Prizes « Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences

"THE LEAMER-ROSENTHAL PRIZES FOR OPEN SOCIAL SCIENCE ... Transparent research is integral to the validity of social science. Especially when this research informs policy and affects the lives of millions around the world. Today, researchers are not explicitly rewarded for disclosing their data collection and analysis methods, registering detailed pre-analysis plans, or making data and other research materials available to the public. There are also poor incentives for engaging in projects that advance our understanding of research transparency. In order to promote the traditional tenets of transparent research, and to offer recognition and visibility to researchers practicing open social science, BITSS has launched two prizes named for pioneers who laid the foundation for transparency in social science, economist Edward E. Leamer and psychologist Robert Rosenthal. The John Templeton Foundation generously supports the prizes. Prize Eligibility ...  [1] Emerging Leaders in Open Social Science Research – up to $15,000 ... Focusing on young scholars, this prize will reward graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty who have (i) authored papers demonstrating exceptionally transparent and reproducible research practices, or (ii) engaged in projects advancing our understanding of research transparency and/or methodological tools to achieve this objective ...  [2] Leaders in Open Social Science Education – up to $10,000 ... This prize will reward university instructors at top-tier research institutions who have developed a curriculum on research transparency, or incorporated at least three lectures on the topic into a relevant course. The objective of this prize is to mainstream the teaching of open and transparent research practices, equipping the next generation of researchers with the most reliable, reproducible, and valid methods to advance scientific frontiers ..."