Doctoral Degree Recipients Survey

Conducted by University at Buffalo on behalf of:  
National Science Foundation  
United States Department of Education  
National Endowment for the Humanities Click here to complete the online survey
United States Department of Agriculture  
National Aeronautics and Space Administration  
University at Buffalo Graduate School  

The information collected on behalf of the National Science Foundation is solicited under the authority of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Act of 1950, as amended. ALL INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL and used only for research or statistical purposes by your doctoral institution, the survey sponsors, their contractors, and collaborating researchers for the purpose of analyzing data, preparing scientific reports and articles, and selecting samples for a limited number of carefully defined follow-up studies. The last four digits of your Social Security number are also solicited under the NSF Act of 1950, as amended; provision of it is voluntary. It will be kept confidential. It is used for quality control to assure that we identify the correct persons, especially when data are used for statistical purposes in program evaluation. Any information publicly released (such as statistical summaries) will be in a form that does not personally identify you. Your response is voluntary and failure to provide some or all of the requested information will not in any way adversely affect you.

University at Buffalo Survey Policy Information

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