$3 million to grant towards gratitude research / Request for Proposals (RFP) deadline Feb 15, 2012 January 25, 2012
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Announcement: $3 million to grant towards gratitude research / Request for Proposals (RFP) deadline Feb 15, 2012
UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center is very pleased to announce a recent $5.9 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to undertake a three-year project: “Expanding the Science and Practice of Gratitude.”
In collaboration with Dr. Robert Emmons from UC Davis, we seek to expand the scientific understanding of gratitude, promote research-based practices in institutions like schools and hospitals, and engage the public in a wide-reaching cultural conversation about the role of gratitude in civil society.
The first component of our project is a $3 million research initiative, focused on understanding the impact of gratitude on health and well-being, developmental science and social relationships. We would appreciate your help in soliciting research proposals to be funded by this grant. Would you be willing to publicize our request for proposals (RFP) in your networks?
The RFP link is here: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/expandinggratitude/rfp/ An overview of the project is here: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/expandinggratitude/
The deadline for the Letter of Intent (LOI) is February 15, 2012 at 5 pm PST and instructions for applicants can be found here:http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/expandinggratitude/rfp/#app-instruct
Feel free to get back to Susan Fassberg with questions. I can be reached at dearsooz@berkeley.edu, office tel is 510-642-2492 THANK YOU!
