The 2024 call for projects is open until September 6 (at noon Paris time / GMT+2).
CALL FOR projects – RESEARCH GRANT
Our mission is to promote the valorisation and recognition of board games as a source of societal value. We are convinced that academic research on board games and play could provide a unique contribution towards that goal.
We invite international research teams to submit a project proposal on any research topic related to board games taken broadly. This year, special attention will be given to projects that investigate the following areas of focus:
- Sustainability and Justice: The role of tabletop games in addressing crises of environmental and social sustainability, and in promoting climate and social justice.
- Fifty Years of Dungeons and Dragons: The function of tabletop roleplaying games in addressing and promoting social inclusion, decolonisation, and diverse cultural representations.
- Healthy People and/or Planet: The potential of games to support healthy lives, therapeutic applications, and community health and resilience.
- Cultural Heritage: The preservation and promotion of games as important sites of cultural heritage and history and/or the use of games in heritage research and preservation.
The appointed research teams will receive a financial grant from Game in Lab to support a research project in relation with board games. All academic disciplines, ranging from sociology to health sciences are accepted, whether in applied or fundamental sciences. Interdisciplinary proposals are welcomed.
The research grants will support research actions (up to 24 months).
This year’s endowment is 45 000€.
Each project will be eligible to a maximum grant of 20 000€.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- – Applications from public research institutions will receive special attention during the selection process. They can be associated with another institution, private or public.
- – The budget can include several funding sources besides Game in Lab’s.
- – The grant should be used to fund the material, field activities, travel or missions needed to conduct the project. Appointment of non permanent research engineers or other technical experts can be covered by the grant (interns, contractors, research engineers, …).
- – Personal salaries of full time or tenure faculties are not eligible.
expected PROJECT outcomes
The appointed teams will contribute to Game in Lab’s diffusion and scientific popularisation actions in the form of articles (scientific or otherwise), published on Game in Lab’s website, or in other journals or media. Project leaders will also be invited to attend events organised or supported by Game in Lab.
online applications
Applications are submitted online, on a secured platform.
Attachments and appendices are listed in the detailed version of the call for projects.
Note: updates can be made to any submitted form until the application deadline. An update link will be shown in the confirmation email you receive after pressing the Submit button.
application deadlines
Submit your research proposal before September 6, 2024!
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- – Application deadline: September 6, 2024 at noon (Paris time, GMT+2)
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- – Publication of the list of selected projects: December 2024
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- – Appointed teams’ formal acceptation: December 2024
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- – Agreement signature and start of project: February 2025