CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS

Bob Hoss, Chair IASD/DSF Research Grant Committee

This is a reminder that Dream Research Grant Proposals are due by October 15, 2015. Click here for instructions.

Note that there is a special joint grant activity this year between IASD and the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. For that joint activity we are seeking qualified proposals addressing studies on the application of an emotional stress reduction technique known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) for treatment of nightmares (and associated quality of sleep factors) related to abuse, trauma or PTSD. Proposals addressing this topic are also due October 15, 2015; however due to the late announcement, if there are no qualifying proposals received this year, the offer will be carried over until the next year cycle ending October 15, 2016.

Submission Process • Submissions are reviewed by a research board and selection is based on our funding limits, plus ratings on each proposal which take into account: value to dream science, technical excellence, and various other factors related to the success of the proposed study. Proposals applicable to the topic of the joint grant activity will also go through the standard IASD/DSF grant proposal process but with evaluators from both organizations. Awards are typically announced in the December timeframe and include a scholarship to present the results at an upcoming IASD conference.

Please address any questions to bob@dreamscience.org  (IASD/DSF). If you are interested in the joint grant activity please also copy John Freedom freejjii@gmail.com (ACEP) on any questions regarding that topic.

For those thinking about submitting a Dream Research Grant Proposal, the deadline is October 15, 2015 for this grant cycle. The process is slightly different this year in that we will be reviewing final proposals instead of Letters of Intent as in the past. Grants are offered through the partnership between IASD and the DreamScience foundation (DSF). If there are no qualifying proposals received this year, the offer will be carried over until the next year cycle ending October 15, 2016.

Submission Areas • High quality quantitative and qualitative research final proposals are invited in areas related to dreams and dreaming, including but not limited to: the biology or neuroscience of dreaming, phenomenological and psychological studies of dreaming, and such fields as anthropological and cultural studies.

Submission Deadline • October 15, 2015 for your research proposal which summarizes your planned research effort. This year submissions will be for final proposals which will be reviewed by a research board. Those selected for award will be notified in the November time frame if any further input is required. Awards are planned for the December time frame. Go to www.dreamscience.org/iasd or to the IASD web site: www.asdreams.org and select the “DreamScience Grant” icon button for instructions and a submissions outline.

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED (e-mail) to bob@dreamscience.org 

In the case of papers with multiple authors – in terms of the ideas presented as well as the description of the results – the contestant must indicate clearly, in either the text of the paper or in an accompanying letter, what portions are the submitter’s work.

Submissions must include a copy of the participant’s student ID. Alternatively, a copy can be faxed to the IASD Office at 1-209-724-0889, or scanned and emailed as an attachment to office@asdreams.org A note or cover letter should be included to indicate that this is for the IASD Student Research Award. Participants must specify which of the two awards they are applying for.

Proposals for the joint grant activity between IASD and the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology will go through the standard IASD/DSF grant proposal process and be evaluated by the Research Grant Committee with evaluators from both organizations. Please address any questions to bob@dreamscience.org  (IASD/DSF) with a copy to John Freedom freejjii@gmail.com  (ACEP).

THE ERNEST HARTMANN AWARD FOR STUDENT RESEARCH

From Curtiss Hoffman, Student Research Awards Chair

We are pleased to announce that the anonymous donor who generously provided funding for the Student Research Award last year has graciously agreed to provide matching funds for the 2016 competition! The IASD Board of Trustees will provide the balance of funds.

As in previous years, there will be two $500 awards. The first is for the best student submission of original scientific research on dreams and dreaming. The second is for the best submission of original historical, literary, artistic, or theoretical research. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to submit papers. Please view this page for additional details. 

All participants must submit their presentations in electronic form, preferably through email to office@asdreams.org or if necessary by mailing the files, copied to a CD or a DVD, to the IASD office by March 1, 2016

IASD-Student Research
1672 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703 USA

Mark on any mailed box "OK to leave on porch."

Participants may also electronically submit videos in AVI formats, or music in MIDI or MPS formats. In the case of papers with multiple authors – in terms of the ideas presented as well as the description of the results – the contestant must indicate clearly, in either the text of the paper or in an accompanying letter, what portions are the submitter’s work. Research which has been published prior to the submissions deadline is not eligible for this award.

Submissions must include a copy of the participant’s student ID. Alternatively, a copy can be faxed to the IASD Office at 1-209-724-0889, or scanned and emailed as an attachment to office@asdreams.org. A note or cover letter should be included to indicate that this is for the IASD Student Research Award. Participants must specify which of the two awards they are applying for.

Winners will be announced at the IASD annual conference, which will be held at the beautiful Rolduc Abbey in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, from June 24 – 28, 2016, during the General Membership Meeting. Check the schedule of conference events to find out the exact date and time.

Bobbie Ann Pimm, Regional Events Committee Chair

We are in the process of updating the IASD website with the names and contact information for Regional Representatives. Please check the IASD website for up-to-date names and contacts. The Regional Representatives webpage is divided into regions, making your search more user-friendly.

If you do not have a Regional Rep for your area, consider volunteering to become one! You could serve an important networking role for IASD.

To volunteer to become a Regional Representative or for corrections or feedback on member contacts from Regional Reps, contact Bobbie Ann Pimm at bobbie@bobbieann.net