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NCES Restricted-Use Data License

National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

NontraditionalIn-kind resource

A license under which IES loans confidential NCES survey data — far more detailed than the public-use files — to a qualified U.S. organization for a defined research project.

Indicative award
Not a cash award (not a cash award)No cash. The benefit is a loan of restricted-use data. The page does not state a licensing fee.
Timing
Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Since December 2022 new applications go through the Standard Application Process portal at sap.nsf.gov; existing licensees amend through NCES's own system.
Who can apply
Doctoral candidate, Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
Eligibility
The applicant is the organization, not the individual: U.S.-based universities, research institutions, companies, state and local government agencies, and analytical consulting firms. The organization must name a Principal Project Officer, provide legal documents and a security plan, and consent to unannounced compliance inspections.
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Topics
restricted-use data license · education survey microdata · data security plan
Apply at
https://nces.ed.gov/statprog/instruct.asp
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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