Young Investigator Award

The Young Investigator Award aims to encourage masters level students to focus their area of research on anti-doping issues.

WADA will allocate four prizes of US$2,000 each for outstanding and innovative research projects that will contribute to the development of effective doping prevention strategies.

Note that this is not a grant for funding a research project but a prize to reward outstanding work completed in the area of anti-doping social science research.

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Who can apply?

Students who have completed a masters level research project (thesis, thesis equivalent or internship report) in the year of application (e.g. in 2012 for the 2012 call for proposals) or who will complete a masters level research project by January 10 of the following year (e.g. January 10, 2013 for the 2012 call) in order to cater for both South and North hemisphere academic years.

Student projects must explore an aspect of anti-doping from a social science perspective (e.g. sociology, psychology, education, etc.).

There is no age limit to apply.

What is the process?

Step 1 - Submission of Application

Students are required to provide WADA with a general overview of their project, completed or intended, using the application form designed for this purpose, available in the Download Center to the right. Project overviews and final reports will only be accepted in English or French.

Step 2 – Conditional Selection of Projects

The submitted projects will be ranked according to quality, contribution to the field and potential use by WADA and its stakeholders. WADA will then invite shortlisted students to submit their completed projects for consideration for a Young Investigator’s Award. WADA will advise those selected when to submit their completed report.

Step 3 – Submission of Completed Research Project

The selected students will submit their completed thesis for the final appraisal phase. Only completed theses will be considered.

What will be awarded?

In addition to receiving a monetary award of US$2,000, the top four young investigators will have their profiles added to the Young Investigators' Award Recipient page.

When and where should the application be submitted?

The 2011 call for applications will close on June 6, 2012. The 2013 call will be posted on WADA’s Web site in March 2013.

The timeline for the 2012 Program are included below:

June 6, 2012: Initial applications to be submitted by email to ssr@wada-ama.org
July 8, 2012: Shortlist of selected students published on WADA Web site. Applicants notified.
January 10, 2013: Completed project to be submitted to WADA by email at ssr@wada-ama.org
March 2013: Winners are selected and notified. Awards will only be granted to projects WADA deems appropriate.

The 2013 Program will follow similar timelines.

2011 Short-listed candidates

By alphabetical order:

Cornelia Blank, Austria: Evaluation of Austrian Sport Physicians’ and Pharmacists’ Knowledge Regarding Doping and Doping Prevention in Sports
Alberto Yelmo Bravo, Spain: The Role of the Psychologist in the Prevention of Doping in Spain
Mike Earl, Switzerland: Measuring the Impact of a Drugs and Doping Control Education Program on Knowledge and Attitudes of Young English Professional Footballers
Josef Hovorka, Czech Republic: Ethics in Sport - Educational Research in Primary and Secondary Schools in the Czech Republic
Ricky James, United Kingdom: Acceptable Alternatives to Doping: Promoting Functional Food to Enhance Performance
Adamantia Thanou, Greece: Epidemiology of Self-Reported Doping Use among Greek Elite Athletes

2010 Young Investigator Award Recipients


	Barouillet, Bertrand Title/Responsibility in Institution PhD Student Institution and Country Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis France Masters Thesis Le dispositif français de lutte antidopage au prisme des droits sportifs, étatiques et supra-étatiques.


	Hansen, Per Øystein Title/Responsibility in Institution PhD Student Institution and Country Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Norway Contact E-mail: per.oystein.hansen@nih.no
Main Field of Research Elite sport, anti-doping
Research Interests Sensemaking, sport policy, expert performance, leadership in sports, High Reliability Organizations
Masters Thesis Hansen, P.Ø. (2009): How do a group of athletes evaluate and interpret the whereabouts information system?
Other Making the Best Even Better http://www.nih.no/templates/projects____9551.aspx


	Ong, Chin Wei Title/Responsibility in Institution PhD Student in Sport Psychology Institution and Country Singapore Sports School Singapore Contact E-mail: onchinwei@gmail.com
Main Field of Research Sport Psychology, Youth Sport, Talent Development, Narcissism
Research Interests Sport Psychology, Youth Sport, Talent Development, Narcissism
Masters Thesis The role of narcissism in moderating the relationship between perceived motivational climate and cheating attitudes


	Stipis, Catherine Johanna Title/Responsibility in Institution PhD Student Institution and Country James Cook University Australia Masters Thesis Athlete’s attitudes towards performance enhancing and recreational drug use in sport: The difference in attitudes among users and non-users

Last Updated April 2012
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