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# Manage participant limit and incentive in an intercept study

Your research needs (and your research budget!) will determine how many participants your study can have—and of course how much you’ll pay them. These are both managed on the **Overview** tab of your study prior to launch.

### Participant limit

Your study’s participant limit determines how many people can complete your study. You can have as few as one participant or up to a recommended maximum of 100 in a single study. When your limit is reached, your study will automatically close.

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Navigate to the **Overview** tab of your study.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/IKfn7RcT4CW9XaIbqAdd/blobs/oiyG3Jzuy6wdDDVQKtrA/46244702291860)
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Click anywhere in the **Study details** section.
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In the **Participant limit per intercept** field, enter your desired sample size (1–100 recommended).

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/IKfn7RcT4CW9XaIbqAdd/blobs/BJuvJyQvNY7PF07uI2Bv/46254228438676)
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Click **Done**.

Now, your participant limit is set. Once your study receives your designated number of responses, it will automatically close.
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{% hint style="success" %}
**Tip:** If you need to gather more insights later, you can edit your participant limit and re-launch. For more information, see [Edit a launched study](/study-basics/edit-close-or-relaunch-studies/edit-a-launched-screener-or-study.md).
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### Study incentive

Your study incentive determines how much each participant will receive as a thanks for their input. The incentive should be reflective of the time and effort required on their part, and it should also be enticing enough to encourage people to stop their browsing and participate.

{% hint style="success" %}
**Tip:** For advice on what to offer your participants, see [How much should an intercept study pay?](/intercept-studies/what-are-intercept-studies-in-dscout/how-much-should-an-intercept-study-pay.md)
{% endhint %}

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{% step %}
Navigate to the **Overview** tab of your study.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/IKfn7RcT4CW9XaIbqAdd/blobs/oiyG3Jzuy6wdDDVQKtrA/46244702291860)
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Click anywhere in the **Study details** section.
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Enter an **Incentive per participant** (up to $100). Your study’s **Incentive total** is automatically calculated based on your entry here and your participant limit.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/IKfn7RcT4CW9XaIbqAdd/blobs/iAz72p0Vw0pv7jjKgtmF/46254228440084)
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Click **Done**.

Now, your study’s incentive is set. This amount will be displayed to participants in the pop-up that appears when they visit your designated intercept URL.
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