Opportunity Title:
General Social Survey Competition
Funder/Agency:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Opportunity Number:
24-537
Description:
The General Social Survey (GSS) is a nationally representative interview survey of the United States adult population that collects data on a wide range of topics: behavioral items such as group membership and participation; personal psychological evaluations including measures of well-being, misanthropy and life satisfaction; attitudinal questions on such public issues as crime and punishment, race relations, gender roles and spending priorities; and demographic characteristics of respondents and their parents.
The GSS award will fund the following activities:
Two waves, 2026 and 2028, of data collection for the GSS sample, including the United States ISSP surveys.
Participation in the ISSP. The United States is one of the four founding members of the ISSP and the GSS representative to the ISSP is a member of the executive standing committee and may serve on subcommittees, for example, the survey drafting and methodology committees.
Survey instrument and module development and experimentation for both the GSS and ISSP surveys based on scientific expertise in relevant social sciences.
Survey design, innovations and continual enhancement (based on assessment and analysis) of the cross-sectional survey and possible future panel designs.
Post data collection editing, processing and generation of constructed variables, data files and codebooks.
Data dissemination through a cutting-edge web-based data archive.
Provision of user assistance.
Support for a Scientific Advisory Board.
Interaction with the principal investigators of the ANES and PSID.
Interaction and coordination with the principal investigators of the ANES to enable integration of the GSS and the ANES where beneficial.
Outreach as described below.
Eligibility:
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
$16,000,000
Minimum Award:
$16,000,000
Deadline:
Applications Due August 15, 2024
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