Success rates for grants program

Success rates for awards offered from 2010-2012

Success rates of Project Grants, PhD Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships (2010-2012)

The 2012 Dementia Grants Program consisted of:

  • 6 AADRF Dementia Research Grants (including Rhonda Trengove, Hiley-Allars and Commonwealth Bank awards )
  • 1 Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care
  • 2 Alzheimer's Australia Victoria Grants
  • 1 Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant
  • 4 AADRF Postgraduate Scholarships
  • 1 Consumer Dementia Research Network (CDRN) PhD Scholarship - Younger Onset Dementia
  • 4 PhD 'Top-Up' Scholarships
  • 4 AADRF Postdoctoral Fellowships (AADRF, Sachdev, Epsilon, Viertel)

Dementia Grants Program 2010-2012

2010

Award Type Applications Received Awards Success Rate
Project Grant 47     8 17%
Postdoctoral Fellowship 14 2 14%
Travel Award    5 1 20%
PhD Scholarships 14 3 21%

2011

Award Type Applications Received Awards Success Rate
Project Grant 54 7 13%
Postdoctoral Fellowship 14 4 28%
Travel Award          3 2 66%
PhD Scholarships 22 5 23%

2012

Award Type Applications Received Awards Success Rate
Project Grant 44 9  20%
Postdoctoral Fellowship 29 4  13.7%
Travel Award 5 1  20%
PhD Scholarship 15 5  33.3%
PhD Top-Ups 12 4  33.3%