Wiley Award for Excellence in Survey Research Grant

Wiley Award for Excellence in Survey Research Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Foundation (SIOP)
Amount: US $3,000
Last Updated: May 15, 2025

Summary

The Wiley Award for Excellence in Survey Research, presented by the SIOP Foundation, honors outstanding contributions to survey research methods aimed at enhancing organizational effectiveness. Open to SIOP members, this annual award recognizes innovative projects using employee or customer surveys to drive positive change in organizations. Recipients receive a plaque and a $3,000 cash prize. Nominations are evaluated based on technical merit, innovation, and documented impact on organizational performance.

Overview

The SIOP Foundation is committed to improving the lives of workers and the functioning of organizations through the science and practice of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Wiley Award for Excellence in Survey Research recognizes excellence and innovation in the design of survey research methods or techniques that will improve organizational effectiveness and performance. This annual award is open to projects that use employee or customer surveys within organizations for the purpose of improving organizational performance. Excellence and innovation can be visible in overall survey purpose, instrument design, populations or samples surveyed, survey methods, analysis and reporting of results, and use of results to affect positive organizational change. This annual award, honoring Jack Wiley, is given to a member of SIOP or team (with at least one member who is a SIOP member) whose work or research has been shown to advance the survey research field. The recipient(s) of the best research in the area of survey research is (are) awarded a plaque and a $3,000 cash prize (to be split in the case of multiple recipients). Nominations will be evaluated on the extent to which they display the following criteria: Illustrate a sound technical and scientific basis.Demonstrate innovation and excellence.Advance the understanding of survey research techniques, processes, or applications.Document a positive impact on organizational performance.Contribute to our understanding of organizational development and performance.Improve the acceptance of I-O psychology in the workplace.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Nominations may be submitted by any member of SIOP. Self-nominations are welcome. An individual or team can be nominated. A nominated individual must be a SIOP member. For a team nomination, at least one team member must be a SIOP member. If applicable, the names of all participants must be entered during the online nomination process. Please ensure that all participants in your nomination have current information in their siop.org profiles. All non-members should create an account at siop.org (creating accounts is not equivalent to applying for membership). A nomination letter should address how the project meets the criteria noted below. The nomination package should include a report that describes the project and its impact (a maximum of 20 pages) and up to 3 additional documents that may be helpful for evaluating the nomination (e.g., survey sample, sample feedback report, independent evaluations). Note that all nomination materials are confidential, and reviewers must delete all material after the review process is complete. The nomination letter and nomination support documents must be submitted online by the nominator. When submitting the nomination materials, nominators will also be asked if the nominee(s) are being investigated, or have been found responsible, for misconduct prohibited in SIOP’s Anti-Harassment Policy and to provide a brief explanation if this is the case. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.