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Indication of Success Rates for 2010 Dementia Grants Program
Information about success rates for awards offered from 2007-2009 that are similar to those in the 2010 Dementia Grants Program.
This page contains information regarding the success rates of grants, scholarships and fellowships awarded in the past three years (2007-2009). You may want to use this information to determine your chances of being successful with your application in the 2010 Dementia Grants Program.
The 2010 Dementia Grants Program consists of:
· 5 AAR Dementia Research Grants
· 2 Hazel Hawke Research Grants in Dementia Care
· 1 Hunter Research Grant into the Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease
· 1 Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant
· 1 AAR Postgraduate Scholarship
· 2 AAR Postdoctoral Fellowships
The AAR Dementia Research Grant
In 2010, the AAR Dementia Research Grant will be worth up to $25,000, an increase of $5,000 from similar grants offered in the past three years.
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AAR Dementia Research Grant |
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Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
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Number of awards available |
5 |
4 |
4 |
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Number of applications received |
26 |
19 |
20 |
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Success rate |
19% |
21% |
20% |
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Average success rate |
20% |
The Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care
In 2010, the Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care will be worth up to $25,000, an increase of $5,000 from similar grants offered in the past three years.
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Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care |
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Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
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Number of awards available |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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Number of applications received |
17 |
15 |
15 |
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Success rate |
12% |
7% |
13% |
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Average success rate |
11% |
The Hunter Research Grant Into The Causes Of Alzheimer’s Disease
The Hunter Research Grant into the Causes of Alzheimer’s disease is a new grant in 2010, so there is no information available about previous grant success rates.
The Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant
In 2010, the Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant will be worth up to $15,000. Although similar travel grants of this value have been awarded in the past (i.e. the 2005 and 2006 AAR Travelling Scholarships), only one award has been offered in the last three years, the 2009 Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant. The information below relates to this award.
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Travel Grant ($15,000) |
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Year |
2009 |
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Number of awards available |
1 |
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Number of applications received |
3 |
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Success rate |
33% |
The AAR Postgraduate Scholarship in Dementia
In 2010, the AAR Postgraduate Scholarship in Dementia will be worth $30,000 per annum for three years. No postgraduate scholarships were offered during 2008 and 2009, but a similarly valued scholarship, the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Postgraduate Research Scholarship, was awarded in 2007. The information below relates to these awards.
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Postgraduate Scholarship |
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($30,000 p/a for three years) |
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Year |
2007 |
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Number of awards available |
2 |
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Number of applications received |
12 |
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Success rate |
17% |
The AAR Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dementia
This award is worth $45,000 per annum for two years and is cost-shared with the recipient’s institution. No fellowships of this nature were awarded prior to 2008. Similar fellowships awarded in the past include the 2008 Viertel Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dementia and the 2009 AAR Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dementia. The information below relates to these two awards.
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Postdoctoral Fellowship |
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($45,000 p/a for two years cost-shared) |
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Year |
2008 |
2009 |
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Number of awards available |
4 |
3 |
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Number of applications received |
12 |
12 |
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Success rate |
33% |
25% |
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Average success rate |
29% |
created: 3 March 2010
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