2022 Grants Program

FUNDING MECHANISMS

Small Grants for Research on Lottery Gambling

Application Deadline: Sept. 1, 2022

The International Center for Responsible Gaming and the Hoosier Lottery are collaborating on a special initiative to encourage research on responsible gambling as it relates to lottery gambling. Research projects may include but are not limited to: 

• Stand-alone research projects or a pilot project; 

• Preliminary research in preparation for a large research project, such as a comprehensive literature review, or instrument development and testing; and 

• Research tasks subsequent to a full research project, such as follow-up testing. 

Applicants may request up to $25,000 in direct costs and $5,000 in Facilities and Administration costs.

Download Announcement of Small Grants for Research on Lottery Gambling

Download Small Grants for Research on Lottery Gambling application form

Questions? Contact Christine Reilly (creilly@icrg.org)

Student Research Grants on Gambling

Application Deadline: Sept. 1, 2022

The ICRG and the Hoosier Lottery are collaborating on a special initiative to encourage gambling research among master’s and PhD degree students. 

Eligible applicants are either master’s degree students or doctoral students at the dissertation stage of training. Applicants who are PhD students must have an approved dissertation proposal (at the time of the award).

Applications from institutions based in the state of Indiana will be considered especially competitive.

Applicants may request up to $5,000

Applicants may focus on any aspect of gambling disorder, including prevention strategies such as responsible gambling.

Download announcement of Student Research Grant

Download Student Research Grant application form

Questions? Contact Christine Reilly (creilly@icrg.org)

Seed Grants Due May 2, 2022

Seed Grant applicants may request up to $30,000 in direct costs and up to 15% of direct costs for Facilities and Administration for one year.

Seed Grants can be used to explore the etiology, prevention and treatment of gambling disorder, and the development and evaluation of responsible gambling strategies through the following types of projects:

    Pilot and feasibility studies

    Secondary analysis of existing data

    Small, self-contained research projects

    Development of research methodology

    Development of new research technology

Download Seed Grant announcement

Download Seed Grant application form

Large Grants — Letters of Intent Due April 1, 2022

Large Grant applicants may request up to $75,000 per year in direct costs and up to 15% in Facilities & Administration costs for a period not to exceed 24 months. 

Large Grants can be used to explore the etiology, prevention and treatment of gambling disorder, and the development and evaluation of responsible gambling strategies. 

Applicants whose Letter of Intent to Apply is selected will submit a full application on June 30, 2022.

Download Large Grant announcement

Download Large Grant application form

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ICRG Policy on Academic Integrity and Research Misconduct

“Research misconduct is defined as fabrication, falsification and plagiarism, and does not include honest error or differences of opinion.” (ORI 2005)

ICRG is committed to ensuring the academic integrity of all research funded with its grants. ICRG conducts multiple reviews of grant applications and related proposals every year. Peer reviewers who believe they have identified research misconduct in the form of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism are required to alert ICRG’s Senior Research Director immediately upon such concern. The allegation must not be discussed during peer review, and the reviewer making the allegation will be reminded of the ICRG policy on confidentiality. An application flagged for possible misconduct will still be put through the peer review process.  

Within 30 days of being alerted to possible misconduct, the Senior Research Director will convene a meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to discuss the allegation. The Senior Research Director will be required to assess any conflicts of interest within the SAB prior to the meeting. 

Within 30 days of such meeting, the SAB will decide by at least a two-thirds/majority vote of all of its then members if the alleged misconduct should be reported to the grant applicant’s institutional office of research integrity.  Alleged misconduct must be deemed egregious in the eyes of the SAB to be so reported. The Senior Research Director will then be solely responsible for any communications with the applicant’s institution on behalf of ICRG.

NIH Office of Scientific Integrity Definitions for purposes of this Policy:

Fabrication: Making up data or results and recording or reporting them. 

Falsification:  Manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented   

Plagiarism: The appropriation of another’s ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit 

References:

Handling Misconduct | ORI - The Office of Research Integrity. (2005). The Office of Research Integrity. https://ori.hhs.gov/handling-misconduct

Eisner, R., & Vasgird, D. (2003). Responsible Conduct of Research : Research Misconduct. https://Ccnmtl.Columbia.Edu/Projects/Rcr/Rcr_misconduct/WinResources.Html.

Questions about the ICRG Grants Program? Contact Shayna Adams (sadams@icrg.org)