Social Science Research Collaboration Platform

In the framework of its Anti-Doping Convention, the Council of Europe conducts an annual questionnaire and coordinates research among States parties. It provides a platform for discussions, shares information and findings, analyzes needs, convenes expert groups, and recommends targeted support to State Parties. It also supports studies for policy development.

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​​​​​​Get fit, be active and well. Sport is an essential part of European identity. EU policy promotes the role of sport for people, the community and the economy. Sport represents an integral part of the lives of millions of Europeans. Support for sport builds community cohesion, grows social inclusion and leads to an enhanced sense of European identity. Sport is also a key facet of Member States' and the larger European economies; the sector employs millions of European citizens, and adds billions in revenue. Sport is therefore a vital part of what it means to be European. Policymakers, education professionals, regional and national experts are directly and regularly involved in ensuring sport continues tackle challenges in this field.

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The International Olympic Committee Olympic Studies Centre promotes and supports research by providing access to its collections, responding to factual and historical information requests, facilitating exchanges and collaboration between university-based Olympic Studies and Research Centres, researchers, professors and students who share a common interest in Olympic studies, and creating opportunities for dialogue between the IOC and the academic community.

Every year, the IOC Olympic Studies Centre funds Olympic-related research with a humanities or social science perspective via two grant programs: the PhD students and Early Career Academics Research Grant Programme and the Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme for established researchers.

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By combining the resources and expertise of America’s leading sports entities, the Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC) supports nonpartisan and independent scientific research by making targeted grants to various universities and other world-class research institutions.

PCC-supported research contributes to a movement in addressing doping’s root causes and ultimately decreasing the use of performance-enhancing drugs by all participants in all sports at all levels of play.

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Established in 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport assists States Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport to develop and implement anti-doping projects. The Fund provides practical and technical support as well as financial assistance to competent public authorities for the implementation of national and regional projects.

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The World Anti-Doping Agency leads the collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport. We are committed to improving evidence-based doping prevention strategies through social science research.

WADA's Social Science Research Grant Program was created to ensure that preventive anti-doping education programs were designed using an evidence-based approach. Since the creation of the Program in 2005, 136 projects have been funded awarding over US$4 million.