The American Political Science Association invites faculty proposals to lead dissertation workshops in 2025. Please feel free to share the call for proposals below.
Each Dissertation Workshop will include 6-8 Ph.D. candidates who will each present a dissertation chapter, along with two faculty facilitators who will lead the workshop, provide feedback to the students, and moderate discussions. Each workshop will be devoted to a specific subfield.
APSA is pleased to offer Dissertation Workshops in two formats in 2025:
- In-Person: Full day in-person pre-conference workshops on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at the 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Virtual: Virtual workshops to be held during the summer. The schedule is flexible and co-leaders can work with APSA staff to determine the exact schedule. We expect direct engagement with workshop participants for a minimum of 8-10 hours total over the course of a two-week workshop window.
Faculty co-leader responsibilities include reviewing applications, selecting candidates, moderating presentations and discussions, and providing comments to each presenter. APSA staff will provide logistical support organizing the workshop and recruiting students to participate. Each faculty co-leader will receive an honorarium of $500 dollars.
Proposals should include a subfield and topic of focus for the workshop, title, and a description of the workshop theme. Proposals should also include the names, contact information, and CVs of two co-leaders, both of whom would moderate the workshop. Previous APSA Dissertation Workshops can be viewed here.
Submission Deadline: March 23, 2025. Please submit your proposal here.
Other Opportunities
Collaborate with APSA’s Teaching & Learning Program
Interested in co-facilitating a teaching & learning symposium in 2025 or 2026? APSA’s Teaching & Learning Symposia are a unique opportunity for faculty with similar teaching interests to present on timely substantive issues in the field, share best practices, and develop new teaching resources. Please write us at teaching@apsanet.org.
- Present your teaching practices in a workshop format.
- Collaborate with a small cohort of similarly interested political science educators.
- Showcase your teaching tools and emerging research within the discipline.
- Virtual and In Person options.
Create an APSA Educate Resource Collection
Collaborate with APSA Educate to create a new syllabi or resource collection or update an existing one. APSA staff can help generate interest and carry out solicitations for new materials. If you are interested in creating a teaching resource collection for your organized section, please write educate@apsanet.org
Have follow-up questions? Please email grad@apsanet.org.