Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Standard) Applications versus Selections (FY 2007) 1st Recruitment 2nd Recruitment Research Field Applied Selected Applied Selected Humanities 42 9 Social sciences 66 14 Mathematical and Physical sciences 117 24 Chemical sciences 171 35 Engineering sciences 373 76 Biological sciences 77 16 Agricultural sciences 200 41 Medical sciences 173 35 Total 1219 250 Selection Ratio 20.50% Applications versus Selections (FY 2006) 1st Recruitment 2nd Recruitment Research Field Applied Selected Applied Selected Humanities 55 13 42 7 Social sciences 73 17 64 10 Mathematical and Physical sciences 129 30 133 22 Chemical sciences 176 41 204 33 Engineering sciences 411 95 365 59 Biological sciences 72 16 75 12 Agricultural sciences 198 46 200 32 Medical sciences 181 42 157 25 Total 1295 300 1240 200 Selection Ratio 23.10% 16.10% Applications versus Selections (FY 2005) 1st Recruitment 2nd Recruitment* Research Field Applied Selected Applied Selected Humanities · Social sciences 152 37 130 29 Mathematical and Physical sciences 407 98 487 109 Chemical sciences 280 68 350 78 Biological sciences 399 97 373 84 Total 1238 300 1340 300 Selection Ratio 24.10% 22.40% Applications versus Selections (FY 2004) 1st Recruitment 2nd Recruitment Research Field Applied Selected Applied Selected Humanities · Social sciences 114 28 123 32 Mathematical and Physical sciences 379 95 397 102 Chemical sciences 287 72 306 79 Biological sciences 419 105 335 87 Total 1199 300 1161 300 Selection Ratio 25.00% 25.80% Applications versus Selections (FY 2003) 1st Recruitment 2nd Recruitment Research Field Applied Selected Applied Selected Humanities · Social sciences 120 20 93 22 Mathematical and Physical sciences 374 64 365 82 Chemical sciences 289 48 298 67 Biological sciences 412 69 353 80 Total 1195 201 1109 251 Selection Ratio 16.80% 22.60% Applications versus Selections (FY 2002) 1st Recruitment 2nd Recruitment Research Field Applied Selected Applied Selected Humanities · Social sciences 102 31 102 20 Mathematical and Physical sciences 368 111 309 60 Chemical sciences 275 83 288 55 Biological sciences 384 115 336 65 Total 1129 340 1035 200 Selection Ratio 30.10% 19.30%