GGP Best Master Thesis Award
The Generations and Gender Programme is excited to announce the Best Master Thesis Award to recognize outstanding graduate-level research conducted using GGP data.
We invite submissions from recent graduates in disciplines such as demography, sociology, economics, psychology, and other social sciences. Relevant research topics include (but are not limited to) fertility and childbearing, partnership formation and dissolution, gender roles, intergenerational relationships, work-life balance, migration, well-being, and life course transitions. We also welcome work on survey methodology. Thesis should be based on data from the Generations and Gender Survey, the GGP Contextual Database, or the Harmonized Histories.
Eligibility criteria
- Thesis must substantially use GGP data
- Completed in the 2023/24 or 2024/25 academic years
- Written in English or with an English summary
How to Apply
Applicants should submit:
- A PDF copy of the thesis
- A brief accompanying email
Please send your application to ggp@nidi.nl by September 10, 2025.
Award
The winner will receive a sponsored attendance to the 8th GGP User conference, which will be held on 15-17 October 2025 at the Tallinn University in Estonia, along with a certificate of recognition and the opportunity to give a short presentation of their work during the award ceremony.
The award will be announced on the GGP website by September 24, 2025.
We look forward to celebrating the next generation of researchers contributing to the GGP community!
