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Gambling research capacity grants
The objective of these grants is to improve the quality, diversity and impact of Australian gambling research by supporting talented and committed researchers.
We want to encourage the best and brightest minds to contribute to knowledge and develop innovative approaches to working towards zero gambling harm. These are the people who can generate the high-quality research that provides the evidence base for gambling harm minimisation policy, interventions and programs.
Gambling Research Capacity Grants support PhD scholarships, and post-doctoral fellowships to build capability and capacity for Australian gambling research.
For 2022, we are offering two grant types:
- one PhD scholarship of up to $55,000 per year for 3 years per candidate, or pro-rata for part-scholarships
- one post-doctoral fellowship up to $150,000 per year for 3 years per candidate.
About our PhD scholarships
We established PhD scholarships to support people involved in gambling research to achieve their proposed research goals and build their career in this important field.
You’re invited to apply for a PhD scholarship if you’ve completed your honours year or hold (or expect to hold) a master’s degree in the same discipline. You must also meet all eligibility requirements for the PhD you intend to pursue or have confirmation of an enrolment offer.
About our post-doctoral fellowships
We established post-doctoral fellowships to support early-career researchers to continue developing their skills and build their career in the field of gambling harm minimisation.
You’re invited to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship if you’re an early career researcher who was awarded a PhD less than 7 years ago.
The research themes we're interested in
Our priority gambling research themes for 2021-2024 are:
- individual and community level gambling harm-minimisation
- regulation of gambling products, practices and environments
- gambling among vulnerable or target groups
- emerging gambling technologies and new trends
- measuring and understanding gambling prevalence and harm
- efficacy and effectiveness of treatments.
We’ll prioritise research that directly contributes to gambling harm prevention and minimisation in NSW.
Applications for the 2022 Gambling Research Capacity Grants open Monday 1 November 2021 and close 21 January 2022.
Applications are to be submitted through our Grants Portal
The submission guide below provides further information and spells out our expectations for the 2022 grant round.
Submission guide: Gambling Research Capacity Grants 2022
If you need assistance please contact us on (02) 9995 0992 or email the Office of Responsible Gambling.
Gambling Research Capacity Grants recipients
| Name | Type of Scholarship | University | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Swanton | Full PhD Scholarship | The University of Sydney | Supporting informed gambling choices in the age of digital transactions. |
| Dan Myles | Part PhD Scholarship | Monash University | Do "losses disguised as wins" in Australian pokies cause harm? |
| Hayden Cahill | Part PhD Scholarship | Queensland University of Technology | In it to win it: interdisciplinary investigation of sports betting |
| Stephanie Merkouris | Post-doctoral fellowship | Deakin University | Family member treatment for gambling harm: Development and evaluation |
| Megan Whitty | Post-doctoral fellowship | The Australian National University | Development of an Implementation Framework for Indigenous Digital Health Promotion |
| Catherine Tulloch | Part PhD Scholarship | Central Queensland University | Welbeing in those affected by problem gamblers |
| Gianluca Di Censo | Full PhD Scholarship | The University of Adelaide | The effects of gambling advertisements on young people |