Summer School in International Survey Methods

The Summer School in International Survey Methods is an 8-day intensive training program in survey methods with a particular focus on applications outside the US. The program takes place in person on Vanderbilt’s campus and features a diverse array of instructors working at the forefront of survey research globally. Instruction is geared toward graduate students, faculty, or research practitioners in the social sciences, though advanced undergraduates may also apply.

Dates: June 2-11, 2025

Location: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Program Costs:
Option 1: $1,500, including housing on Vanderbilt’s campus.  
Option 2: $600, not including housing on Vanderbilt’s campus. Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodations.  
 
All participants are also financially responsible for their travel to and from Nashville and food expenses during the program.

* Please note that for 2025 we have limited scholarship funds for participants coming from a Latin America or Caribbean country.

Application deadline: February 15th, 2025. Submit your application here. 

For questions, please email centerforglobaldemocracy@vanderbilt.edu.

Summer 2025 Schedule:

Day 1 (June 2): Introduction and Theories of Survey Response (Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University, CGD and LAPOP Lab)  

Day 2 (June 3): Questionnaire Design (Allyson Holbrook, University of Illinois, Chicago)

Day 3 (June 4): Sampling (J. Daniel Montalvo Vanderbilt University, CGD  and LAPOP Lab )

Day 4 (June 5): Telephone and Online Surveys ( Michael Robbins, Princeton University and Arab Barometer )

Day 5 (June 6): Scaling and Indexes ( Efren Pérez, University of California, Los Angeles )  

Day 6 (June 9): Weighting and Imputation ( Inés Levin, University of California, Irvine )

Day 7 (June 10): Longitudinal Surveys (Bryn Rosenfeld, Cornell University)  

Day 8 (June 11): Survey Experiments (Taylor Boas, Boston University)  

See a recap of the 2023 Summer School Session.