Pre-announcement: Experimental medicine to define mechanisms of gambling disorder
Funding
Up to £10,000,000
Location
England
Applications
Rolling (always open)
This grant funds academic research into gambling disorder. Studies must use experimental medicine methods with human participants. The aim is to understand why gambling activities, products, and interventions affect people the way they do. Up to £10,000,000 is available. The grant is led by the MRC, AHRC, and ESRC jointly.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be academically led
- Must use experimental medicine methods in humans
- Research must focus on mechanistic understanding of gambling disorder
This grant is for academic researchers and institutions in England running experimental medicine studies with human participants. Your research must focus on understanding the mechanisms behind gambling disorder. It is not for businesses, charities, or non-academic organisations.
Regions
Full details from Medical Research Council (MRC)Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Apply for funding for academically led experimental medicine studies in humans that deepen mechanistic understanding of the causal mechanisms underlying the effects of gambling activities, products and interventions in gambling disorder.
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