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October 20, 2000Volume 29, Number 7



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ISPS is seeking proposals for new
field experiments in the social sciences

The Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) announces a new initiative to encourage field experimentation in the social sciences.

The term "field experiment" refers to fully randomized research designs in which observations found in a naturalistic setting are assigned to treatment and control conditions.

Examples of field experiments include Litt's 1965 study of civic education classes, Newhouse's 1989 study of how health care utilization varies with the terms of health insurance, Christensen et al.'s 1998 study of the conditions under which people engage in prosocial behavior, and Gerber and Green's 1999 study of voter turnout, in which registered voters were randomly encouraged to vote by mail, phone or personal canvas.

ISPS requests proposals for important and well-crafted experiments of this sort. Proposals may explore policy-relevant issues in any social science discipline. Medical and biological experiments, such as pharmacological trials, do not meet these criteria. Researchers are strongly encouraged to study phenomena outside the university setting (i.e., the behavior of people other than college undergraduates).

Budget requests may range up to $75,000 for research materials, staff costs and equipment. ISPS will not cover costs associated with faculty salary or institutional overhead. The principal investigator(s) must be full-time Yale faculty. The grant is designed to cover a two-year project, with an expectation that at least one publication-quality research report emerge within three years.

To apply for an ISPS Field Experiment Grant, send a five- to seven-page project description, as well as a curriculum vita, budget and budget justification to: ISPS Field Experiment Initiative, P.O. Box 208209, New Haven, CT 06520-8209. The materials may also be sent as an email attachment to pamela.lamonaca@yale.edu. Examples of ISPS-funded research of this kind can be found online at www.yale.edu/ isps/publications.


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