Animal Cognition - Morris Animal Foundation Funding Opportunity for Equine Behavior/Welfare/Cognition Research

Morris Animal Foundation (this opens in a new tab) is pleased to invest in equine behavior and welfare research, including cognitive research, through an annual call for research proposals (this opens in a new tab) aimed at improving the lives of horses through an enhanced understanding of behavioral health and welfare. Researchers interested in applying for a grant can sign up for RFP updates, to be notified when the equine behavior/welfare RFP is issued.

The Foundation is specifically interested in research involving cognition; learning; stereotypies; separation anxiety; affiliative behavior toward humans; the effects of equine temperament on welfare; and equine psychopharmacology. Projects focusing solely on behavioral measurements for non-behavioral conditions will not be accepted.

This annual request for proposals is part of the Foundation’s Donor-Inspired Study program, which allows individual donors to directly support a research topic for which they have a passion, and for which there is a pressing need. Since 2020, this call has been made possible by the generous support of Dr. Wendy Koch, a veterinarian who has supported the Foundation for 33 years. Dr. Koch has also set up a fundraiser on Morris Animal Foundation’s peer-to-peer fundraising platform (this opens in a new tab), where she hopes to raise additional funding for equine behavior/welfare studies. 

More information on the application process is available on the Foundation’s Grants page (this opens in a new tab). Any inquiries that remain unanswered by the FAQ page (this opens in a new tab) can be directed to grantapplications@morrisanimalfoundation.org (this opens in a new tab). The next request for proposals for this topic will open on October 30, 2024.