The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) invites investigators to apply for a three-year Center of Excellence Grant to study gambling and gambling problems among emerging adults in the US. ICRG is looking for applicants in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, public health, and other related disciplines.
The ICRG is open to a variety of topics in proposals responding to this request for applications (RFA). Here are some possibilities:
- A social norms approach has been used effectively in college alcohol prevention as well as college gambling projects. Applicants might experiment with this approach in the development and testing of new responsible gambling and intervention strategies suitable for this demographic group.
- A national survey of gambling behaviors and problems among young adults in the US such as a replication of past studies.
- A study of young adult involvement in daily fantasy sports, online sports wagering, betting on eSports and other forms of online gambling.
- The convergence of video game playing and online gambling (online sports wagering, gambling on e-Sports, daily fantasy sports, etc.). Is there significant migration from video gaming to online gambling
- The predictors of gambling problems in this population group.
Applicants must hold a PhD, MD, or other terminal degree and may request a total of $350,000 in direct costs plus 15% in Facilities and Administration costs.
More information and additional funding opportunities on the impact of gambling advertising is located at https://www.icrg.org/research-center/apply-icrg-funding
If you are interested in applying to this, or another sponsored project, please connect with your SPA Proposal Manager.