APSA’s Centennial Center for Political Science & Public Affairs is accepting proposals for the APSA Pracademic Fellowship Program on a rolling basis. The Pracademic Fellowship Program aims to bridge the gap between academia and the world of practitioners by supporting mid-career faculty members to work in federal government agencies in the Washington, D.C. area. Pracademic fellows work directly with decision-makers involved in programs of their interest and get a first-hand vantage point of a federal agency’s decision-making environment. Apply here.
The program is open to faculty members in political science, public management, public policy, public administration, and related fields, and is particularly well-suited to mid-career faculty taking advantage of overlaps with sabbatical opportunities.
- Applicants to the Fellowship should identify an agency or agencies they are interested in working with, and on what policy or program areas, in their applications.
- Applicants are encouraged to contact host agencies to gauge interest in hosting a Pracademic Fellow and to include information about their contacts in their application.
How Do I Apply?
To apply, you will need:
- A curriculum vitae, including at least two references (names and email contact info only.
- A statement of interest including:
- A brief summary of proposed plans (timing and duration of fellowship, potential home institution support, area in which you would like to work and if possible, agencies with which you would like to work)
- A description of how this experience would contribute to the applicant’s teaching and research.
- Optional: a brief description of any initial contact with a potential host agency, organization, or individual.
Please apply here. The Pracademic Fellowship Program is currently accepting applications on a rolling basis.
More information about the Pracademic Fellowship Program is available on APSA’s Centennial Center website. Questions? Contact us at centennial@apsanet.org