Carl Albert Center Fellowship

The highly competitive and prestigious Carl Albert Graduate Fellowship Program is for students who are interested in studying legislative politics while earning a Ph.D. in political science. CAC Fellows all share a work space while Center faculty actively mentor graduate students from day one by incorporating them into ongoing research projects. This lab model of training means students pick up the language and professional tools they will need much more quickly, while learning across cohorts and from one another.

The generously-funded program includes:

• up to four years (including summers) of financial support as a teaching or research assistant, plus an additional year with no work obligations to complete the dissertation. The current annual stipend amount is $19,000;
• all degree-related tuition and fees, plus health insurance;
• an allowance to cover books each semester;
• funding to attend the ICPSR summer methods program;
• funding to attend academic conferences; and
• funding for dissertation-related travel and research assistance.

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