The Animal Welfare Foundation has announced up to five grants for desk-based research on priority animal welfare issues in the UK
The Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) has announced new grants for desk-based animal welfare research projects to help support important research at a time when ongoing Covid-19 social distancing measures have made field work difficult.
The vet-led charity is offering as many as five grants of up to £10,000 each, with the flexibility for funding to be extended up to £30,000 for one exceptional proposal. The grants will support research projects that focus on priority animal welfare issues in the UK, as identified by a seminal 2019 Delphi study funded by AWF, and will be tenable for up to six months.
Examples of projects that would be welcomed by the AWF include scoping exercises to assess delayed euthanasia in farm animals, dogs or cats, and the validity, reliability and impact of quality of life assessment tools for companion animals. Other research proposals of interest could relate to:
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