Department Sponsored Student Membership
Through the department-sponsored membership program, departments can subsidize a year of APSA membership for their Masters and Ph.D. students. The cost for providing a membership to these students is shared equally by APSA and the sponsoring department. A department may sponsor as many students as they wish to fund. The cost for each department sponsored student membership is $26.
Extending a complimentary year of membership to graduate students can help orient them in their chosen profession while familiarizing them with APSA’s various offerings at no risk to them. It is also intended to contribute to the larger APSA goal of enhancing programs and services for graduate students. Student members have access to the same range of services as professional members.
Participating Departments 2025-2026
Temple University
University College Dublin
Boston University
Rice University
University of Chicago
Cornell University
Florida State University
Purdue University
University of Alabama
University of Southern California
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Delaware
American University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Pennsylvania State University
University of Michigan
European University Institute
Harvard University
George Washington University
Columbia University
Stony Brook University
University of Nevada, Reno
Southern Illinois University
University of Washington
Department Benefits and Resources
Some benefits and resources that may be of particular interest to student members include:
APSA Organized Sections
Organized sections provide an opportunity for groups of APSA members who share a common interest in a particular subfield to organize meetings and coordinate communications under Association auspices. Sections provide the membership with outlets for research and opportunities for scholarship. 41 sections offer waived dues for student members. Learn more about the Organized Section benefits that are available to APSA Student Members.
eJobs and Career Resources
As an APSA member, graduate students gain full access to eJobs, the most comprehensive database of jobs related to political science. Members can view current listings on eJobs, set saved searches, and upload their CV to be viewable by departments that are actively hiring. Additional resources available to APSA members include:
- Monthly eJobs PDF
- Access to participate in Interview Services at the APSA Annual Meeting
- Annual placement reports
- Career resources for academic and applied careers
- The Graduate Student Connection, an online resource.
APSA Publications
Members gain access to APSA’s four leading peer-reviewed journals: American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, PS: Political Science & Politics, and Journal of Political Science Education. All members also receive APSA’s member magazine, Political Science Today.
APSA Preprints
APSA members can submit to APSA Preprints. APSA Preprints is a prepublication platform for political scientists and related disciplines. Uploading working papers helps scholars share and engage with early research outputs, get cited sooner, and easily submit papers to the APSR, Perspectives on Politics, and PS: Political Science & Politics.
APSA Annual Meetings and Events
Student members gain access to exclusive discounted member registration rates for the Annual Meeting and Teaching and Learning Conference. In addition to submitting proposals to the numerous panels and roundtables organized by divisions and related groups, students can access additional opportunities at the Annual Meeting:
- APSA Career Open House
- TLC at APSA Mini-Conference
- Department Chairs Mini-Conference and Luncheon
- Mini-Conferences, Short Courses, and Workshops
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Emerging Scholars Symposium
- Graduate Student Reception
- New Member and First-time Attendee Breakfast
- Opportunities to Network with Conference Exhibitors
APSA Diversity and Inclusion Programs
Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the profession is a key priority of the association and the APSA Strategic Plan. he APSA Diversity and Inclusion Programs department offers a number of resources to support students and researchers in the discipline:
- Diversity Student Recruitment Program
- Diversity Fellowship Program
- Mentoring Program for Political Scientists
- Fund for Latino Scholarship
Take the next steps to support your students today!
As a result of the continuing and widespread support of APSA members, student memberships have been able to be subsidized by the professional members of the association. Departments can help us continue this tradition and increase the number of graduate students able to enjoy the benefits of APSA membership.
To sponsor your graduate students to become APSA members, download the form (.pdf). Please have new sponsored students register their account at apsanet.org/registration before submitting the form.
Students’ memberships will begin once the payment is processed. Please allow up to 2 weeks for processing. If you have any questions about this program, please contact dsp@apsanet.org.
Limited to four (4) years for an individual.