‣ Join APSA in Vancouver for the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition!
‣ Early Registration Rates Increase After July 9th! Register Now to Attend the 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Vancouver
Join political science scholars at the 121st APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 11–14, 2025, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to address the latest scholarship in political science. The 2025 conference theme is “Reimagining Politics, Power, and Peoplehood in Crisis Times.”
‣ Early Discounted Registration Ends July 9th
Catch savings when you register by July 9th for the APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition! The annual meeting offers a wide range of opportunities to engage, learn, and collaborate with APSA members, political scientists and other scholars in the profession!
‣ Now Live! View the Online Program
Browse panels, workshops and events in the Online Program for the meeting! Please note that you must be logged into the online program to view panel details.
‣ Book Your Hotel! | Vancouver, BC, Canada
The 2025 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition will take place at the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Vancouver, Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown, and the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront.
‣ Register for Pre-Conference Short Courses
During the meeting, APSA offers pre-conference short courses are half- or full-day events that offer diverse professional development opportunities and allow attendees to connect with scholars from various backgrounds.
‣ Travel to Canada Resources
Learn about what to expect and general travel information beforehand by visiting our Travel to Canada resource page. View also travel grants.
‣ Perspectives on Politics: Call for Papers: Political Science and the University
In this call for papers of Perspectives on Politics, we invite political scientists to use their expertise to explain what is and ought to be happening at institutions of higher education. We encourage papers from a range of perspectives, subfields, and approaches within the discipline. Download the call for papers here.
Deadline: August 1, 2025 | Learn more
‣ Association Programs & Initiatives
 ‣ Call for Participants! Join APSA’s Working Group on American Civics Undergraduate Course Requirements The APSA Departmental Services Program seeks faculty and department leaders to join a new working group supporting political science departments whose programs and courses help their university or college meet externally mandated American politics and civics undergraduate credit requirements. Nine states already require undergraduate students at public higher education institutions to take course requirements, while many state legislatures and regents boards across the U.S. are considering similar mandates. |
| Deadline: July 7, 2025 | Join the Working Group |
 ‣ Submit Nominations for the Adaljiza Sosa Riddell Mentoring Award The Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award, offered by the APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession, recognizes exceptional mentoring of Latino/a students and junior faculty each year with three awards. The awards are given in the areas of undergraduate, graduate, and junior faculty mentoring. |
| Deadline: July 15, 2025 | Apply here |
| ‣ Now Open! Submissions for APSA Campus Teaching Award Recognition Each year, APSA recognizes political science faculty who received campus teaching awards at their colleges and universities during the past academic year. Awardees will be featured in the November issue of Political Science Today. Contact teaching@apsanet.org with any questions. If you or your colleague has won a Campus Teaching Award, let APSA know! |
| Deadline: August 15, 2025 | Apply here |
‣ Recent APSA Statements and Letters
‣ APSA Sign-on Statement Defending Academic Freedom, Democratic Institutions, and International Scholars
As a community of scholars and instructors of political science, the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the undersigned political science associations are uniquely and especially qualified to understand governments and how they interact with and shape political institutions, civic organizations, institutions of higher education, and the public. We also understand how governmental actions can pose threats not only to higher education but also for the strength of our democratic institutions.
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‣ Statement on Reorganizations and Reductions at the National Science Foundations
APSA is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be undergoing an agency-wide restructuring plan, including the complete dissolution of the agency’s 37 research divisions, drastic reductions in the number of programs funded, and a reduction in force (RIF) of many of NSF’s senior staff.
Read full statement
‣ APSA Advocacy Program
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APSA’s Advocacy Program advances the discipline of political science by educating policymakers and the citizenry about political science scholarship and education.
‣ Latest Issue of Political Science Today
APSA Resource Collection
‣ Why Political Science Matters: Resources for APSA Members in Times of Political and Institutional Upheaval
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.
‣ Follow APSA Announcements on PoliticalScienceNow.com
‣ APSA Memberships
‣ 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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