GSS Schedule

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ATTACHMENT 8
GSS Schedule

Deliverable/Milestone
Due Date
Conduct GSS (for 2026, 2027, and 2028 survey cycles) 
Revised Survey Operations Plan
3 months prior to survey launch date
GSS Coordinator Confirmation Launch
Mid-September
Survey Instrument Update
Early October
Survey Launch
Mid-October
GSS Screener Page Due Date
End of November
GSS Due Date (for all respondents)
End of February
GSS Extension Due Date
Mid-March
Survey Close-out 
Early April
Data Editing 
Mid-June
Data Imputation
Early July
Data Files

Final Edited, Imputed Data File
Early August
Internet Data Tool Input
End of September
Public Use Data Files
End of September
NCSES Data Repository Files 
Within 1 month of data release
Methodology report
Within 3 months after final data file delivery
Conduct FFRDC Postdoc Survey (2027 survey cycle)
Survey Instrument Update
End of September
Survey Launch
Mid-February
Survey Deadline
End of March
Nonresponse follow-up
Mid-April
Survey Close-out 
End of August
FFRDC postdoc data files and draft report
Within 4 weeks after end of data collection
NCSES Data Repository Files 
Within 1 month of data release
 Publications and Data Dissemination (for each survey cycle)
Draft Data Release Info Brief Concept
2 weeks after final data file
Draft Data Release Info Brief
2 weeks after NSF concept approval
Data and Technical Tables
2 months after final data file
Survey Overview Update
2 months after final data file
NIH-specified Statistical Tables and Figures
10 weeks after final data file
Academic Institutional Profiles Tables
2 months after final data file
Additional Reports and Tables
As requested by COR
Ad hoc or Special Data Tables and Analyses
As requested by COR