What is a research screener survey?

A short pre-study questionnaire that filters volunteers to the participants who match your criteria — the difference between five useful interviews and five polite wastes of an hour.

How long should a screener be?

Under two minutes, four or five questions. Long screeners bias your pool toward people with unusual free time, which is itself a sampling problem.

Should you mention the incentive in a screener?

Mention that one exists — it lifts completions — but keep details for selected participants, so the incentive attracts participants rather than professional survey-takers.

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Free research screener survey template. Qualify participants by role, product usage, device, and availability — recruit the right people, not just willing ones.

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What best describes your role?
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How often do you use products like ours?
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Which device do you mainly work on?
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Available for a 30-minute video call next week?
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Email (to schedule if selected)
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This is the exact experience your respondents get — one question at a time, with the AI adapting each question to your answers and validating them as you go. Clone it to add your branding, logic, and response analytics.

Why each question earns its place

How often do you use products like ours?: Your main quota question — most studies need users, and 'never' answers route to the non-user pool rather than rejection.
Which device do you mainly work on?: A mobile study with desktop-only participants is a rescheduling exercise. One tap prevents it.
Available for a 30-minute video call next week?: Availability screening before selection — the perfect participant who can't make the study window isn't a participant.

Best for

Researchers collecting more thoughtful survey responses.
Product teams running discovery or user research.
Academic and psychology surveys where participant experience matters.

Why use this template

This template gives you a ready-to-edit conversational flow, so you can publish faster while still collecting the context a static form often misses. Start with the included fields, then adjust labels, required fields, and AI-powered follow-ups inside SiliForm.

Frequently asked questions

What is a research screener survey?: A short pre-study questionnaire that filters volunteers to the participants who match your criteria — the difference between five useful interviews and five polite wastes of an hour.
How long should a screener be?: Under two minutes, four or five questions. Long screeners bias your pool toward people with unusual free time, which is itself a sampling problem.
Should you mention the incentive in a screener?: Mention that one exists — it lifts completions — but keep details for selected participants, so the incentive attracts participants rather than professional survey-takers.

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