Recognized scholars in the following and related fields applicable to censuses and large-scale sample surveys are invited for short-term visits (one to three days) primarily between May and September:

• Statistics
• Survey methodology
• Data Science
  
• Demography
• Economics
• Geography
• Social and behavioral sciences
• Computer science

Scholars engage in collaborative research with Census Bureau researchers and present a seminar based on their research.

Scholars are identified through an annual Census Bureau-wide solicitation by the Center for Statistical Research and Methodology.