[CogSci] Call for Proposals: Research Awards from FindingFive and Qntfy to Cover Participant Fees of a Web-based Study (up to $250)

[FindingFive]

(This announcement is also accessible online at https://news.findingfive.com/2020/01/09/call-for-proposals-behavioral-research-with-findingfive-and-qntfy/)



Do you have a research idea that you’ve been wanting to test? We are excited to announce that FindingFive (http://www.findingfive.com), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to powering online behavioral research, is partnering with Qntfy (http://www.qntfy.com), a behavioral analytics firm, to offer two (2) $250 awards to implement your idea using the FindingFive platform. We welcome proposals for research ideas that can be answered with online experiments with human participants. FindingFive will also feature a summary of your project and experimental results in our blog, co-written with you!





Overview

FindingFive and Qntfy will award two (2) proposals with up to $250 USD each. The award must be used exclusively towards covering participant fees.



Eligibility

You must be employed by or enrolled at an accredited college or university in the USA.

Proposals from graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and post-baccalaureate lab managers will be given preference, although everyone is welcome to apply.


Important Dates

Proposal due: March 2, 2020

Notification of award: April 15, 2020

Data collection due: August 31, 2020

Preliminary summary due: October 31, 2020


Proposal requirements

The proposed research must be implemented on and powered by the FindingFive platform (FindingFive will gladly consider requests for new features as required by the proposed research).

Award funds must only be used as payment for study participants run on FindingFive, either via Amazon Mechanical Turk or in person.

The proposed research must employ experimental methods with at least 1 control condition and 1 experimental treatment condition (broadly defined).

The proposal must address issues of statistical power.

The proposed research must receive ethical approval from your institution’s Institutional Review Board prior to data collection.

Data collection and analysis must be completed by August 31, 2020.

A project summary must be sent to FindingFive by October 31, 2020.

Any publications or presentations on findings discovered in this research project must acknowledge FindingFive and Qtnfy as a funding source.




Application details

The proposal should be written in English, and must include the following information in at most 5 pages, double-spaced:

the research question of interest

a brief explanation of the relevant theoretical background

the proposed experimental design

the hypotheses

the consideration of statistical power

the proposed statistical methodology highlighting variables of interest, especially the behavioral outcome

a statement about the novelty, importance, and implications of the project

the expected total of participant fees (we recommend factoring in a 10% budgetary headroom to account for potential technical hiccups in online studies)

Proposal submissions are due by March 2, 2020, 11:59pm EST.




Submit proposals in PDF format by email to mailto:hello at findingfive.com with a subject “FindingFive Qntfy Award Proposal”.





Any questions or comments regarding this call for proposals can be sent to mailto:researcher.help at findingfive.com .
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