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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://playerwelfare.worldrugby.org/?subsection=72
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Sponsor/Award: |
WORLD RUGBY ASSOC - RESEARCH GRANTS - 2015 COMPETITION |
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Grant Amount: |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: May 24, 2015
Sponsor's: May 31, 2015
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Subject Areas: |
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Description: |
World Rugby has established a World Rugby Research Strategy to provide structure and support to the identification and implementation of World Rugby research priorities. The following topics have been identified as priorities for research by the World Rugby Medical Science and Research Group:
Concussion: Education of different stakeholders; Long term neurodegenerative and mental complications; Surveillance; Identifying the best diagnostic tool; Evaluation of the head impact forces during match play and training for all.
Injuries: Prevention strategies; Long term consequences; Acute ? contact and non-contact; Community game; Professional game.
Player loads and impacts on welfare and safety: Game numbers and characterization of game demands |
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Application Details: |
The application process for research funding from World Rugby has three stages:
-Initial concept approval;
-Full project plan assessment; and
-Ethical Approval (not applicable in all cases).
All applications must be made in English and budgets submitted in pounds sterling. Please see sponsor website for full submission requirementsINDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT APPLICABLE |
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NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission. |
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Western Contacts: |
Moxey,Laura
Kilianski,Louise
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Sponsor Contacts: |
RESEARCH@WORLDRUGBY.ORG
World Rugby House
8-10 Pembroke Street Lower
Dublin, Ireland
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