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Geographers (Especially Peyton),
FIFA has a research grant to study law, economics, sociology, ethics, geography, and history of football with a deadline for September 1, 2018. Decisions are announced on January 15 and research is expected to be completed in 12 months.
The grants max out at $30,000. The PI on the application must already have a bachelor’s degree or higher and must take place in an academic environment.
Grant Website:
https://www.cies.ch/en/research/fifa-research-scholarship/
Grant Flyer:
https://www.cies.ch/fileadmin/documents/Research/20180130_FIFA_Research_Scholarship.pdf
If any of you are interested in this from a K-12 education standpoint that combines economics, geography, and history, please check out this activity from Oxfam about the World Cub designed for schools.
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/the-world-cup-a-fair-game.
Michael Camponovo
GIS Outreach Coordinator
Geography Department
209A Burchfiel Geography Building
UT Knoxville
(865) 974-5348