The second round of the Society for Companion Animal Studies’ three-year funding scheme, to support research that furthers our understanding of the human-animal bond, is now open for application.
SCAS says it is passionate about pets in housing issues and, having campaigned for positive pet policies for more than 40 years, this year it has been decided that projects or research must be specifically related to this subject, particularly projects looking at:
> The impact of current, or historic, pet-related housing legislation
> An assessment of incident, type and cost of damage caused by pets in housing
> The views of landlords, care institution or housing association staff, in relation to pets and housing
> Stakeholder perceptions of pets and housing insurance schemes.
There are eight funding grants available:
> Five £10,000 maximum pump priming research awards
> Two £1,500 undergraduate students project award
> One £1,500 maximum funding to support open access publication of research relating to pets in housing.
Projects should last no longer than 12 months, be able to demonstrate clearly how the proposal meets the objectives, outline plans for future development and be able to start by September 1, 2021. The call for funding closes on the April 30.
The Society for Companion Animal Studies is a charity established in 1979 to promote the study of human-companion animal interactions and raise awareness of the importance of pets in society. Over the past 40 years it has established itself as a source of evidence on best practices in human-animal interactions.
More information can be found at https://www.scas.org.uk/scas-funding-opportunities-2021/
