We welcome inquiries from nonprofits and university researchers interested in using CivicPanel to conduct surveys related to government, public affairs, and community quality of life.

Surveys must adhere to the following standards:

The topic must relate to government, public affairs, or community qualitiy of life.

The survey must be non-partisian and non-commercial.

The survey must be short, preferrably 10 minutes (and no longer than 15 minutes) on average to complete.

A report or summary of the results must be shared with us so that we can post them on this website.

Respondents must be awarded incentives, on a random basis, commensurate with the length and difficulty of the survey.

The web survey instrument must be reviewed and approved by us, or hosted by us directly.

Surveys must be approved by your institution's IRB (for university researchers and others at institutions requiring IRB approval).

For further information, send a description of yourself, your organization, and your survey topic to civicpan@rutgers.edu