Research Grant Award

Research Grant Award

Award Amount: Up to $40,000

Funding Cycle: Semi-annual with deadlines February 1 and July 1

Overview

The EMDR Research Foundation offers research grants to support quality, publishable studies on EMDR therapy and other scientific approaches to mental health. The Foundation invests in the development and dissemination of high-quality research to strengthen understanding and effective use of EMDR therapy.

Eligibility

• Required Qualifications: Master's degree or doctorate in social work, psychology, nursing, or a related field
• Institutional Affiliation: Must be affiliated with a college, university, or research institution
• Practitioners/Clinicians: Those with relevant research experience are encouraged to apply
• Collaborative Partnerships: Encouraged and preferred between researchers at institutions and EMDR practitioners
• Fiscal Agent: The affiliated institution must serve as fiscal agent; if no institutional affiliation, PI assumes this responsibility
• Geographic Scope: U.S. and international researchers accepted; applications must be in English with budgets in U.S. dollars

Research Priorities

Studies should address one of three priority areas:

1. Advancing Evidence Based Practice: Areas needing more evidence:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Military PTSD
- Phantom limb pain
- Impact of cardiac events
- Cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Recovery enhancement

2. Addressing the Global Burden of Trauma:
- Disaster response (natural or man-made)
- Early intervention protocols effectiveness
- Child or adult group protocols
- EMDR standard protocols in disaster response

3. Building Clinical Evidence: Areas needing more research:
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
- Dissociative disorders
- Medical/somatic conditions
- Suicide prevention
- Applies across the lifespan (e.g., adolescent suicide, geriatric depression)

Allowable Expenses

• Instruments and measures
• Research assistants
• Transcriptions
• Interviewers and coders
• Software
• Statistical training or consultation
• Printing, photocopying, office supplies
• Postage
• Travel to interview sites
• Incentives for participants

Non-Allowable Expenses

• Indirect costs
• Travel
• Equipment
• Principal investigator time

Project Duration

• Maximum Duration: 2 years
• Progress Report: Due 1 year after funding cycle begins with overview of progress and expenditure accounting
• Final Report: Due upon project completion with expenditure summary and outcomes
• Publications: Articles submitted to or accepted for publication should be sent to the Foundation
• Unexpended Funds: Must be returned to Foundation at end of 2-year period

Contact Information

Email: info@emdrfoundation.org Phone: 630-296-4399

Additional Information

Applicants are strongly encouraged to review CONSORT guidelines (www.consort-statement.org) for research design standards, especially for large grant requests. The Foundation's review process favors studies meeting these standards. Guidelines for social and psychological interventions are also available.