Life Sciences: Finance
(asked on 27th April 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of research grant applications submitted to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council under responsive mode have received funding in each of the last five years for which data is available.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council data is provided in the table below.
FY | Responsive mode Success Rate | Responsive mode total applications |
2021/22 | 26% | 1185 |
2020/21 | 26% | 940 |
2019/20 | 22% | 1202 |
2018/19 | 25% | 1246 |
2017/18 | 23% | 1258 |
The COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted applications and success rates in FY19/20 and FY20/21.