Table 1 HLA Scholarship Application Statistics 2016–2022. Waitlist refers to the number of individuals who started the application process each year by signing up to the application portal. Those who jointed the waitlist received the first invite to apply in the next cohort. The waitlist system commenced in 2019 for the 2020 cohort. The success rate is defined as the percentage of applicants receiving offers
Year | Waitlist | Applications submitted | Shortlisted for interview (N) | Shortlisted for interview (%) | Offers | Acceptance rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | - | 27 | 27 | 100% | 12 | 44% |
2017 | - | 44 | 44 | 100% | 14 | 32% |
2018 | - | 72 | 45 | 63% | 47 | 65% |
2019 | - | 152 | 120 | 79% | 106 | 70% |
2020 | 621 | 180 | 122 | 68% | 105 | 58% |
2021 | 1821 | 274 | 201 | 73% | 166 | 61% |
2022 | 912 | 104 | 93 | 89% | 79 | 76% |