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REMINDER: 31 January deadline to submit proposals for WADA’s 2022 Social Science Research Grant Program

Social science research reminder

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) wishes to remind stakeholders that the deadline to submit Tier 3 projects as part of the Agency’s 14 October 2021 call for proposals for its 2022 Social Science Research Grant Program (Grant Program) is 31 January 2022 (23:59 GMT). We kindly ask all applicants to submit their application via the Agency’s WADAGrants platform.

Tier 3 projects are smaller scale projects that typically require funding of less than $20,000 USD. A profile of Tier 3 projects is outlined in the Overview and Guidance for Applicants document.

WADA welcomes applications in relation to any of the following 12 Social Science Research priorities for the 2022 Grant Program. These priorities were endorsed by WADA’s Education Committee and are also fully described within the Overview and Guidance for Applicants document.

  1. Athlete pathway and athlete experience
  2. Experience of athlete support personnel in anti-doping
  3. Non-sport influences
  4. Sport Policy
  5. Prevention model
  6. Effectiveness of anti-doping
  7. Horizon scanning (learnings from other sectors/industries that can be applied to Clean Sport)
  8. Evolution of sport practices
  9. Anti-doping policy impact
  10. People investment
  11. The role and influence of athlete support personnel
  12. Clean Sport behaviors

The Education Committee will review the recommendations from the Social Science Research Expert Advisory Group for WADA-funded research projects in April 2022, prior to seeking formal approval from WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) in May 2022; after which, applicants will be notified.

In order to assist applicants, and in addition to the Overview and Guidance for Applicants document, WADA has also published three short videos on how to apply for the grants, the structure of the WADA Social Science Research Grant Program, and subjects the Agency is interested in funding.

For further information regarding the 2022 Social Science Research Grant Program, please refer to the Overview and Guidance for Applicants and Frequently Asked Questions section of the WADAGrants platform; or, contact the Agency’s Education Department at ssr@wada-ama.org.