Political Science Graduate Student Association

The Political Science Graduate Student Association continues to enhance the quality of life and success rate of our graduate students. Through your generous support, we've built essential programs for our students:

• A peer mentorship program connecting new students with experienced graduates
• PoliSeeds: our collaborative research award program
• Professional development workshops and networking events
• Annual headshots for academic profiles
• Social events strengthening student-faculty relationships

Given the tumultuous environment surrounding higher education and its funding, research funding is more important than ever. This year, we've set an ambitious $2,000 goal to support our PoliSeeds award program. This research grant is awarded to 1-2 projects authored by current Rice Political Science graduate students each year, chosen by a panel of faculty. These grants help students overcome the financial barriers to fielding surveys, conducting experiments, and accessing data.

Your contribution to PoliSeeds directly impacts rising political scientists. Every dollar strengthens our supportive environment and invests in the future of political science research and education.

Help us reach our $2,000 goal today!