The MRFF Report on gender data for grant opportunities provides an overview of data available up to May 2024 and annual trends.
Findings show that across all years, the MRFF received a similar number of applications from women and men as Chief Investigators and lead Chief Investigators. Overall funded rates continue to be similar for men and women.
In 2022-23, women Chief Investigators submitted more applications and had higher funded rates than men, continuing the trend from 2021-22.
Despite these gains, men still received a higher proportion of funding, and women remained underrepresented at more senior levels.
For the first time, there was sufficient data to report on funded rates for non-binary researchers. Chief Investigators identifying as non-binary had higher overall funded rates (33.8%) than men (24.7%) or women (25.7%), although these figures are based on small numbers.
