Thank You

Dear Friends,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued interest in MRI and to give you some news on our grants.

As we embark on our 4th year as a grant making organization, we are excited to be a part of this big family of researchers whose goal is to understand and improve human relationships. 

We are optimistic that this year has allowed you to reach some of your professional goals which we hope has included or will include, our support. Please visit our blog to read about the many projects we have funded.

As we move forward into 2024 and in addition to the broader guidelines for research topics MRI supports, MRI has decided to dedicate part of its funding to a grant focused on Healing Family Division.   

We are interested in funding research to help families restore cohesion when the children’s choices (for example, in areas such as professional choice, sexual preference, gender identity, political views, economic values, religious choice, or relational choices) have divided the family. The research will look into processes and methods that could help reunite families and help parents come to terms with their children's choices.  In today’s world, adolescents and young adults are often encouraged to empower themselves by choosing and making decisions for themselves -- decisions which may be counter to parental values and expectations for their children.  This process is often not understood by the parents of these individuals and family conflicts and divisions can occur.  Research grants focused on helping families heal these divisions and restore healthy relationships will be awarded up to $75,000.

We also will continue to support Doctoral Dissertation Grants, up to $5,000, for doctoral research projects that focus on facilitating healthy relationships and are consistent with MRI’s interactional systemic approach. 

MRI’s board will continue to fund general grants, up to $25,000, for research and programs whose goals are to understand the systemic processes that strengthen advances in psychology, social systems and interactional approaches to improving human relationships. 

These research projects will all have in common the fulfillment of our mission.

…to explore and support the development of innovative interactional, systemic approaches.

We look forward to seeing you, working with you, and especially to sharing our ongoing endeavors with you.

From everyone here at MRI, we thank you again for your support, and we wish you a healthy and prosperous New Year!