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Graduate Student Connection

four grad students working togetherWelcome to the APSA Graduate Student Connection! One key component of APSA's mission is to support political science education and professional development. Check out the links below for resources and opportunities available to political science students.

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Find an APSA Mentor
: APSA recognizes the importance of mentoring in career and professional development. APSA administers a mentoring process to connect interested graduate students and junior faculty with political scientists who have made themselves available as mentors. Other mentoring resources.

Virtual and Alternative Presentations
Due to the cancellation of the 2012 APSA Annual Meeting, APSA has modified the 2012 online program to enable chairs and presenters to post their virtual/alternative presentations to the program. We are pleased to share the information about opportunities to participate in APSA 2012 presentations conducted virtually or in alternative venues.

APSA Programs for Graduate Students

APSA Virtual Brown Bag
APSA hosted a Virtual Brownbag on April 25, 2012. The title of this brownbag is "Landed a new job: What now?" Panelists included Joshua Gordon, PhD, Policy Director of the Concord Coalition and David C. Wilson, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Univeristy of Delaware.  View the recorded session

Fall 2012 Graduate Student e-Newsletter
Stay up to date with news and announcements from around the discipline and articles on professional development topics. 

APSA Programs for Undergraduate Students
Learn more about programs and information for undergraduate students such as the mentoring program, the graduate school information fair and tips for applying to graduate school in political science.

Contact APSA
Your opinions are important to us. We want to hear from you. Email questions or comments to APSA at grad@apsanet.org.

 

Getting Connected

Graduate students are strongly encouraged to get involved in the discipline EARLY in their careers. There are numerous ways to participate in APSA and to connect with other political scientists, such as:

APSA Grad Student E-Newsletter:

Spring 2013

Previous Grad Student e-Newsletters:

Fall 2012
Summer 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2011

Summer 2011

Spring 2011
Summer/Fall 2010

 

  • APSA's 35 organized sections or discussion lists.
  • APSA Annual Meeting, in Chicago, IL, August 29 - September 1, 2013 Chicago, IL
  • 2013 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference
  • APSA E-jobs
  • Political Science Employment Data, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
  • Undergraduate Resources

    APSA Mentoring Program

    Find an APSA Mentor: APSA recognizes the importance of mentoring in career and professional development. APSA administers a mentoring process to connect interested graduate students and junior faculty with political scientists who have made themselves available as mentors. Other mentoring resources.

    The 2012 APSA Graduate School Information Fair
    Due to the meeting cancellation we could not host the 2012 APSA Graduate School Information Fair. Feel free to check out general information about the event and the departments that were scheduled to attend by clicking the link above. For more information, email grad@apsanet.org.

    Applying for Graduate School
    Asking the right questions when you meet with prospective departments is critical to choosing the right graduate program for you. APSA has created a list of questions and has encouraged departments to be willing to answer these questions. You can find a list of participating institutions at Institutions that Grant a Ph.D. in Political Science.

    Find and Select a Graduate Program
    In addition to articles about getting into and succeeding in graduate school, www.phds.org has tools to help you:

    Further resources are available at www.gradschools.com. For another, non-APSA comprehensive guide on applying to and succeeding in graduate school, see: www.gettingintogradschool.com/ College Navigator Find the right college for you using the Institute of Education Sciences' College Navigator tool.

    Minority Student Recruitment Program (MSRP)
    APSA established the Minority Student Recruitment Program (MSRP, formerly MID) as part of its efforts to advance the benefits of diversity within the political science profession by putting graduate programs in touch with students from diverse backgrounds.

    APSA Education, Professional Development, and Diversity

    APSA Journal Articles:

    Graduate Student Membership

    Opportunities

    April 18 - American Graduate School in Paris: 8th AGS Graduate Student Conference

    April 18 - University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras: Graduate Student Symposium

    May 5 - Princeton University Department of Politics: Graduate Conference in Political Theory

    May 16 - Sixth Annual Graduate Conference on Political Economy

    August 1 - Proposal Deadline - Harvard Graduate Conference in Political Theory

     

     View all conference opportunities.

    Quicklinks for Students
    Funding Opportunities
    Grad Student Teaching Resources

    Calendar of Conferences & Seminars 
    Calls for Submissions for Journals

    Student Journals
    Organizations
    Internship Resources

    Researching, Studying, or Teaching Abroad