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Published: 25 November 2019

Version: Updated March 2024

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Here are our application success rates for the our Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme

2022/23 applications

Application stageCommissionedResearch ledHTA summary
Submitted applications (A) 127 134 261
Considered by advisory group (B) 120 86 206
Considered as a percentage of those submitted (B/A) % 94.5 64.2 78.9
Shortlisted by advisory group (C) 80 37 117
Shortlisted as a percentage of those considered by advisory group (C/B)% 66.7 43 56.8
Funded applications (D) 49 25 74
Funded as percentage of those shortlisted (D/C) % 61.3 67.6 63.2
Funded as percentage of those considered by advisory group (D/B) % 40.8 29.1 35.9

2021/22 applications

Application stageCommissionedResearch ledHTA summary
Submitted applications (A) 112 57 169
Considered by advisory group (B) 101 33 134
Considered as a percentage of those submitted (B/A) % 90.2 57.9 79.3
Shortlisted by advisory group (C) 72 18 90
Shortlisted as a percentage of those considered by advisory group (C/B)% 71.3 54.5 67.2
Funded applications (D) 46 11 57
Funded as percentage of those shortlisted (D/C) % 63.9 61.1 63.3
Funded as percentage of those considered by advisory group (D/B) % 45.5 33.3 42.5

2020/21 applications

Application stageCommissionedResearch ledHTA summary
Submitted applications (A) 153 196 349
Considered by advisory group (B) 140 100 240
Considered as a percentage of those submitted (B/A)% 92% 51% 68.8%
Shortlisted by advisory group (C) 73 44 117
Shortlisted as a percentage of those considered by advisory group (C/B)% 52% 44% 48.8%
Funded applications (D) 53 35 88
Funded as percentage of those shortlisted (D/C)% 73% 80% 75.2%
Funded as percentage of those considered by advisory group (D/B)% 38% 35% 36.7%

2019/20 applications

Application stageCommissionedResearch ledHTA summary
Submitted applications (A) 173 74 247
Considered by advisory group (B) 132 36 168
Considered as a percentage of those submitted (B/A)% 76% 49% 68%
Shortlisted by advisory group (C) 79 18 97
Shortlisted as a percentage of those considered by advisory group (C/B)% 60% 50% 57.7%
Funded applications (D) 50 15 65
Funded as percentage of those shortlisted (D/C)% 63% 83% 67%
Funded as percentage of those considered by advisory group (D/B)% 38% 42% 38.7%

2018/19 applications

Application stageCommissionedResearch ledHTA summary
Submitted applications (A) 225 156 381
Considered by advisory group (B) 212 93 305
Considered as a percentage of those submitted (B/A)% 94% 60% 80.1%
Shortlisted by advisory group (C) 109 41 150
Shortlisted as a percentage of those considered by advisory group (C/B)% 51% 44% 49.2%
Funded applications (D) 59 22 81
Funded as percentage of those shortlisted (D/C)% 54% 54% 54%
Funded as percentage of those considered by advisory group (D/B)% 28% 24% 26.6%

2017/18 applications

Application stageCommissionedResearch ledHTA summary
Submitted applications (A) 158 254 412
Considered by advisory group (B) 158 212 370
Considered as a percentage of those submitted (B/A)% 100% 83% 89.8%
Shortlisted by advisory group (C) 100 71 171
Shortlisted as a percentage of those considered by advisory group (C/B)% 63% 33% 46.2%
Funded applications (D) 51 32 83
Funded as percentage of those shortlisted (D/C)% 51% 45% 48.5%
Funded as percentage of those considered by advisory group (D/B)% 32% 15% 22.4%

2016/17 applications

Application stageCommissionedResearch ledHTA summary
Submitted applications (A) 131 224 355
Considered by advisory group (B) 131 196 327
Considered as a percentage of those submitted (B/A)% 100% 88% 92.1%
Shortlisted by advisory group (C) 83 64 147
Shortlisted as a percentage of those considered by advisory group (C/B)% 63% 33% 45%
Funded applications (D) 42 31 73
Funded as percentage of those shortlisted (D/C)% 51% 48% 49.7%
Funded as percentage of those considered by advisory group (D/B)% 32% 16% 22.3%

2015/16 applications

Application stageCommissionedResearch ledHTA summary
Submitted applications (A) 173 236 409
Considered by advisory group (B) 166 213 379
Considered as a percentage of those submitted (B/A)% 96% 90% 92.7%
Shortlisted by advisory group (C) 90 79 169
Shortlisted as a percentage of those considered by advisory group (C/B)% 54% 37% 44.6%
Funded applications (D) 43 40 83
Funded as percentage of those shortlisted (D/C)% 48% 51% 49.1%
Funded as percentage of those considered by advisory group (D/B)% 26% 19% 21.9%

Please note:

  • Fast track applications are submitted as a full proposal and undergo a one stage application process.
  • The data presented are for all calls that were completed during the financial year – a call is only considered to have completed when each application submitted has received a final outcome. Data within a financial year may therefore not reflect calls opened in that year which can result in the overall numbers of applications being inconsistent between years.
  • These data include both primary research and evidence synthesis applications.