APSA is accepting applications to join the seventh cohort of the Public Scholarship Program fellows.
This program offers remote part-time fellowships that introduces graduate students to the intellectual and practical aspects of presenting academic scholarship to the public. In doing so, the program advances several core aims of APSA’s mission: supporting informed discourse about politics, policy, and civic participation, disseminating information and publishing research findings, and enhancing the capacity of political scientists to communicate their ideas within the discipline and to the wider public. The Public Scholarship Program was initially created in collaboration with the APSA Presidential Task Force for New Partnerships.
- Learn more about the program here and apply using this form.
- Application Deadline: October 3rd, 2025
The Fellowship
- Timing: Fellows will participate in a 12-month fellowship beginning in the fall of 2025 with a virtual orientation.
- Training: The public scholarship orientation will feature training by APSA staff as well as presentations from editors and science communication experts.
- The Fellowship Period:
- Fellows will work with American Political Science Review authors and APSA staff to develop public-facing summaries of APSR
- Fellows’ work will be shared via APSA’s blog, as well as on APSA social media accounts.
- Support: Fellows will receive a $2,000 stipend to support their work.
Eligibility:
We welcome doctoral students in political science who have completed their first year of graduate work by the beginning of the fellowship period. Among the criteria for selection are applicant’s interests and investment in public scholarship, as well as ability to write for a general audience. Anyone with interest in public scholarship is encouraged to apply, whether or not that interest is explicit in their existing work. One can see examples of published summaries of APSR articles here.
We welcome doctoral students of different subfields in political science that will reflect the diversity of research published in the APSR.
Application Materials:
- CV (2 pages max.): Please include contact information, academic department, relevant employment and service history, and academic accomplishments. Applicants who have published work in popular magazines, newspapers, or blogs (e.g., the Duck of Minerva, Good Authority) are encouraged to list those citations in addition to any scholarly publications.
- Statement of Interest: 1 page single-spaced max at least 11-point font.
- Writing Sample: a sample of writing about political science for a public audience (3 single-spaced pages max, at least 11-point font). This can include previously published work in popular outlets. In place of an existing writing sample, applicants may also write a summary of a recent APSR article. Summaries should be a maximum of 600 words. Please, do not send your academic writing samples since we will be judging your writing for the wider audience.
Questions? Contact us at publicscholar@apsanet.org.
Although I am in the first year of my doctoral program, I hope to pay more attention to these aspects.