Video games and gambling-related harms

Medical Research Council (MRC)Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Ongoing

Funding

Up to £5,000,000

Location

England

Applications

Rolling (always open)

Overview

This grant funds research into how video games and gambling are connected. You can get up to £5 million to study gambling-related harms in gaming. The research should help create better policies and regulations. It should also support interventions to make video games safer. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive UKRI funding. The deadline is rolling, so you can apply at any time. This is for academic researchers, not businesses or charities.

Eligibility

Who can apply:

academic

Key requirements:

  • Must be based at UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
Who is this for?

This grant is for academic researchers at UK universities and research institutions. You need to be eligible for UKRI funding. This is not for businesses, charities, or individual researchers outside academic institutions.

Regions

Full details from Medical Research Council (MRC)Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Apply for funding to improve understanding of the relationship between gambling and video games and produce insights to inform policy and regulation, support interventions, and promote safe and responsible video games.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

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Last updated: 19 May 2026