‣ Save-the-Date: 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition | Boston, MA | September 3-6
‣ Save-the-Date! Attend the 122nd APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition | Boston, MA | September 3-6, 2026
Join political scientists for the 122nd APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Boston, Massachusetts, September 3–6, 2026, to address the latest scholarship in political science and explore this year’s conference theme, “Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect, and Rebuild.”
‣ Request Affiliated Events including Business Meetings & Receptions
APSA provides complimentary space for business meetings and receptions during the APSA Annual Meeting. All affiliated events will take place in-person during the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, in Boston, MA. Deadline: March 31, 2026
‣ Submit APSA Working Groups at the Annual Meeting | Submit Proposals
Working Groups at the APSA Annual Meeting consist of a small groups of meeting attendees who share common research or professional interests and agree to attend certain panels and plenary sessions centered on a related theme or similar topic.
Deadline: March 31, 2026
‣ Call for Applications Open for Research Development Groups (RDG)
- MENA Research Development Group for Early-Career Scholars
Deadline: March 1, 2026 - Research Development Group for Early-Career Scholars from Southeast Asia
Deadline: March 8, 2026
Stay tuned for registration and housing in late-March 2026 on the APSA Annual meeting website!
‣ Association Programs & Initiatives
| ‣ Call for Applications: APSA Diversity Fellowship Program — Spring Cycle The APSA Diversity Fellowship Program Spring Cycle application cycle will provide $2000 awards to support first- and second-year students in political science PhD programs. Each spring, the program offers fellowships to graduate students in the pre-dissertation stage of their doctoral program. The Spring DFP is a one time award of $2000, depending on funding availability. |
| Deadline: March 8, 2026 | Apply here |
| ‣ Help APSA Recognize New Scholars and Dissertations Help recognize scholars! Each year, APSA also publishes a list of new scholars who have recently completed their dissertations in Political Science Today. Submit this form with information about any dissertations defended in your department in the 2025 calendar year. |
| Deadline: March 9, 2026 | Submit here |
| ‣ Call for Applications: APSA Centennial Center Research Grants – Spring Cycle APSA invites applications for the 2026 Spring Centennial Center Research Grant Program, which provides awards of up to $2,500 to support research across all fields of political science. The program is designed to expand access to research funding for scholars whose institutional positions or professional circumstances provide limited or no research support. Learn about the updated application timeline for APSA Centennial Center Research Grant Cycles. |
| Deadline: March 15, 2026 | Apply here |
‣ Join the APSA Virtual Research Meeting!
| ‣ Deadline Extended to Friday, March 6th! Submit 2026 APSA Virtual Research Group Participant Applications Now! APSA is excited to welcome political science scholars from all subfields and career stages to our third annual APSA Virtual Research Meeting, held onApril 15th & 16th, 2026 (ET)! Application Deadline Extended: Friday, March 6, 2026, 11:59 P.M. (Pacific) This 100% annual online event will feature opportunities to attend intensive research workshops and engage with plenary panels that highlight this year’s meeting theme, “Collaboration in Times of Crisis: Polarization, Populism, and Political Science in a Changing World.” |
| Submit your participant applications now! |
‣ Upcoming Events & Webinars
‣ Call for Applications: 2026 Institute for Civically-Engaged Research (ICER) Now Open
Apply Now: 2026 APSA Institute for Civically-Engaged Research hosted at ULCA
Interested in best practices for engaged research? Collaborating with community partners? Apply to join APSA’s Institute for Civically-Engaged Research this Summer!
Applications are due April 15, 2026, 11:59 PM (Pacific).
APSA’s Institute for Civically-Engaged Research (ICER) is a four-day, residential institute that provides political scientists with training to conduct ethical and rigorous civically engaged research. ICER trains political scientists at all career stages in best practices for conducting civically engaged research (CER).
The 2026 Summer Institute will be held in person at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA, from July 13–16.
‣ PS Call for Papers: Special Issue on Forecasting the 2026 US Midterm Elections
PS Special Issue on Forecasting the 2026 US Midterm Election | Deadline: July 17th
The 2026 US Midterm Elections present especially demanding conditions: mid-decade redistricting, concerns about political stability and violence, shifting macroeconomic signals, and intense polarization. This special issue of PS: Political Science & Politics invites submissions that develop and evaluate forecasts suited to these dynamics, revisit the performance of long-run models under new stresses, or critically examine how forecasting is practiced and communicated.
We welcome point and probabilistic forecasts for House, Senate, gubernatorial, or state legislative contests; turnout modeling (including participation among key socio-demographic groups); methodological advances such as model ensembling, synthetic/combined polls, crowd or market signals, uncertainty communication, and ML pipelines; comparative perspectives from other democracies; and reflective pieces on the limits, ethics, and public consequences of forecasting.
‣ Join the APSA Member Spotlight Program
Latest Member Spotlight
The APSA Member Spotlight Program features one member each quarter in the APSA Member Magazine, Political Science Today. Nominations for the award (including self-nominations) may be submitted by members and nonmembers of APSA.
Read their story on PSNow: Michael Thomas, Stanford University
‣ Latest APSA Program Announcements
Meet the New 2025 APSA Council Members
APSA is proud to welcome the newly elected APSA Officers and Council Members. Officers and Council Members began their terms in September following the conclusion of the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting.
APSA Announces the 2025 DDRIG Awardees
Meet the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2025. The DDRIG provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science.
2025 Recipients for the Fund for Latino Scholarship
The Fund for Latino Scholarship encourages and supports the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics.
2025 Recipients for the APSA Advancing Research Grant for Early Career Scholars
The APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants are open to all to provide research support that examines political science phenomena affecting underserved communities and underrepresented groups.
2025 APSA Organized Section Award Recipients
APSA is excited to recognize more than 100 APSA Organized Section awards honoring dissertations, papers, articles, books and career achievement. Organized Sections also recognize winners at their annual business meetings, which are held in conjunction with the APSA Annual Meeting.
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‣ Why Political Science Matters: Resources for APSA Members in Times of Political and Institutional Upheaval
APSA Resource Collection
Check out APSA’s new resource collection, “Why Political Science Matters: Resources for APSA Members in Times of Political and Institutional Upheaval,” which includes information on APSA advocacy efforts and opportunities for member advocacy, resources for APSA members who face obstacles to engaging in their work, and a collection of scholarship and pedagogical resources on democracy and democratic backsliding.
Supporting Political Scientists
Find APSA member resources including resources on academic freedom, information about APSA’s annual meeting, member assistance, career resources, and more.
Why Political Science? The Science of Democracy
Explore collections of academic and public scholarship on democracy, democratic back-sliding, and the current crisis of American democracy. Find resources on teaching politics and civics in times of uncertainty.
Advocating for Political Science
The APSA Advocacy Program educates policy makers and the citizenry about political science scholarship and education. Learn about APSA’s advocacy programs, read APSA statements, and find action alerts.
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‣ Join APSA: Learn about APSA Membership Options
‣ 2025-2026 Department Renewals are Open!
Department members get a wide variety of benefits, including unlimited complimentary job listings on our eJobs platform. More benefits for a department membership can be found here.
‣ APSA Individual Memberships
APSA offers individual memberships for current and retired faculty, students, K-12 educators, consultants, and researchers. APSA promotes scholarly research and discourse across the field of political science, while continuing to promote and expand professional opportunities.
‣ APSA Trial Memberships
APSA has established a 90-day trial membership option to provide prospective members, including graduate students, and political science job seekers an introduction to APSA’s professional development and career resources. Trial Members gain access to eJobs, APSA’s online journals, and the all-member newsletter. Learn more and activate your trial membership here.
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