IWS2 Call for Proposals - Adventist Research

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Seventh-day Adventist Institutional Worker Survey 2

Deadline: April 1, 2026

The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (GC) sponsors human-subject research through its Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research (ASTR) to understand the current reality of the Church for the purpose of evidence-based strategic planning. For this reason, the GC has mandated ASTR to conduct the Second Seventh-day Adventist Institutional Employee Study (IWS2). This survey will include employees of various church institutions, such as educators and educational administrators in Adventist schools and institutions of higher learning, medical and healthcare workers, ADRA personnel, publishing house employees, and employees of media centers.

In this global study, church leaders would like to know the experiences, beliefs, and perceptions of employees in Seventh-day Adventist institutions and organizations in relation to the mission of the Church. The first IWS was concluded in 2025. Adventist scholars around the world are invited to work as teams to submit proposals for a grant to fund this global research project. This document provides important information, guidelines, and the timeline that will be helpful in preparing your proposal and in carrying out this important project. This grant will be awarded to one team.

ELIGIBILITY

The application is The application is open to all Seventh-day Adventist scholars worldwide. For an application to be evaluated, the following criteria will be considered:

All the applicants must be active members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

They must preferably be working for the Adventist Church.

The applying team must include one person with survey research expertise, one person with extensive Adventist Church institutional employment, and any other member(s) they deem important for the team.

At least one of the team members must be an active member of the Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association (AHSRA) or a regional AHSRA chapter.

The principal investigator of the team must have a completed doctoral degree and at least three published peer-reviewed research journal articles.

To be familiarized with the kind of outcome expected for this project, applicants are encouraged to check completed GC studies. The previous IWS report and other GC research reports can be accessed here.

The application must be in English. Primary communication must be in English.

This study is to include samples from all the 13 divisions of the World Church. The requested amount must be reasonable for the proposed study.

Note: Only one application will be approved for this study.

PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

Title Page

Proposal for the Seventh-day Adventist Institutional Worker Survey

Total Requested Funding (in US dollars)

Principal Investigator
(Name, highest academic title, current position, institutional/organizational affiliation, city, country, email address)

Co-Investigators

(Name, highest academic title, position, institutional/organizational affiliation, city, country, email address of each co-investigator)

Institutional/Organizational Supervisor/Administrator

(Name, highest academic title, position, institutional/organizational affiliation, city, country, email address of the authority who oversees the permission of grant applications for research at the principal investigator’s institution/organization)

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A. Background of the Study

In 250-500 words, present the background of the study. Cite some scholarly books and journal articles to back up your claims.

B. Research Setting

In 250-500 words, explain the types of the Church organizations and institutions that you will target in this study. Explain why they are suitable for this study.

C. Significance of the Proposed Study

In 250-500 words, explain how useful this proposed study will be for the World Church.

D. Sampling Procedure

In 250-500 words, explain how you will go about selecting your sample. Specify the target sample size and explain why it is suitable for this study.

E. Data Collection

In 500-1500 words, describe the well-established research process that you will use to collect data. If you will use more than one language to collect your data, indicate which ones they are and how you will go about the translation. Briefly discuss how you will analyze the data in order to meet your research objectives.

F. Data Analysis and Interpretation

In 250-500 words, briefly discuss how you will analyze the data to meet your research objectives. Discuss how you will go about analyzing and interpreting your data, and how you will prepare the final report.

G. Potential Challenges

In 250-500 words, discuss challenges that you envisage encountering in this study and strategies for dealing with them.

H. Research Partners

Create a table that includes potential research partners. List the names, institutional/organizational affiliations, positions, and locations of people that you have identified as potential research partners to carry out this study. The last column must present the role that each potential research partner will play in this proposed study. You will need to work with local partners who will help with data collection.

I. Proposed Budget

Please prepare a detailed proposed budget for this project. It must be a table with at least four columns: one for the budgetary items, another for a very brief explanation/description of each item, one for the budget of each item, and the other listing Key Performance Indicators that need to be delivered for payment of each budgeted item.

J. Other Contributions

If you have secured or are expecting to receive additional financial or non-monetary support from other institutions/organizations/departments to support this project, please declare it here.

K. Data/Documents that You Need to Receive from ASTR

If you believe you will need access to some world-Church data or documents (e.g., letters of support, previous version instrument) to carry out this research project, please list them here with a brief explanation about why and when you may need them.

L. Key Performance Indicators

Create a timeline for all the major milestones of your proposed project. Use the timeline provided below as a starting point but elaborate on it to include other key milestones that you deem necessary to carry out your study. Specify your KPIs that will result in a completed project.

IWS2 Timeline

December 1, 2025: Opening of the request for proposals
December 18, 2025, at 9am, US Eastern Time: Special Zoom session about Call for Proposals with potential applicants (Register here)
February 26, 2026, at 9am, US Eastern Time: Optional Zoom session about Call for Proposals (if needed) (Register here)
April 1, 2026: End of application process
June 30, 2026: Outcome of the applications
August 31, 2026: Completion of instrument draft
September 30, 2026: Approval of the instrument by the GC Future Plans Working Group
October 1, 2026, to July 31, 2031: Data collection
September 1, 2031, to April 30, 2032: Data analysis
April 1 to July 31, 2032: Report writing
August 1 to September 30, 2032: Copy-editing of the report in collaboration between ASTR and research team
October 1, 2032: Submission of the report to FPWG for review
December 31, 2032: Completion of the report review by Strategic Planning Committee
January 1-31, 2033: Final revisions and final submission
January 31, 2033: Publication of the final report on ASTR website
June 30, 2033: Final version of data files of research teams to be submitted to ASTR (including SPSS file, MS Word file, PPTs for Division Results, and other relevant files as requested by ASTR).

Note: In your proposal, you can decrease the data collection period and increase the data analysis and report-writing period if you wish.

M. Investigators’ Biographical Information

Present a brief resumé of each of the investigators that highlights the highest academic training, necessary scholarly publications, and/or content experience/expertise pertaining to the proposed study. It must also include the name of the Seventh-day Adventist Church where the team member is recorded and active. Each investigator must be allotted 1 to 5 pages to provide his/her biographical information. Each resumé must follow the same template agreed-upon by the team.

N. References

List all cited sources here either in APA or Turabian format.

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