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DISSERTATION GRANT

International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG)

The goal of the Dissertation Grants program is to support doctoral students by providing funding for the costs of dissertation research on gambling. Applications are encouraged from doctoral candidates in a variety of academic disciplines and programs. This program will ultimately facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into the field of gambling research, including gambling disorder, gambling policy, and responsible gambling. This award provides up to one year of support for the completion of the doctoral dissertation research project. Requests for nocost extensions beyond 12 months will be considered. Strong applications will demonstrate a clear research question, methodological rigor appropriate to the scope of the award, and a welldefined plan for completing the dissertation.

Available Funding

Applicants may request up to $5,000 in direct costs. No indirect costs are allowed. Funds may be used for direct research costs such as participant payments, equipment, travel, and data collection expenses. Funds may not be used for salary.

Review Process and Criteria

An appropriate scientific review group convened in accordance with the standard ICRG peer review procedures, modeled on those of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will evaluate applications for scientific and technical merit.

The peer review panel will evaluate proposals according to the following criteria:

• Significance: Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?

• Investigator(s): Is the Principal Investigator (PI) well suited to the project?

• Innovation: Does the application challenge and seek to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms by utilizing novel theoretical concepts, approaches, methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions? Are the concepts, approaches, methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions novel to one field of research or broadly novel? Is a refinement, improvement, or new application of theoretical concepts, approaches, methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions proposed?

• Approach: Are the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish the specific aims of the project? Are potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success presented? If the project involves clinical research, are the plans for the protection of human subjects from research risks justified in terms of the scientific goals and research strategy proposed?

• Environment: Will the scientific environment in which the work will be conducted contribute to the probability of success? Are the institutional support, equipment, and other physical resources available to the investigators adequate for the proposed project? Will the project benefit from unique features of the scientific environment, subject populations, or collaborative arrangements?

• Letters of Support: The faculty advisor, dissertation committee chair, or university official directly responsible for supervising the dissertation research must submit a letter certifying that the PI meets the eligibility criteria for this award.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1. Strong relevance to gambling disorder or responsible gambling

The most competitive applications directly address:

gambling disorder,
responsible gambling behaviors,
prevention of gambling-related harm,
sports betting,
lottery gambling,
online gambling,
gambling risk among young adults or college populations,
treatment interventions,
policy and harm-reduction strategies.

ICRG’s core mission is to fund research on gambling disorder and responsible gambling.

2. Clear public-health or clinical impact

Successful proposals usually demonstrate potential to:

reduce gambling-related harm,
improve prevention or screening,
inform treatment approaches,
improve policy,
support evidence-based responsible gambling strategies,
improve mental-health outcomes for affected individuals and families.

Clinical or real-world impact is one of the strongest predictors of competitiveness.

3. Strong methodological rigor

Competitive applications generally demonstrate:

robust study design,
validated behavioral or clinical measures,
strong statistical planning,
realistic recruitment strategies,
reproducibility,
clearly defined outcomes.

ICRG uses peer review and strongly emphasizes scientific merit and academic integrity in proposal evaluation.

4. Innovation in gambling research

Highly competitive projects often involve:

digital gambling behavior analysis,
sports-betting risk models,
mobile interventions,
behavioral tracking,
AI/data science approaches,
new prevention tools,
novel treatment strategies.

ICRG frequently funds emerging research areas tied to evolving gambling environments such as sports betting and online gaming.

5. Strong interdisciplinary collaboration

High-scoring applications often involve:

addiction psychiatrists,
psychologists,
behavioral economists,
epidemiologists,
public-health researchers,
neuroscientists,
data scientists,
policy researchers.

Interdisciplinary teams are especially valuable because gambling disorder spans behavioral, psychiatric, economic, and public-health domains.

6. Strong preliminary or pilot data

Applications with:

pilot behavioral data,
survey datasets,
feasibility studies,
early intervention data,
prior publications on addiction or gambling behavior

typically receive stronger reviewer confidence.

Seed grants may support early-stage work, but strong feasibility evidence still helps.

7. Focus on high-risk or underserved populations

Projects involving:

adolescents and young adults,
college students,
athletes,
underserved communities,
high-risk gamblers,
online gamblers

are increasingly competitive within ICRG’s recent funding priorities.

8. Clear prevention or treatment relevance

ICRG strongly supports research on:

prevention of gambling disorder,
treatment effectiveness,
relapse prevention,
screening tools,
early detection,
behavior-change interventions.

Applications with practical prevention or treatment implications tend to score especially well.

9. Strong investigator expertise in addiction science

Important predictors include:

prior addiction or behavioral-health publications,
experience in gambling research,
psychiatric/psychology expertise,
public-health research productivity,
evidence of successful project delivery.

For early-career investigators, strong mentorship and institutional support are important.

10. Potential to influence policy or responsible gambling practice

Reviewers strongly favor projects likely to:

shape responsible gambling policy,
improve operator practices,
influence educational programming,
support national prevention strategies,
improve public-health guidance.

ICRG-funded work is often translated into policy, education, and prevention resources.

Common Reasons for Rejection

Frequent reviewer concerns include:

weak connection to gambling disorder,
limited practical impact,
poor methodological rigor,
insufficient innovation,
unrealistic recruitment or feasibility,
weak prevention/treatment relevance,
unclear measurable outcomes.

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Eligibility Requirements

Eligible principal investigators (PIs) are doctoral students at the dissertation stage of training with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research. The applicant must have an approved dissertation proposal (at the time of award), show evidence of high academic performance in the sciences, and demonstrate a commitment to a career as an independent research scientist, physician-scientist, or clinician-scientist (dual-degree training). The applicant must be currently enrolled in a PhD or equivalent research degree program, a formally combined MD/PhD program, or other combined professional/clinical and research doctoral program in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG)

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 101 Convention Center Drive Suite 600 Las Vegas, NV 89109

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