# Infrastructure Priority Programme "New Data Spaces for the Social Sciences" (SPP 2431)

**Funder:** DFG
**Deadline:** 16 September 2026 (Registration in elan portal required by 9 September 2026 for first-time applicants)
**Duration:** 3 years (2027-2030)
**Consortium:** No - individual project proposals within programme, may build on existing panel studies supported by ENTAILab
**Application:** Optional preparatory workshop with 1-page outline due 10 April 2026; proposal submission via elan portal by 16 September 2026; review winter 2026/2027; decision March 2027; project start July 2027
**Frequency:** One-off
**Eligible countries:** DE
**Official call:** https://www.dfg.de/en/news/news-topics/announcements-proposals/2026/ifr-26-17
**Last updated:** 6 Sept 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Call for the second three-year project funding period (2027-2030) of a long-term Infrastructure Priority Programme on new data spaces for social science panel surveys, covering four research areas including AI-based data integration and multimodal data acquisition. Proposals must follow DFG forms 53.01 and 53.200 and be submitted via the elan portal.

## Summary

The DFG Infrastructure Priority Programme "New Data Spaces for the Social Sciences" (SPP 2431) funds methodological research to enhance longitudinal panel surveys, with a focus on data integration, respondent-driven designs, instrument validity, and multimodal data acquisition. The second funding period awards three-year grants (2027-2030) to researchers at German institutions developing innovations in social science data infrastructure. This is a one-off call designed to strengthen the technical and methodological foundations of panel research in Germany.

## Who should apply

- Researchers at German universities and research institutions with DFG Code of Conduct implementation
- Social scientists working on panel survey design and data architecture
- Teams with expertise in data integration, linkage, or multimodal acquisition methods
- Applicants addressing one of four priority areas: data integration/linkage, respondent-driven designs, instrument validity, or multimodal data for panel surveys

## Key dates

- Project outline due 10 April 2026; preparatory workshop 8 May 2026; elan portal registration by 9 September 2026
- Full proposal deadline 16 September 2026
- Decisions expected March 2027; funding period 2027-2030 (three years)

## Tips for applicants

- This is a one-off call, not recurring, if you miss the September deadline, the programme does not reopen.
- The preparatory workshop in May is optional but valuable for refining your project outline; attendance signals engagement with the priority areas.
- Frame your proposal around one of the four named research areas (data integration, respondent-driven designs, instrument validity, multimodal data); generic panel-survey improvements will not compete.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does SPP 2431 fund?

Methodological research that advances social science panel surveys, specifically in data integration, respondent-driven designs, instrument validity, and multimodal data acquisition.

### Who can apply to SPP 2431?

Researchers at German institutions that have implemented the DFG Code of Conduct; DFG funding rules apply.

### What is the deadline for SPP 2431?

Full proposal deadline is 16 September 2026; elan portal registration is required by 9 September 2026.

### How long is the funding period?

Three years, from 2027 to 2030.

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