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Home  › Programs  › Education and Professional Programs  › Graduate Students Graduate Student Connection Welcome 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. Sign up for an APSA Mentor Today! 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 Office of Education, Professional Development and Diversity Programs Graduate Student Membership Mentoring Programs Jobs Resources and APSA E-jobs Tracking Enrollment and Placement Trends Task Force on Graduate Education APSA Annual Teaching and Learning Conference Dissertation Awards and APSA Awards 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: find a Masters or Ph.D. program in Political Science (and related areas) find out how Ph.D. programs in Political Science are ranked according to your selected criteria (with data gathered from the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council, and the National Center for Education Statistics) 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: Dissertation Issues The Ph.D. Publishing Jobs / Careers 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. 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