Help us celebrate and share the experiences and insights gained from your time in the APSA Congressional Fellowship Program! We will be holding a mini-conference at the upcoming APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, held in Philadelphia, PA, and are hoping for your participation.

If you have an idea for a panel related to the fellowship experience (roundtable, paper panel, author meets critics, or another type), or if you have a piece of research drawing from your fellowship that you would like to share, please reach out to us at cfp@apsanet.org. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for details about the CFP Alumni Reception to mingle with other alumni and celebrate the program! Please note that you must register for the Annual Meeting to attend.

As we mark the 70th anniversary of the APSA Congressional Fellowship Program, we are hoping to collect reflections on the impact of the fellowship and the insights it has imparted.

A symposium celebrating the 65th anniversary of the program was published in PS and is available here. We welcome reflections from recent Fellows on their experiences through the current political climate and recent turbulence, as well as reflections from earlier Fellows on how their experience has shaped their careers or approach to research, teaching, or public engagement. If you are interested in contributing a reflection, please email cfp@apsanet.org. 

The APSA Congressional Fellowship Program has been excited to work with the 2023-2024 fellowship class! Fellows come from nine sponsoring organizations and include four APSA-sponsored political science fellows and two APSA-sponsored journalism fellows.

This year, we have nine fellows working in the House of Representatives, twelve fellows working in the Senate, and seven fellows in executive branch or other placements. Fellows have been enjoying the Spring Seminar Series, including a visit to RAND and a talk on Canadian politics to prepare for the upcoming exchange with the Canadian Parliamentary Internship Programme—the fiftieth anniversary of that exchange! Fellows are also looking forward to a day trip to Richmond to learn more about state politics and the Virginia General Assembly, as well as our usual closing reception in July.

• Read more about the Fellowship class »
• Read more about the APSA-sponsored fellows »

Each year, APSA directly recruits and sponsors fellowships for political scientists, journalists and MCI communications-related scholars. Each fellowship class includes federal government employees sponsored by their home agencies and professionals in other fields sponsored by a range of organizations. 

APSA welcomes a wide range of of partner organizations that sponsor fellows that sponsors at least one fellow a year for a fulltime fellowship placement within the legislative branch. These partners for 2023–2024 include:

• The U.S. Treasury Department and other U.S. government agencies
• The Asia Foundation
• Then Matsushita Institute of Government
• The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
• The Mark O. Hatfield Spirit Mountain Community Fund Fellowship
• The Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows Program
• The Atlantic Philanthropies Health & Aging Fellows Program

In partnership with APSA, the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (CCPS) honors the late political scientist Barbara Sinclair, a renowned expert on Congress, by hosting an annual lecture by a prominent Congressional scholar. The 2023 Barbara Sinclair Lecture was given by Professor Steven S. Smith, Kate M. Gregg Emeritus Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Washington University, also a professor of political science at Arizona State University.

★ Give in Honor of Barbara Sinclair ★

Alongside giving to support the Congressional Fellowship Program, you have the opportunity to donate to support the Barbara Sinclair Lecture fund and honor Barbara Sinclair’s legacy. The Barbara Sinclair Lecture fund will be used to recognize achievement in promoting understanding of the U.S. Congress and legislative politics.

• Learn more about past award winners and how to donate