PURINA: Human-Animal Bond Studies

research proposals in the following areas: 

1. Benefits of adopting shelter pets and of volunteering at pet shelters 
2. Pet and human physical health and well-being 
3. Pets and child/adult literacy 
4. Animal-assisted therapy to destigmatize mental health 
5. Pets in abusive relationships and the impact of allowing pets at domestic violence shelters 
6. Therapy dogs and youth struggling with physical, emotional and mental challenges 
7. Pets and youth:  self-awareness and empathy development, and stress and emotion management 
8. Pets and post-traumatic stress disorders, phobias and anxiety 
9. Using pets in counseling/therapy setting 
10. Pets helping hospitalized patients and the homeless   

Funding:  up to $30,000. Overhead: limited to $1,000 per application.

https://www.purina.com/articles/2022-sponsorship-human-animal-bond-studies#application