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Merit Review Success Rates

Winter 2024

Award Type

Total Reviewed

Total Streamlined

Total Funded

Success Rate

Investigator Initiated Research Projects (*Including SDR Merit and POU AMP Projects)

101

7

7

6.9%

Pilot Projects (*Including SDR Pilot Projects)

18

1

5

27.8%

Career Development Awards

29

0

7

24.1%

Summer 2023

Award Type

Total Reviewed

Total Streamlined

Total Funded

Success Rate

Investigator Initiated Research Projects (*Including SDR Merit and POU AMP Projects)

91

11

15

16.5%

Pilot Projects (*Including SDR Pilot Projects)

21

2

2

9.5%

Career Development Awards

21

0

3

14.3%

Winter 2023

Award Type

Total Reviewed

Total Streamlined

Total Funded

Success Rate

Investigator Initiated Research Projects (*Including SDR Merit Projects )

76

6

18

23.7%

Pilot Projects (*Including SDR Pilot Projects)

18

1

5

27.8%

Career Development Awards

19

3

4

21.1%

Summer 2022

Award Type

Total Reviewed

Total Streamlined

Total Funded

Success Rate

Investigator Initiated Research Projects (*Including SDR Merit Projects )

105

13

23

22.0%

Pilot Projects (*Including SDR Pilot Projects)

26

2

9

35.0%

Career Development Awards

27

3

7

26.0%

Winter 2022

Award Type

Total Reviewed

Total Streamlined

Total Funded

Success Rate

Investigator Initiated Research Projects (*Including SDR Merit Projects )

99

6

23

23.2%

Pilot Projects (*Including SDR Pilot Projects)

16

2

1

6.3%

Career Development Awards

28

7

7

25.0%

Summer 2021

Award Type

Total Reviewed

Total Streamlined

Total Funded

Success Rate

Investigator Initiated Research Projects (*Including SDR Merit Projects )

113

9

32

28.3%

Pilot Projects (*Including SDR Pilot Projects)

27

6

5

18.5%

Career Development Awards

29

6

7

24.1%

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