Comparison of National Institutes of Health Grant Amounts to First-Time Male and Female Principal Investigators

JAMA. 2019 Mar 5;321(9):898-900. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.21944.

Abstract

This Research Letter examines differences in the size of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants awarded to first-time male and female principal investigators at top research institutions, including the Big Ten and Ivy League universities.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
  • Female
  • Financing, Government / economics*
  • Financing, Government / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • National Institutes of Health (U.S.)*
  • Research Personnel / economics*
  • Research Support as Topic / economics*
  • Research Support as Topic / statistics & numerical data
  • Sexism / statistics & numerical data*
  • United States