To encourage broad participation in the Association, the Midwest Political Science Association is offering a limited number of complimentary two-year electronic memberships to political science scholars in 139 developing countries below (as defined by the World Bank for the 2015 fiscal year). This program will allow access to MPSA membership benefits including electronic access to the American Journal of Political Science, the association’s monthly electronic newsletter, and other member benefits for a period of twenty-four months.

Scholars from the developed world who are temporarily located in one of the developing countries (e.g. Fulbright Scholars) are not eligible, nor are scholars originally from the developing world who currently are faculty or graduate students in the developed world. 

To apply for the scholarship for complimentary membership or to renew your existing scholarship, please follow these instructions:

• If needed, please create an account at https://mpsa.force.com/mpsacommunity/s/. If you have an existing MPSA account, please do not create another account.
• Update your profile in entirety including the following sections: My Profile, My Bio, My Address Preferences, My Contact Information, My Background and Research Interests, Privacy & Notifications.
• Complete the application at https://www.tfaforms.com/4844309 

Your application will be reviewed by MPSA staff and successful applicants will be notified of a decision via email. If granted a complimentary membership, benefits will start at the beginning of the following month.

Scholars from the following countries are eligible to participate in the program:

MPSA Receives National Honors for Developing Nations Initiative

July 8, 2015, Bloomington, IN –  The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) has earned a 2015 ASAE “Power of A” Silver Award for its efforts to provide access to research and teaching resources to political scientists from the developing world. 

Over the past decade, MPSA has made intentional shifts to have a more internationally-inclusive focus: The organization has substantially increased the number of research sections on comparative politics and international relations at the conference, and the AJPS has slowly received (and published) more articles in these fields. The composition of the MPSA board has also shifted over this same period – moving from regional to national and it now includes researchers from many countries. With a mission to advance research and teaching in political science, the association has found that scholars, students, and teachers in the developing world lack the funding to join the MPSA. These scholars often experience additional challenges because non-democratic countries usually suppress the study of politics and policy.

ASAE’s Power of A (association) Awards, the association industry’s highest honor, recognize the association community’s valuable contributions on the local, national, and global level.  The Power of A Awards reward outstanding accomplishments of associations and industry professionals for their efforts to enrich lives, create a competitive workforce, prepare society for the future, drive innovation, and make a better world.