Pre-Doctoral Fellows FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions: Please see the document on the Tobin Center, available here.

Additionally, here are two questions that are most common for CSAP applicants:

1. What are the placement outcomes for Fellows in your program?

Our first cohort of pre-doctoral fellows from the CSAP Pre-Doctoral Fellows program have had great success in applying to political science graduate programs, and were accepted into PhD programs at Harvard, Columbia and Stanford.

Read more about the CSAP pre-doctoral fellows experience at this link.

2. Do I need to have majored in political science to apply?

No! We very strongly encourage applications from students who did not major in political science, but have skills and interests relevant to quantitative American politics research, such as a background in data science and statistics. We are interested in applicants who are seeking to prepare for graduate study and employment in political science, policy, and related fields.