Minority Student Recruitment Program (MSRP)

APSA established the Minority Student Recruitment Program (MSRP, formerly MID) as part of its efforts to diversify the political science profession.  In collaboration with undergraduate and graduate political science departments, the program seeks to identify talented undergraduate minority students who are interested in being recruited to doctoral programs.  

How Does It Work?
APSA maintains a database of African-American, Latino/Latina, Native-American, and Asian-American undergraduates who have been identified as possible candidates for graduate study in political science.  Recruiters from the nation's top graduate political science programs receive this database every spring to actively recruit listed students.  Undergraduate departments can identify students, undergraduate students can request that their advisor submit their names to the database or undergraduates can enter themselves into the database. The database is updated periodically and is made available to the recruiting departments.    

For Departments:
If your Graduate Department is not yet an MSRP participant and you would like to find out more about the benefits of being a Recruiting Graduate Department, contact APSA at minority@apsanet.org or send in the Minority Student Recruitment Program (MID): Core Schools form.

For Faculty:
Department faculty can identify minority undergraduate students, who are interested in either learning more about graduate school or being contacted by a graduate school, and submit their names and contact information to the Minority Student Recruitment database. To learn more, go to How to Submit Names to the Minority Student Recruitment Program Database.

For Interested Students:
Interested sophomore, junior, or senior minority students have two options for participation in the MSRP: meet with your undergraduate advisor and ask that your name be submitted to the Minority Student Recruitment database, or you submit your own information by filling out Minority Student Recruitment Project form.   

For any questions, or more detailed information about the program, please contact minority@apsanet.org or Kimberly Mealy at kmealy@apsanet.org.

Mentoring For Minority Student Recruitment Students
Students seeking a mentor, or Faculty Members who wish to become an APSA Mentor can find out more about APSA's mentoring program at Find or Become an APSA Mentor.