The Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders awards research grants through different funding mechanisms: (1) the NCRG Centers of Excellence in Gambling Research, which employ a long-term, institutional approach to research and education, and (2) individual grants for specific research projects.

The NCRG Centers of Excellence in Gambling Research were created in 2009 to provide long-term, institutional support for innovative, multidisciplinary research and education. Currently, NCRG Centers of Excellence are located at the University of Minnesota and Yale University. The Centers of Excellence section of this website contains detailed information about the groundbreaking research being conducted at these institutions. 

In addition, the Institute manages a separate competitive grants program that allows investigators from leading research institutions around the world to apply for grants for specific research projects. Investigators receiving grants from the Institute have studied a broad spectrum of topics and issues related to gambling disorders in the fields of neuroscience and social and behavioral science. Visit the Project Grants section of the website to learn more about the innovative research projects that have been funded.

From 1996 through 2009, the NCRG provided funding for groundbreaking research conducted at the Division on Addictions at Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

All research grants, both long-term and project-based, are evaluated and selected by peer review panels of independent experts convened by the Institute to ensure only research projects of the highest quality and scientific integrity are being funded.