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National Principal Investigators

The World Values Survey is a cumulative study which facilitates analysis of cultural trends for four decades. The non-profit organization depends upon the willingness and capacity of Principal Investigators in each country to raise local resources and conduct fieldwork using the common questionnaire, under the overall supervision of the WVS Executive Committee and, in particular, the technical requirements established and monitored by the WVS Data Archive based in Madrid. National WVS components have been generously supported of a wide range of funders, including academies of science, universities, local and international businesses, NGOs and survey research foundations.

Regional and global partners

In addition, the work of the World Values Association would not be possible without the support of partners willing to contribute towards surveys in many developing countries which lack an infrastructure for scientific research. Previous partners for the survey include several major international development agencies, (including International IDEA and the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation), bilateral donors, government ministries in several countries (including the Dutch Ministry for Education and Research, the Russian Federation, and Libyan Ministry for Education and Research), non-profit foundations (the Institute for Future Studies, Stockholm), scientific research projects (including the Electoral Integrity Project), as well as scientific foundations such as the National Science Foundation and the German Science Foundation.

In the 7th WVS survey round conducted worldwide in 2017-2021 the core funders included: the University of Stockholm, Sweden; the TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK; the Electoral Integrity Project at the University of Sydney, Australia; the University of Melbourne, Australia; the Institute for Future Studies, Sweden; the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA; the World Bank; and the Inter-American Development Bank. As a result of this support, the dataset can be freely distributed to users such as scholars and students, policy analysts and data journalists without any charge.

We warmly welcome opportunities for further partnerships and collaborations. Please contact the Secretariat with any suggestions or questions.

We thank you funders in WVS-7 (2017-2021) survey round:

N	Country/ territory	Funding partners
1	Algeria	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
2	Andorra	Institut d’Estudis Andorrans, Fundacio Julià Reig, Andorra
3	Argentina	Voices Research and Consultancy S.A., Argentina
4	Australia	Australian National University, Australia
5	Bangladesh	University of Melbourne; the Electoral Integrity Project at the University of Sydney, Australia
6	Bolivia	UNFPA, UNICEF, OXFAM International, Centro de Investigaciones Sociales de la Vicepresidencia del Estado, CIUDADANIA, Bolivia
7	Brazil	Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Ministry of Education (MEC), Brazil
8	Canada	Secretariat du Quebec aux relations canadiennes and Concordia University, Canada
9	Chile	Secretaria General de Gobierno, Chile
10	China	School of International and Public Affairs (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Advanced School of Public Policy (Shandong University), Center for China Studies (Peking University), Department of Political Science (Tsinghua University), People’s Republic of China
11	Colombia	Comfama, Colombia
12	Cyprus	Portland State University, USA
13	Ecuador	IPSOS, Ecuador
14	Egypt	World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Program
15	Ethiopia	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
16	Germany	GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany
17	Greece	Dianeosis, Greece
18	Guatemala	Innovation, Development & Research, S.A. & Social Work School of the University of San Carlos of Guatemala
19	Hong Kong SAR PRC	The Research Grants Council, Hong Kong SAR PRC; The Central Policy Unit, Hong Kong SAR PRC Government
20	Indonesia	Vice-Chancellor’s Strategic Research Fund, University of Melbourne, Australia
21	Iran	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
22	Iraq	World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Program
23	Japan	Dentsu Institute, Japan
24	Jordan	World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Program
25	Kazakhstan	Public Opinion Research Institute, Kazakhstan
26	Kyrgyzstan	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
27	Lebanon	World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Program
28	Macao SAR PRC	University of Macau, Macau SAR PRC
29	Malaysia	School of Business, Monash University, Malaysia
30	Maldives	The Maldives National University, Maldives
31	Mexico	El Financiero-Marketing, Mexico
32	Mongolia	Electoral Integrity Project at the University of Sydney
33	Morocco	Electoral Integrity Project at the University of Sydney
34	Myanmar	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
35	New Zealand	Massey University, New Zealand
36	Nicaragua	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
37	Nigeria	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
38	Pakistan	Electoral Integrity Project at the University of Sydney
39	Peru	Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru
40	Philippines	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
41	Puerto Rico	Instituto de Estadisticas de Puerto Rico
42	Romania	Unitatea Executiva Pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior a Cercetarii Dezvoltarii si Inovarii
43	Russia	Laboratory for Comparative Social Research (LCSR), Higher School of Economics, Russia
44	Serbia	Singidunum University Belgrade, Serbia
45	Singapore	Institute of Policy Studies and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
46	South Korea	National Assembly, Korean Foundation, South Korea
47	Taiwan ROC	Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; The Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan
48	Tajikistan	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
49	Thailand	King Prajadhipok’s Institute, Thailand
50	Tunisia	Electoral Integrity Project at the University of Sydney
51	Turkey	Bahcesehir University, Turkey
52	United Kingdom	Economic and Social Research Council, UK
53	Ukraine	Ukrainian Cultural Foundation; National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
54	United States	National Science Foundation, USA
55	Venezuela	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
56	Vietnam	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK
57	Zimbabwe	TrustGov Project at the University of Southampton, UK