Call for Applications: APSA Diversity Fellowship Program- 1st and 2nd Year PhD Students

Applications for the 2023-2024 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program- Spring Cycle are now open! The spring application cycle will provide $2000 awards to support first and second year students in political science PhD programs.

Applications are due on March 3, 2023.
Submit an online application now!

The DFP was established in 1969 as the Black Graduate Student Fellowship to increase the number of African American graduate students in the discipline. In 1979, the Chicano Student Fellowship was established. Over time, the fellowship program evolved into the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP), expanding to include support for all scholars from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds.

As of Fall 2020, the program was renamed to the APSA Diversity Fellowship Program to better mirror language that reflects, encourages, and uplifts aspiring scholars of color and to acknowledge the current and projected demographic shifts in racial and ethnic populations in the US. Since its inception, the program has designated more than 600 fellows and contributed to the successful completion of doctoral political science programs for over 100 individuals.