Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Short-term)

Applications Versus Selections (FY 2006)

By Research Field [ ( ) : Selections ]
Recruitment Periods
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Subtotal
Humanities
1 ( 1 )
2 ( 2 )
2 ( 2 )
4 ( 1 )
3 ( 1 )
12 ( 7 )
Social sciences
2 ( 1 )
3 ( 1 )
3 ( 1 )
3 ( 1 )
2 ( 1 )
2 ( 1 )
15 ( 6 )
Mathematical and Physical sciences
5 ( 1 )
11 ( 2 )
1 ( 1 )
9 ( 4 )
7 ( 3 )
9 ( 3 )
42 ( 14 )
Chemical sciences
4 ( 2 )
3 ( 1 )
2 ( 1 )
4 ( 2 )
5 ( 2 )
5 ( 2 )
23 ( 10 )
Engineering sciences
9 ( 1 )
7 ( 0 )
10 ( 3 )
6 ( 3 )
7 ( 3 )
 7 ( 3 )
46 ( 13 )
Biological sciences
2 ( 0 )
4 ( 1 )
1 ( 1 )
2 ( 1 )
2 ( 1 )
1 ( 1 )
12 ( 5 )
Agricultural sciences
1 ( 1 )
2 ( 1 )
0
3 ( 1 )
4 ( 1 )
 4 ( 2 )
14 ( 6 )
Medical sciences
4 ( 2 )
2 ( 1 )
2 ( 2 )
2 ( 1 )
2 ( 1 )
 3 ( 1 )
15 ( 8 )
Total
28 ( 9 )
34 ( 9 )
21 ( 11 )
33 ( 14 )
32 ( 13 )
 31 ( 13 )
179 ( 69 )
Selection Ratios
32.1 %
26.5%
52.4%
42.4%
40.6%
41.9%
38.5%


By Nationality [ ( ) : Selections ]
Recruitment Periods
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Subtotal
US
4 ( 2 )
10 ( 2 )
4 ( 1 )
4 ( 2 )
1 ( 0 )
3 ( 3 )
26 ( 10 )
Germany
4 ( 2 )
3 ( 0 )
4 ( 3 )
6 ( 4 )
5 ( 2 )
4 ( 3 )
26 ( 14 )
UK
4 ( 0 )
3 ( 1 )
 
4 ( 1 )
5 ( 2 )
1 ( 0 )
17 ( 4 )
Sweden
 
2 ( 0 )
 
3 ( 1 )
2 ( 1 )
 
7 ( 2 )
France
5 ( 2 )
3 ( 1 )
3 ( 2 )
7 ( 3 )
5 ( 1 )
 
23 ( 9 )
Canada
4 ( 0 )
1 ( 1 )
 
1 ( 0 )
 
 2 ( 0 )
8 ( 1 )
Austria
 
2 ( 1 )
1 ( 1 )
 
 
 
3 ( 2 )
Belgium
 
 
 
1 ( 0 )
1 ( 1 )
1 ( 0 )
3 ( 1 )
Finland
 
 
 
 
 
1 ( 0 )
1 ( 0 )
Greece
 
 
 
 
 
 1 ( 1 )
 1 ( 1 )
Ireland
 
1 ( 0 )
1 ( 0 )
 
 
1 ( 1 )
3 ( 1 )
Italy
3 ( 2)
2 ( 0 )
 
3 ( 1 )
6 ( 1 )
4 ( 2 )
18 ( 6 )
Netherlands
1 ( 1 )
 
 
 
 
1 ( 1 )
2 ( 2 )
Spain
2 ( 0 )
2 ( 2 )
3 ( 2 )
2 ( 1 )
2 ( 2 )
 
11 ( 7 )
Norway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denmark
 
1 ( 0 )
 
 
 
 
1 ( 0 )
Switzerland
 
1 ( 0 )
 
 
1 ( 0 )
 
2 ( 0 )
Hungary
 
 
1 ( 1 )
 
 
 
1 ( 1 )
Poland
 
 
1 ( 0 )
1 ( 0 )
 
4 ( 0 )
6 ( 0 )
Lithuania
 
 
1 ( 0 )
 
 
 
1 ( 0 )
Slovenia          
2 ( 1 )
2 ( 1 )
Slovakia
 
 
1 ( 0 )
 
1 ( 1 )
1 ( 0 )
3 ( 1 )
Czech Republic
1 ( 0 )
 
1 ( 1 )
1 ( 1 )
 
2 ( 0 )
5 ( 2 )
Brazil*
 
1 ( 1 )
 
 
 
 
1 ( 1 )
India*
 
 
 
 
1 ( 1 )
 
1 ( 1 )
Korea*
 
 
 
 
2 ( 1 )
2( 1 )
4 ( 2 )
Mexico*
 
1 ( 0 )
 
 
 
 
1 ( 0 )
Republic of Belarus*          
1( 0 )
1 ( 0 )
Cameroon*
 
1 ( 0 )
 
 
 
 
1 ( 0 )
Total
28 ( 9 )
34 ( 9 )
21 ( 11 )
33 ( 14 )
32 ( 13 )
31( 13 )
179 ( 69 )

* Not eligible countries; but citizens of these countries are eligible if they have completed a master's or PhD course at an institution of higher education in one of the eligible countries and, upon completing the course, have for at least three continueous years conducted high-level research at a university or research institution in an eligible country.

 

 
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