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PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES

CENTENNIAL CENTER FOR POLITICAL
SCIENCE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Through its facilities and endowed funding programs, APSA’s
Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs celebrates
the past by investing in the future. Opened in 2003, the centenary of
APSA’s establishment, the Centennial Center encourages individual
research and writing in all fields of political science, facilitates
collaboration among scholars working within the discipline and
across the social and behavioral sciences and humanities, and
promotes communication between scholars and policymakers.

Visiting Scholars
The Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs assists scholars from the United States and abroad whose
research and teaching would benefit from a stay in Washington, DC and access to the resources available in the nation’s
capital. The Center can host scholars for short periods to extended periods of time, ranging from weeks to months.

Located within the Association’s headquarters near Dupont Circle, the Centennial Center offers visiting scholars furnished
shared work space, telephone, personal computers, Internet connectivity, conference space, a small reference library, and
free coffee and tea. Visiting scholars are encouraged to contribute to the intellectual life of the Association during their
stay, including brown bag presentations to discuss their research. Visiting scholars are also offered the opportunity to
contribute a summary of their research to the Center Page in PS: Political Science & Politics.

Centennial Center Research Grant Program
The Centennial Center continues to serve APSA members by providing
grants to cover the costs of research, including travel, interviews, access
to archives, or costs for a research assistant. Centennial funds can also
be used to assist scholars with publishing their research. Since 2003, the
Center has provided 150 grants to scholars from nine countries.

The typical Centennial Center grant for an individual scholar is between
$1,000 and $2,500, but can reach a maximum size of $10,000 for
workshops and events or projects in support of the profession, depending
on the research fund and the nature of the grant proposal.

An average of $100,000 in grant money is available every year from more
than a dozen research funds. Each fund supports a different research
purpose, including (but not limited to) electoral politics; executive politics; racial and ethnic politics; legislative studies;
public administration, and women and politics. Centennial Center research grants are a benefit of APSA membership, as
membership must be active in order for an applicant to be eligible for consideration.

Teaching Workshops at the Center
The Centennial Center also offers teaching workshops. These workshops provide unique opportunities for faculty with
similar teaching interests to refresh existing syllabi, develop new teaching modules, and share best practices. Through
sharing and discussing a wide range of teaching materials, participants will learn about high-impact practices for the
classroom, and extend scholarly networks.

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