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Minority Student Recruitment Program (MSRP)
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APSA established the Minority Student Recruitment Program (formerly MID) as part of its efforts to diversify the political science profession. In collaboration with undergraduate and graduate political science departments, the Minority Student Recruitment Program (MSRP) seeks to identify talented undergraduate minority students who are interested in being recruited to doctoral programs.
How Does It Work?
APSA maintains a database of African-American, Latino/Latina, Native-American, and Asian-American undergraduates who have been identified as possible candidates for graduate study in political science. Recruiters from the nation's top graduate political science programs receive this database every spring to actively recruit listed students. Undergraduate departments can identify students, undergraduate students can request that their advisor submit their names to the database or undergraduates can enter themselves into the database. The database is updated periodically and is then made available to the recruiting departments.
For Departments:
Become an APSA Recruiting Department. If your Graduate Department is not yet a participant in MSRP and you would like to find out about the benefits of being a Recruiting Graduate Department, contact APSA at minority@apsanet.org or send in the Core School Profile form.
For Faculty:
Department faculty should identify minority undergraduate students who are interested in either learning more about graduate school or being contacted by a graduate school and submit their names and contact information to the APSA Minority Student Recruitment database. Current sophomores, juniors or seniors may be entered into the database. To learn more, go to How to Submit Names to the Minority Student Recruitment Program Database.
For Interested Students:
Interested sophomore, junior, or senior minority students have two options for participation in the MSRP: meet with your undergraduate advisor and ask that your name be submitted to the Minority Student Recruitment database, or you may enter your own information by filling out the following online form: /forms/MIDform.cfm. If you have questions, plesase contact minority@apsanet.org or kmealy@apsanet.org.
Mentoring For Minority Student Recruitment Students
Students seeking a mentor, or Faculty Members who wish to become an APSA Mentor can contact APSA to request a mentor by clicking here: Find or Become an APSA Mentor.
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