Each Fall, the APSA Diversity Fellowship Program (DFP) awards fellowships in the amount of $5,000 over two years to students applying to doctoral programs in political science. 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. Applications for the 2025-2026 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program, Fall Cycle are now open. Applicants for the DFP Fall Cycle must be undergraduate seniors, recent graduates, or other individuals (including students in terminal MA programs) in the process of applying for PhD programs in political science. Fall applicants must be engaged in or planning to pursue political science research and scholarship primarily focused on race, ethnicity, gender, systemic racism, LGBTQ politics, disability politics, indigenous politics, or tribal sovereignty and governance. Applicants must also be able to demonstrate an interest in teaching and potential for research in political science. First generation students/scholars and individuals from the following historically under-represented racial/ethnic groups such as African Americans, Asian and Asian Pacific Americans, Latinos/as, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and scholars of MENA descent are strongly encouraged to apply. Three letters of recommendation must be submitted. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.