Video games and gambling-related harms (Grant)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
What it funds
Apply for funding to explore the relationship between gambling and video games and produce evidence-based insights to:inform strategies and interventions to prevent, treat or reduce gambling-related harmsshape policy, regulation and best practicepromote safe and responsible video gamesThis opportunity is part of the UKRI Research Programme on Gambling (RPG).You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.The full economic cost (FEC) of your
Who can apply
This is a UKRI funding opportunity led by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It is open to the research and innovation communities of all UKRI research councils and Innovate UK.This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible.International researchersAs ESRC is a lead funder for this opportunity, international researchers can apply as ‘project co-leads (international)’. You should include all other international collaborators (or UK partners not based at approved organisations) as project partners.Read the project co-lead (international) policy guidance for details of eligible organisations and costs.Business, third sector or government bodyBusiness, third sector or government body project co-leads based in the UK can also be included on research grant proposals as a project co-lead, with the exclusion of:organisations within the gambling industryGambling Commission licence holders who are subject to the levyassociated industries whose core business can be associated with harm to public health and societal wellbeingthe Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)Read Including project co-leads from
How to apply
Click here to start application on the UKRI Funding Service https://funding-service.ukri.org/OPP1236/apply/1267We are running this funding opportunity on the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service so please ensure that your organisation is registered. You cannot apply on the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system.The project lead is responsible for completing the application process on the Funding Service, but we expect all team members and project partners to contribute to the application.Only the lead research organisation can submit an application to UKRI.To applySelect ‘Start application’ near the beginning of this Funding finder page.Confirm you are the project lead.Sign in or create a Funding Service account. To create an account, select your organisation, verify your email address, and set a password. If your organisation is not listed, email support@funding-ser
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