General Social Survey Grant

Summary:
The General Social Survey (GSS) is a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of the adult U.S. population conducted by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This competition seeks proposals for the 2025 and 2027 administrations of the GSS, including data collection, dissemination, and outreach activities.

Sponsor:

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Eligibility:

• Open to U.S. universities and non-profit research institutions with proven experience in large-scale, complex social surveys.
• Proposals must involve a collaborative team with expertise in survey methodology, sampling, data collection, data analysis, and dissemination.
• Preference may be given to teams with experience in web-based data collection strategies.

Benefits:

• Up to $16 million in funding over four years to support two waves of data collection, dissemination, and outreach.
• Opportunity to contribute to a highly respected and widely used dataset informing social science research and policy debates.
• Gain valuable experience in managing a large-scale social survey.
• Enhance visibility and reputation in the social science community.

Deadline:

August 2025.

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