for university researchers

Participant Recruitment Built for Academic Research

Respondent gives academic researchers access to a verified panel of 4m+ participants, along with the compliance, consent and documentation tools your institution needs.

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Why academic researchers choose Respondent

Academic research comes with unique constraints: limited budgets, IRB requirements, tight timelines, and the need for specific, hard-to-reach participant profiles. Respondent is built to handle all of it.

Access the Right Participants

Whether your study requires a niche professional demographic, a specific age group, or a broad consumer population, Respondent's panel gives you precise targeting across one of the largest verified research audiences available.

  • 4M+ verified participants across 150+ countries - B2B professionals and general population
  • Demographic, behavioral, and professional filters to match your exact study criteria
  • Screen matched participants to filter your audience by your study's niche criteria

Built for Academic Compliance

Academic research operates under strict ethical and institutional requirements. Respondent's platform is built with the documentation, consent, and data protection features your IRB and institution expect.

  • Automated document signing for informed consent forms, NDAs, and institutional agreements — available on all subscription plans
  • GDPR and CCPA compliant, with strict data protection policies
  • All participants on Respondent have already given explicit consent to participate in research studies

Simple, affordable pricing

Research grants and departmental budgets need to work hard. Respondent offers transparent, flexible pricing with no hidden fees - so you can plan your recruiting costs before you commit

  • Pay As You Go with no upfront commitment or save by buying bulk credits upfront
  • Use the free Incentive Calculator  to budget accurately before publishing
  • Incentives set by you, from $5 to $1,000, paid directly to participants via Tremendous virtual gift card

Get introduced to our panel

Want to see how our panel and recruit tools work for academic research? Book a call with our team to talk through your use case and understand how Respondent can help you find the participants you need.

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Customer Success Stories

Rated 4.6 from 400+ reviews on G2.com

John Whaley

Director, Research and Testing - Instrument

We tested out a few platforms and quickly realized that Respondent was getting us good people fast. That’s frankly all we need.

Taylor Jennings

Lead UX Researcher - Chili Piper

Respondent helps me easily find the exactly-right participants for my projects. Further, it works for any type of research project with any kind of participant.

Jacqueline Jordan

GVP, Research at Huge

The participants have been who they say they are, we can verify them, and they're super responsive. Respondent has helped us do better research and be better researchers.

Flexible Pricing for Academic Researchers

Whether you're a PhD student running a single study or a department managing ongoing research programs, Respondent has a plan that fits your budget and scale. Pay as you go, or save with a credit bundle.

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Find your first research participant in 15 minutes

Respondent is the fastest way to recruit, screen, and pay research participants - all in the same place