PLEASE NOTE: The deadline to apply for a 2010-2011 Gambling Research Fellowship is now closed. The 2011-2012 deadline will be announced in early Spring 2011.
Gambling Awareness Nova Scotia offers GANS Gambling Research Fellowships to generate interest and build capacity in problem gambling research among Masters and PhD students across a wide range of disciplines. The Fellowship program gives future scholars the opportunity to conduct quality research projects related to problem gambling while linking them to the rapidly growing field of problem gambling studies. By assisting in the development of multidisciplinary research, Gambling Awareness Nova Scotia is laying the foundation for innovative and advanced research in the area of problem gambling. Through their research projects, GANS Gambling Research Fellowship recipients are helping to increase the potential for collaboration between Nova Scotia researchers and the impact their work and research brings to their communities.
GANS offers two types of Fellowships:
Masters Students: up to $5,000.00* for a maximum of one year
PhD Students: up to $5,000.00* for one year, renewable for a second year
(conditional upon research accomplishments)
*These funds are to be applied directly to costs associated with the proposed research project but may also include living expenses/university tuition while completing the research.
Example Topics by Discipline:
All Masters and Doctoral students interested in making a unique contribution to the body of knowledge and/or potentially contributing to improving the lives of Nova Scotians through research in the topic of problem gambling are encouraged to apply. The following examples are indicative of, but not limited to, topics students might consider by discipline:
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Anthropology
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popular culture; symbolic inducements to gamble; cultural differences |
| Biology |
genetic factors; brain functioning; neurotransmitters |
| Chemistry |
bio-chemical; pharmacological |
| Economics |
game theory; economic impacts o individuals/communities |
| Geography |
geospatial opportunities to gamble and problem gambling |
| Health Promotion |
innovative ways to create awareness/prevention strategies |
| Interdisciplinary |
popular culture and prevention; geospatial - economic impacts
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| Nursing |
health issues and care for problem gamblers
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| Philosophy |
problem gambling and ethics |
| Psychology |
behavioural/cognitive/physiological contributing factors |
| Social Work/Education |
empowering community groups to address problem gambling |
| Sociology |
structural/situational social influences; social psychology |
Gambling Awareness Nova Scotia works with candidates who have promising proposals that require slight modifications. GANS may also decide to continue funding a candidate’s research under different grant procedures.
