APSA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP)
Course(s) Offered: Political science
Course Level: Graduate (phd)
Provider: American Political Science Association
Country to Study in: USA
Scholarship Description
The American Political Science Association (ASPA) offers the Minority Fellows Program (MFP) equally a society contest for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to or inwards the early on stages of doctoral programs inwards political science.
The APSA Minority Fellowship Program was established inwards 1969 (originally equally the Black Graduate Fellowship) to increase the release of minority scholars inwards the discipline. Since its inception, the APSA MFP has designated to a greater extent than than 500 fellows as well as contributed to the successful completion of doctoral political scientific discipline programs for over 100 individuals.
Each year, APSA awards upwards to 12 funded fellowships. Recently, APSA introduced a novel throttle circular of the MFP awards for graduate students inwards the pre-dissertation phase of their career.
Eligibility
Additional eligibility criteria include:
Course(s) Offered: Political science
Course Level: Graduate (phd)
Provider: American Political Science Association
Country to Study in: USA
Scholarship Description
The American Political Science Association (ASPA) offers the Minority Fellows Program (MFP) equally a society contest for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to or inwards the early on stages of doctoral programs inwards political science.
The APSA Minority Fellowship Program was established inwards 1969 (originally equally the Black Graduate Fellowship) to increase the release of minority scholars inwards the discipline. Since its inception, the APSA MFP has designated to a greater extent than than 500 fellows as well as contributed to the successful completion of doctoral political scientific discipline programs for over 100 individuals.
Each year, APSA awards upwards to 12 funded fellowships. Recently, APSA introduced a novel throttle circular of the MFP awards for graduate students inwards the pre-dissertation phase of their career.
Eligibility
Additional eligibility criteria include:
- Applicants must hold upwards members of i of the next racial/ethnic minority groups: African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Latinos/as, as well as Native Americans (federal as well as dry reason recognized tribes)
- Applicants must hold upwards college/university seniors, college/university graduates, or students currently enrolled inwards a Master’s Program applying for doctoral report at unopen to other political scientific discipline program/institution
- Applicants must demonstrate an involvement inwards teaching as well as potential for question inwards political science
- Applicant must hold upwards a U.S. citizen at fourth dimension of award
Citizens of the United States
Participating Institutions
Accredited institutions of higher learning inwards the USA
Fields of study
Doctoral aeroplane report inwards Political science
Number of awards
APSA awards upwards to 12 funded fellowships. Plus a novel throttle circular of awards.
Sponsorship duration
Fully funded awards are disbursed inwards 2 $2,000 payments--one at the destination of their outset graduate twelvemonth as well as i at the destination of their second--provided that they stay inwards adept academic standing. APSA tin disburse unopen to of the funds at the start of the academic twelvemonth yesteryear asking of the student.
Scholarship benefits
Fellows have funded fellowships worth $4,000.
This twelvemonth the throttle bike MFP awards are available inwards the aeroplane of a erstwhile abide by ranging betwixt $500-$1500 (depending upon funding availability), to back upwards expenses related to PhD graduate report for outset as well as minute twelvemonth political scientific discipline PhD students from underrepresented groups.
Method of Application
To apply, submit all the next application materials:
- 2011-2012 APSA Minority Fellows Program Checklist as well as Application (Download from official website - link to it is below)
- A personal disputation (maximum 500 words)
- Resume
- An official transcript
- Three letters of recommendation from professors or others who tin verbalise straight to your skills as well as noesis of political scientific discipline as well as potential for graduate report inwards political science
- GRE scores (for to a greater extent than info, take in www.ets.org/gre).
- The APSA Institution Code for the GRE is 3527.
The application deadline for the electrical flow bike is Oct 8, 2010. Applicants must submit all the application materials (postmarked yesteryear October 8, 2010).
PLEASE NOTE:
Awards are based on students' undergraduate or graduate course of educational activity work, GPA, personal disputation as well as resume, extracurricular activities, GRE scores, personal as well as recommendations from faculty.
Application Deadline: eight Oct 2010
Open to International students: No (ONLY Americans)
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