STFC Data

Success Rates

Grants success rates 2010/11

Introduction

STFC provides funding for research, research infrastructure, training, knowledge transfer and public outreach activities through a variety of schemes. Detailed information about the grants allocation process can be found in our funding section.

This section contains information on how successful institutions have been in receiving STFC grant funding during the Financial Year 2010/11. The information can be viewed according to a variety of factors including:

Overall Grant Success Rates by Value and Number
Overall Grant Success Rate by Region
Astronomy Grant Success Rates
Particle Physics Grant Success Rates
Particle Astrophysics Grant Success Rates
Nuclear Physics Grant Success Rates
PATT Grant Success Rates

Data for other years:

In this section you can also click on an institution's name to see more information about historical and current STFC support at that institution

Types of Grants

STFC offers different types of research grants:

Standard Research Grants: These grants provide funding for research proposals and are normally awarded for a period of up to three years
Rolling Research Grants: These grants provide funding for projects or large scale programmes that require longer term support. They are normally awarded for a period of five years or more with progress reviewed at an agreed future date
Revisable Research Grants: These grants provide funding for the development and/or construction of major equipment. The maintenance and/or operation of major equipment as a research facility or research that is likely to warrant variable support, both in terms of finance and duration. These grants differ significantly in nature from standard and rolling grants both in terms of their purpose and in the methodology by which they are assessed and evaluated, we have therefore not included them in any of the statistics in this section of the website

Rolling Grant Success Rates

As Rolling Grants differ in nature from Standard Grants (especially in terms of scale and duration) we have published separate success rates for both Astronomy and Particle Physics rolling and standard grants. Also, as Rolling Grants tend to be for projects or large-scale programmes that require longer term support institutions normally only make one Rolling Grant application. Therefore the success rate is usually either 100% or 0%.

2010/11

Overall Grants Success Rates for applications made in Financial Year 2010/11

	Number			Value (£k)
Institution	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %
Aberdeen	1	0	0	180,013	0	0
Birmingham	5	4	80	4,912,495	2,407,438	49
Bradford	1	0	0	314,958	0	0
Bristol	12	4	33	3,188,974	620,437	20
British Antarctic Survey	1	1	100	386,553	403,240	104
Brunel	1	1	100	198,576	204,072	103
Cambridge	8	8	100	7,976,118	3,108,271	39
Cardiff	2	1	50	3,277,644	1,601,715	49
Central Lancashire	7	1	14	1,816,025	1,827	0
Durham	6	5	83	12,718,277	6,222,623	49
Edinburgh	6	4	67	7,838,945	3,057,617	39
Exeter	7	1	14	2,169,055	20,554	1
Glasgow	7	5	71	23,951,302	12,528,297	52
Heriot-Watt	1	0	0	1,172,920	68,921	6
Imperial College London	13	7	54	8,394,210	2,853,600	34
Keele	3	2	67	497,904	44,543	9
Kent	7	3	43	1,442,082	443,516	31
Kings College London	2	0	0	3,281,310	49,640	2
Lancaster	5	3	60	908,746	346,616	38
Leeds	3	2	67	3,301,403	1,908,683	58
Leicester	5	3	60	869,174	128,649	15
Liverpool	7	5	71	9,408,466	3,284,824	35
Liverpool John Moores	3	1	33	1,318,852	279,817	21
Manchester	9	5	56	8,758,818	2,619,333	30
Natural History Museum	2	0	0	304,244	0	0
Newcastle	3	1	33	331,796	1,720	0
Northumbria University	1	0	0	278,417	0	0
Nottingham	2	1	50	6,551,489	2,281,585	35
Open	4	2	50	7,122,695	3,787,540	53
Oxford	11	9	82	9,481,219	3,851,355	41
Paisley	3	2	67	1,963,801	237,064	12
Plymouth	1	0	0	516,142	0	0
Portsmouth	1	1	100	1,976,122	982,365	50
Queen Mary London	12	4	33	5,778,141	1,546,175	27
Queen's Belfast	2	2	100	4,248,279	1,786,013	42
Royal Holloway London	3	2	67	894,729	281,904	32
Sheffield	12	3	25	2,515,172	95,666	4
Southampton	2	2	100	3,811,950	1,153,139	30
STFC - RAL	4	0	0	4,233,005	0	0
Strathclyde	3	2	67	641,628	271,916	42
Surrey	3	3	100	4,586,833	2,201,053	48
Sussex	3	2	67	1,669,446	571,744	34
University College London	4	2	50	1,554,188	838,251	54
University College London	1	0	0	606,798	40,148	7
University of Brighton	3	2	67	226,009	163,542	72
University of Dundee	2	0	0	702,972	0	0
Wales, Aberystwyth	4	0	0	1,337,862	0	0
Wales, Swansea	2	2	100	4,292,044	1,064,372	25
Warwick	2	2	100	2,026,788	1,256,096	62
York	4	4	100	3,597,544	1,142,460	32

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Overall Grants Success Rates By UK Region 2010/11

	Number			Value (£k)
Region	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %
England	182	95	52	129,538,170	44,739,186	34
Northern Ireland	2	2	100	4,248,279	1,786,013	42
Outside of UK	1	1	100	386,553	403,240	104
Scotland	23	13	56	36,451,581	16,163,815	44
Wales	8	3	38	8,907,550	2,666,087	30

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Overall Grants Success Rates for applications made in Financial Year 2010/11 - Ranked by Number

	Number			Value (£k)
Institution	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %
Cambridge	8	8	100	7,976,118	3,108,271	39
York	4	4	100	3,597,544	1,142,460	32
Surrey	3	3	100	4,586,833	2,201,053	48
Queen's Belfast	2	2	100	4,248,279	1,786,013	42
Southampton	2	2	100	3,811,950	1,153,139	30
Wales, Swansea	2	2	100	4,292,044	1,064,372	25
Warwick	2	2	100	2,026,788	1,256,096	62
British Antarctic Survey	1	1	100	386,553	403,240	104
Brunel	1	1	100	198,576	204,072	103
Portsmouth	1	1	100	1,976,122	982,365	50
Durham	6	5	83	12,718,277	6,222,623	49
Oxford	11	9	82	9,481,219	3,851,355	41
Birmingham	5	4	80	4,912,495	2,407,438	49
Glasgow	7	5	71	23,951,302	12,528,297	52
Liverpool	7	5	71	9,408,466	3,284,824	35
Edinburgh	6	4	67	7,838,945	3,057,617	39
Keele	3	2	67	497,904	44,543	9
Leeds	3	2	67	3,301,403	1,908,683	58
Paisley	3	2	67	1,963,801	237,064	12
Royal Holloway London	3	2	67	894,729	281,904	32
Strathclyde	3	2	67	641,628	271,916	42
Sussex	3	2	67	1,669,446	571,744	34
University of Brighton	3	2	67	226,009	163,542	72
Lancaster	5	3	60	908,746	346,616	38
Leicester	5	3	60	869,174	128,649	15
Manchester	9	5	56	8,758,818	2,619,333	30
Imperial College London	13	7	54	8,394,210	2,853,600	34
Open	4	2	50	7,122,695	3,787,540	53
University College London	4	2	50	1,554,188	838,251	54
Cardiff	2	1	50	3,277,644	1,601,715	49
Nottingham	2	1	50	6,551,489	2,281,585	35
Kent	7	3	43	1,442,082	443,516	31
Bristol	12	4	33	3,188,974	620,437	20
Queen Mary London	12	4	33	5,778,141	1,546,175	27
Liverpool John Moores	3	1	33	1,318,852	279,817	21
Newcastle	3	1	33	331,796	1,720	0
Sheffield	12	3	25	2,515,172	95,666	4
Central Lancashire	7	1	14	1,816,025	1,827	0
Exeter	7	1	14	2,169,055	20,554	1
Aberdeen	1	0	0	180,013	0	0
Bradford	1	0	0	314,958	0	0
Heriot-Watt	1	0	0	1,172,920	68,921	6
Kings College London	2	0	0	3,281,310	49,640	2
Natural History Museum	2	0	0	304,244	0	0
Northumbria University	1	0	0	278,417	0	0
Plymouth	1	0	0	516,142	0	0
STFC - RAL	4	0	0	4,233,005	0	0
University College London	1	0	0	606,798	40,148	7
University of Dundee	2	0	0	702,972	0	0
Wales, Aberystwyth	4	0	0	1,337,862	0	0

Overall Grants Success Rates for applications made in Financial Year 2010/11 - Ranked by Value

	Number			Value (£k)
Institution	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %
British Antarctic Survey	1	1	100	386,553	403,240	104
Brunel	1	1	100	198,576	204,072	103
University of Brighton	3	2	67	226,009	163,542	72
Warwick	2	2	100	2,026,788	1,256,096	62
Leeds	3	2	67	3,301,403	1,908,683	58
University College London	4	2	50	1,554,188	838,251	54
Open	4	2	50	7,122,695	3,787,540	53
Glasgow	7	5	71	23,951,302	12,528,297	52
Portsmouth	1	1	100	1,976,122	982,365	50
Birmingham	5	4	80	4,912,495	2,407,438	49
Durham	6	5	83	12,718,277	6,222,623	49
Cardiff	2	1	50	3,277,644	1,601,715	49
Surrey	3	3	100	4,586,833	2,201,053	48
Strathclyde	3	2	67	641,628	271,916	42
Queen's Belfast	2	2	100	4,248,279	1,786,013	42
Oxford	11	9	82	9,481,219	3,851,355	41
Cambridge	8	8	100	7,976,118	3,108,271	39
Edinburgh	6	4	67	7,838,945	3,057,617	39
Lancaster	5	3	60	908,746	346,616	38
Liverpool	7	5	71	9,408,466	3,284,824	35
Nottingham	2	1	50	6,551,489	2,281,585	35
Sussex	3	2	67	1,669,446	571,744	34
Imperial College London	13	7	54	8,394,210	2,853,600	34
York	4	4	100	3,597,544	1,142,460	32
Royal Holloway London	3	2	67	894,729	281,904	32
Kent	7	3	43	1,442,082	443,516	31
Southampton	2	2	100	3,811,950	1,153,139	30
Manchester	9	5	56	8,758,818	2,619,333	30
Queen Mary London	12	4	33	5,778,141	1,546,175	27
Wales, Swansea	2	2	100	4,292,044	1,064,372	25
Liverpool John Moores	3	1	33	1,318,852	279,817	21
Bristol	12	4	33	3,188,974	620,437	20
Leicester	5	3	60	869,174	128,649	15
Paisley	3	2	67	1,963,801	237,064	12
Keele	3	2	67	497,904	44,543	9
University College London	1	0	0	606,798	40,148	7
Heriot-Watt	1	0	0	1,172,920	68,921	6
Sheffield	12	3	25	2,515,172	95,666	4
Kings College London	2	0	0	3,281,310	49,640	2
Exeter	7	1	14	2,169,055	20,554	1
Newcastle	3	1	33	331,796	1,720	0
Central Lancashire	7	1	14	1,816,025	1,827	0
Aberdeen	1	0	0	180,013	0	0
Bradford	1	0	0	314,958	0	0
Natural History Museum	2	0	0	304,244	0	0
Northumbria University	1	0	0	278,417	0	0
Plymouth	1	0	0	516,142	0	0
STFC - RAL	4	0	0	4,233,005	0	0
University of Dundee	2	0	0	702,972	0	0
Wales, Aberystwyth	4	0	0	1,337,862	0	0

Astronomy Grant Success Rates for applications made in Financial Year 2010/11

	Number			Value (£k)
Institution	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %
Aberdeen	1	0	0	180,013	0	0
Bradford	1	0	0	314,958	0	0
Bristol	10	2	20	3,147,179	585,254	19
British Antarctic Survey	1	1	100	386,553	403,240	104
Cambridge	2	2	100	3,329,303	1,435,567	43
Central Lancashire	6	0	0	1,814,225	0	0
Durham	4	3	75	7,981,552	4,899,697	61
Edinburgh	1	0	0	234,937	0	0
Exeter	6	0	0	2,148,723	0	0
Glasgow	1	1	100	2,854,359	1,203,112	42
Imperial College London	8	2	25	2,429,380	604,236	25
Keele	2	1	50	483,204	34,266	7
Kent	5	1	20	1,436,292	439,679	31
Lancaster	3	1	33	649,619	80,692	12
Leeds	3	2	67	3,301,403	1,908,683	58
Leicester	4	2	50	864,154	123,629	14
Liverpool John Moores	3	1	33	1,318,852	279,817	21
Manchester	4	1	25	3,948,127	1,123,844	28
Natural History Museum	2	0	0	304,244	0	0
Newcastle	2	0	0	330,076	0	0
Northumbria University	1	0	0	278,417	0	0
Nottingham	1	1	100	5,052,979	1,839,366	36
Open	4	2	50	7,122,695	3,787,540	53
Oxford	5	4	80	6,252,737	2,085,525	33
Portsmouth	1	1	100	1,976,122	982,365	50
Queen Mary London	10	2	20	2,549,305	368,548	14
Queen's Belfast	2	2	100	4,248,279	1,786,013	42
Sheffield	8	0	0	2,323,577	0	0
STFC - RAL	2	0	0	238,348	0	0
University College London	2	1	50	653,701	380,702	58
University of Dundee	2	0	0	702,972	0	0
Wales, Aberystwyth	4	0	0	1,337,862	0	0
Warwick	1	1	100	2,005,788	1,234,515	62

Particle Physics Grant Success Rates for applications made in Financial Year 2010/11

	Number			Value (£k)
Institution	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %
Birmingham	1	1	100	287,992	295,799	103
Cambridge	2	2	100	4,368,872	1,387,172	127
Durham	1	1	100	4,702,780	1,288,041	27
Edinburgh	1	1	100	4,807,105	1,354,696	28
Glasgow	2	1	50	8,472,093	3,693,830	77
Heriot-Watt	1	0	0	1,172,920	68,921	6
Imperial College London	1	1	100	5,248,420	1,514,431	28
Kings College London	2	0	0	3,281,310	49,640	3
Liverpool	1	1	100	2,904,242	641,347	22
Manchester	2	2	100	3,401,348	1,255,658	135
Nottingham	1	0	0	1,498,510	442,219	30
Oxford	2	1	50	2,727,804	1,104,612	135
Plymouth	1	0	0	516,142	0	0
Queen Mary London	1	1	100	2,698,323	632,431	23
Royal Holloway London	1	0	0	726,385	151,760	21
Southampton	1	1	100	3,791,950	1,141,834	30
Sussex	1	0	0	1,666,548	568,846	34
University College London	2	1	50	900,487	457,549	141
University College London	1	0	0	606,798	40,148	7
Wales, Swansea	2	2	100	4,292,044	1,064,372	51

Particle Astrophysics Grant Success Rates for applications made in Financial Year 2010/11

	Number			Value (£k)
Institution	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %
Birmingham	1	0	0	1,087,618	238,371	22
Cardiff	2	1	50	3,277,644	1,601,715	49
Edinburgh	1	1	100	34,613	34,613	100
Glasgow	3	2	67	9,913,474	5,696,571	58
Imperial College London	1	1	100	27,703	27,703	100
Leicester	1	1	100	5,020	5,020	100
Oxford	1	1	100	5,600	5,600	100
Sheffield	2	1	50	112,051	13,976	12
STFC - RAL	1	0	0	52,805	0	0
Strathclyde	2	2	100	593,008	271,916	46

Nuclear Physics Grant Success Rates for applications made in Financial Year 2010/11

	Number			Value (£k)
Institution	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %
Birmingham	1	1	100	3,358,104	1,689,782	50
Edinburgh	1	1	100	2,369,449	1,267,459	54
Glasgow	1	1	100	2,711,376	1,934,784	71
Liverpool	5	3	60	6,232,538	2,364,271	38
Manchester	1	0	0	1,175,412	0	0
Paisley	3	2	67	1,963,801	237,064	12
STFC - RAL	1	0	0	3,941,852	0	0
Strathclyde	1	0	0	48,620	0	0
Surrey	3	3	100	4,586,833	2,201,053	48
University of Brighton	3	2	67	226,009	163,542	72
York	4	4	100	3,597,544	1,142,460	32

PATT Grant Success Rates for applications made in Financial Year 2010/11

	Number			Value (£k)
Institution	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %	Applied for	Awarded	Success Rate %
Bristol	1	1	100	24,420	17,808	73
Cambridge	3	3	100	3,750	3,750	200
Central Lancashire	1	1	100	1,800	1,827	101
Exeter	1	1	100	20,332	20,554	101
Imperial College London	1	1	100	0	692	100
Keele	1	1	100	14,700	10,277	70
Kent	2	2	100	5,790	3,837	151
Manchester	1	1	100	57,000	58,003	102
Newcastle	1	1	100	1,720	1,720	100
Oxford	1	1	100	74,500	65,000	87
Sheffield	1	1	100	2,000	2,000	100
Southampton	1	1	100	20,000	11,305	56
Sussex	2	2	100	2,898	2,898	200
Warwick	1	1	100	21,000	21,581	103