25%22%23%
  All Other Ks66%70%54%49%51%59%56%49%60%48%49%67%66%47%47%42%
 
Notes:
Not included are awards made under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and, beginning with fiscal year 2009, awards made under reimbursable agreements, appropriations to NIH for Superfund-related activities, gift funds, and Breast Cancer Research Stamp funds.

Source: NIH IMPAC, Success Rate File

Contact: Office of Statistical Analysis and Reporting, ORIS/OER