With funding from the National Center for Responsible Gaming, the Institute’s Project Grants program offers opportunities for investigators from various disciplines and at all career levels, especially those new to the field.
Funding Priorities for 2010: Prevention and Treatment
The Institute has designated prevention and treatment as priority research topics for 2010. We invite applications focused on a broad range of investigator-initiated research that develops and tests psychosocial or pharmacological approaches for prevention, intervention, treatment or relapse prevention of problem and pathological gambling. The Institute is especially interested in brief interventions targeted at underrepresented populations, such as minorities, young adults and persons with subclinical gambling disorders (e.g., at-risk for problem gambling).
Grant Categories
The Institute awards grants in three categories:
- Exploration Grants (up to $5,000 for one year)
- Seed Grants (up to $25,000 for one year)
- Large Grants (up to $75,000 per year for two years)
More information about each of these funding opportunities is available via the links at left; application deadlines are detailed in the chart below.
The Institute is currently accepting applications for Exploration Grants (see the Exploration Grants page, the full announcement and the application form for more information). Announcements for the Seed Grants and Large Grants categories will be available in late February.
2010 Application Deadlines
| Grant | Amount | Letter of Intent Deadline | Application Deadline | Notification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration Grant | Up to $5,000 | Not applicable | June 1, 2010 | July 1, 2010 |
| Seed Grant | Up to $25,000 | Not applicable | July 1, 2010 | Sept. 1, 2010 |
| Large Grant | Up to $75,000 | May 1, 2010 | Sept.1, 2010 | Nov. 1, 2010 |
Review Criteria
Information about the criteria used by the Institute’s peer review panels to evaluate applications is available on the Review Criteria page.
Eligibility
Individual Eligibility
The Institute supports scientists at various stages in their careers, from persons in the early stage to mid-career and senior scientists. The Institute is especially committed to supporting the next generation of gambling researchers. Early-Stage Investigators are defined as individuals who are within 10 years of completing their terminal research degree or within 10 years of completing their medical residency (or the equivalent). They may apply to the Institute for any available grant mechanism and will be given special consideration by reviewers.
Institutional Eligibility
Both public and private nonprofit organizations are eligible to receive grants from the Institute. Foreign institutions are required to collaborate with a U.S. institution. Applications with an international focus must have a principal investigator and fiscal agent based at a U.S. institution.
Mailing List
To stay up-to-date on upcoming funding opportunities, send contact information to Christine Reilly, executive director of the Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders, at creilly [at] gamblingdisorders [dot] org.
