The Medical Research Future Fund reports the outcome of its first early and mid career grants – it’s not great for many

There were 428 applications from universities and MRIs, which, the MRFF suggests, “demonstrates the significant demand amongst early to mid-career researchers for funding that allows them to lead research projects.”

Ten of the applications were ruled ineligible and the rest were assessed by three “independent experts” who sent 99 to an independent committee, which selected 23, or 5.4 per cent of the original applications.

Of 255 original applicants who are “woman or female” 12 were funded, compared to 11 for “man or male.”

The largest proportion of grants went to people five-ten years post PhD. The largest number went to earlier researchers