The Center for Contemporary Equine Studies (CCES) invites EHC members to submit project proposals for funding before December 15, 2020. Qualified projects are eligible for initial funding in amounts up to $15,000 and will be supported by all documentation in CCES’s private archives as sponsored academic research.
Current priorities for funding sponsored academic projects in 2021 are studies of:
- global use of horses as living source and standard species for biological mass production of antibody-based pharmaceutical products, dating from the diphtheria antitoxin c 1895 through present equine use in development of prospective treatment of Covid-19 infection.
- history of the U. S. horse industry pursuant to the post-WWII transition from military horsemanship, equestrianism, breeding, and ownership to a predominantly female demographic market.
As a general guideline, proposals should demonstrate knowledge of the existing scholarship on the subject and qualifications for publication in peer-reviewed journals. Collaborative cross-disciplinary proposals (e.g., history, anthropology, biomedical science, regulatory law, ethology) are strongly encouraged but not required.
Deadline: December 15, 2020
The 2020 funding deadline for submissions from interested EHC members is December 15. Given the short time frame, prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the CCES directly to discuss eligibility in advance of submitting a formal proposal.
Contact if interested to determine project eligibility:
A. Frank Rothschild
Director, Center for Contemporary Equine Studies
equus@red-shield.org or (650-529-9966)
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The Center for Contemporary Equine Studies (CCES) is an independent, privately funded non-profit research organization founded in 2005 to advance knowledge and promote scholarship in contemporary equine studies and the continuing use of the horse in the present day. The CCES has amassed a large collection of source documents, photos, film, and other subject material pertaining to equine use for scientific and biomedical purposes globally (c1895 – present) and has supported research initiatives in the critical study of the historical and present use of horses for the production of pharmaceuticals and biotechnologies.