Call statistics for the 2017 "Synaptic Disorders" call
Success rates of submitted proposals
The application procedure consisted of two stages: stage I “pre-proposal selection” and stage II “full proposal selection”, for details see Implementation of the call. The success rate was 28% of full proposals (13% of all pre-proposals).
Success rates are summarized in the table below.
| Stage I: Pre-proposal | Stage II: Full proposals | Funded projects | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of proposals | 93 | 43 | 12 |
| - Principal investigators involved | 390 | 192 | 59 |
| - overall funding requested | 80.0 m€ | 39.2 m€ | 12.4 m€ |
| Proposal success rate | 46% | 28% |
Country of origin and gender distribution of the applicants
The number of successful principal investigators per country is displayed in Figure 1a (pre-propropols; stage I) and in Figure 1b (full proposals; stage II).
NEURON aims to increase the number of research groups from countries that are to date not well integrated in the funding scheme, so called ‘underrepresented’ countries. NEURON developed a Widening Concept comprising different measures to facilitate the integration of ‘underrepresented’ countries. As part of this, consortia that were invited to submit a full proposal were given the opportunity to add new groups from ‘underrepresented’ countries. Thus, a total of eight new research groups was added between pre- and full proposal stage.
Coordinators of pre-proposals and funded proposals:
| Pre-proposals (93 COO in total): | Funded projects (12 in total): |
|---|---|
| Austria: 1 | Canada: 2 |
| Belgium: 2 | France: 4 |
| Canada: 3 | Germany: 2 |
| Finland: 6 | Norway: 1 |
| France: 17 | Spain: 2 |
| Germany: 31 | The Netherlands: 1 |
| Israel: 1 | |
| Italy: 8 | |
| Norway: 2 | |
| Poland: 1 | |
| Spain: 12 | |
| The Netherlands: 8 | |
| Turkey: 1 |
Gender distribution
The percentage of female researchers participating in this call is shown in Fig.2.
