Suppose an agency awards a fixed number of prizes to applicants in different categories
such that the applicant-to-winner ratio is constant by category. It is demonstrated in a simple
theoretical model that the number of awards in a category will typically be positively related to
the degree of applicant uncertainty. The theoretical findings are related to awards data from
the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada doctoral fellowship
competition.
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