Apply for ICRG Funding

2020 Grants Program

FUNDING MECHANISMS

Pre-doctoral Student Network Grants

To encourage research on this topic and also cultivate the next generation of gambling researchers, the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Center for Responsible Gaming is pleased to invite applications for a new grants program for pre-doctoral students. The goal of this grants program is to support collaboration by pre-doctoral students focused on a state of the research review on sports wagering. Collaboration will be facilitated by the formation of a network of a minimum of three separate labs led by a senior investigator who will serve as mentor and as principal investigator of the grant. The network should focus on developing a manuscript-ready paper suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, preferably one not focused solely on gambling studies.

For the purpose of this initiative, sports wagering encompasses bets on game or sports outcomes and scores, as well as fantasy sports and daily fantasy sports contests.

Applicants may request up to $5,000 in direct costs. No indirect costs are allowed. Funds may be used for salary, stipends, equipment, travel and other costs of facilitating the network’s deliberations.

Click here for announcement and application form.

Travel Grant

Travel Grants support the participation of post-doctoral investigators at scientific meetings at which they will present a paper or a poster on gambling disorder research. Applicants may request up to $1,500 for travel in 2020 or 2021. Funds can be used to support economy air transportation, lodging, ground transportation, meals and early-bird conference registration fees. Travel Grants are available to scientists who are not more than 10 years beyond their PhD, MD or other terminal degree. The applicant must be the first author of the paper or poster to be presented. Eligible meetings include major academic conferences that are not specifically focused on gambling disorder and that employ rigorous peer review in the selection of posters and papers.

Click here to download the full announcement and application form .

Dissertation Grant

Dissertation Grants support doctoral students by providing funding for the costs of dissertation research. Applications are encouraged from doctoral candidates in a variety of academic disciplines and programs. Applicants may request up to $2,000. Funds may be used for infrastructure costs incurred by the dissertation research project such as equipment, participant payments, travel and animals.

Click here to download the full announcement and application form.

Seed Grant

Seed Grants support a variety of research activities, such as:

Pilot and feasibility studies
Secondary analysis of existing data
Small, self-contained research projects
Development of research methodology
Development of new research technology

Applicants may request up to $30,000 in direct costs plus 15 percent Facilities and Administration costs for a period not to exceed 12 months.

Click here to download the full announcement and application form.

ICRG Center of Excellence in Gambling Research Grant

The study of gambling disorder remains an emerging field. In order to advance understanding of this disorder, the International Center for Responsible Gaming created the Center of Excellence in Gambling Research grants program in 2009.

The purpose of this funding mechanism is to advance understanding of gambling disorder through innovative, multi-disciplinary research investigations. The center grants provide funding for a stable, long-term institutional focus on a complex set of gambling-related problems requiring an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach. Recipients are expected to provide leadership in the field by (1) conducting cutting-edge investigations of gambling disorder; (2) translating research findings for non-academic audiences; and (3) cultivating the next generation of gambling researchers by mentoring young investigators. Investigative efforts should be broadly based, encompassing a variety of areas, including biological, biomedical, social, behavioral and/or clinical sciences.

Click here to download the full announcement and application form.

Funding Mechanism	Deadline: Letter of Intent to Apply	Deadline: Application	Funding (direct costs)	Duration
Pre-doc Network Grant	N/A	May 1, 2020	$5,000	1 year
Travel Grant	N/A	ongoing	$1,500	1 year
Dissertation Grant	N/A	April 1, 2020	$2,000	1 year
Seed Grant	N/A	August 3, 2020	$30,000	1 year
Center of Excellence in Gambling Research Grant	June 1, 2020	October 1, 2020	$350,000	3 years