SOEP-IS: Call for Submissions

The SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS) is designed to enable innovative data collection for the research community. It is particularly well suited to establishing new and target-group-specific measurement instruments in long-term surveys, to conducting short- and long-term experiments, and to collecting non-survey data (such as biomarkers).

Researchers who are interested in submitting a proposal for data collection in 2027 should keep the following deadlines in mind: The call for submissions is already open, and if you would like to submit a proposal, you should visit the SOEP-IS FAQ page and send a short submission form by January 16, 2026. The SOEP-IS Scientific Committee will review all proposals and notify researchers of the results by February 16, 2026. Researchers whose proposals receive conditional acceptance will then be invited to submit a complete submission package using the official template by April 30, 2026. Questionnaire design will usually start the following fall. Data will be collected starting in 2027. More information and the short submission form can be found here.