Scholarships & Assistantships
Our department awards its students $50,000 every year in scholarships relating to academic achievement, activity in the local community and extracurricular organizations, research interests, and much more. As well as positions for graduate students in graduate teaching assistantship (GTA) and graduate research assistantship (GRA), at a $7,000-$8,000 per semester stipend.
Scholarship winners and those granted assistantship positions for the academic year are announced annually in April.
2025-2026 POLITICAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS & ASSISTANTSHIPS
Congratulations to all our scholarship winners and assistantship recipients for the 2025-2026 academic year!
Undergraduate ScholarshipsAs a political science undergraduate student, you are encouraged to apply for all departmental scholarship for which you qualify. To apply, students must have an account on the K-State Scholarship Network (KSN).
After completing your profile, you will have access scholarship applications, including those for political science. To be considered for a Political Science scholarship, you must fully complete the Political Science section of the "College of Arts and Sciences" application, and upload two letters of recommendation. If this section is not filled out, your application will not be considered.
Applications require the following:
- Department application form** (link below)
- Completed Political Science section of the "College of Arts and Sciences" KSN application.
- Copy of your CV/Resume (upload to KSN)
- Personal Statement: 1-page document describing your career plans and objectives (upload to KSN)
- Recommendation Letters (2): One reference must be able to evaluate your academic performance (emailed to polsci@ksu.edu)
K-State University and the College of Arts and Sciences also offers some scholarship and financial assistance options that are university-wide.
- Incoming freshmen must complete scholarship applications by February 1st.
- Incoming transfer students, international students and all returning students must complete scholarship applications by March 15th.
If you have any questions regarding our scholarship process, please contact the department office at polsci@ksu.edu, or 785-532-6842.
**The scholarship application period for the 2026-2027 academic year will open in January 2026.
Graduate Scholarships & AssistantshipsAs a student in one of our graduate or accelerated programs, you are encouraged to apply for all departmental scholarships/fellowships for which you qualify, as well as graduate assistantship positions.
To apply, graduate students must have an account on the K-State Scholarship Network (KSN).
Applications require the following:
- Department application form***
- Copy of your CV/Resume
- Personal Statement: 1-page document describing your career plans and objectives
- Recommendation Letters (2): One reference must be able to evaluate your academic performance
***Please click the button below to download our Graduate Scholarship/Assistantship application. Send your finished application, along with any additional, requested materials to polsci@ksu.edu.
Applications are due by March 15th.
Assistantships are awarded for one academic year. Graduate students are required to apply for each additional year of support.
If you have any questions regarding our scholarship process, please contact the department office at polsci@ksu.edu, or 785-532-6842.
**The application period for the 2026-2027 academic year will open in January 2026.
As a political science undergraduate student, you are encouraged to apply for all departmental scholarship for which you qualify. To apply, students must have an account on the K-State Scholarship Network (KSN).
After completing your profile, you will have access scholarship applications, including those for political science. To be considered for a Political Science scholarship, you must fully complete the Political Science section of the "College of Arts and Sciences" application, and upload two letters of recommendation. If this section is not filled out, your application will not be considered.
Applications require the following:
- Department application form** (link below)
- Completed Political Science section of the "College of Arts and Sciences" KSN application.
- Copy of your CV/Resume (upload to KSN)
- Personal Statement: 1-page document describing your career plans and objectives (upload to KSN)
- Recommendation Letters (2): One reference must be able to evaluate your academic performance (emailed to polsci@ksu.edu)
K-State University and the College of Arts and Sciences also offers some scholarship and financial assistance options that are university-wide.
- Incoming freshmen must complete scholarship applications by February 1st.
- Incoming transfer students, international students and all returning students must complete scholarship applications by March 15th.
If you have any questions regarding our scholarship process, please contact the department office at polsci@ksu.edu, or 785-532-6842.
**The scholarship application period for the 2026-2027 academic year will open in January 2026.
As a student in one of our graduate or accelerated programs, you are encouraged to apply for all departmental scholarships/fellowships for which you qualify, as well as graduate assistantship positions.
To apply, graduate students must have an account on the K-State Scholarship Network (KSN).
Applications require the following:
- Department application form***
- Copy of your CV/Resume
- Personal Statement: 1-page document describing your career plans and objectives
- Recommendation Letters (2): One reference must be able to evaluate your academic performance
***Please click the button below to download our Graduate Scholarship/Assistantship application. Send your finished application, along with any additional, requested materials to polsci@ksu.edu.
Applications are due by March 15th.
Assistantships are awarded for one academic year. Graduate students are required to apply for each additional year of support.
If you have any questions regarding our scholarship process, please contact the department office at polsci@ksu.edu, or 785-532-6842.
**The application period for the 2026-2027 academic year will open in January 2026.
Scholarships for Primary Texts Certificate Program
Scholarships for Internships & Study Abroad Programs
Fellows Programs
Additional Graduate Funding Resources
Department of Political Science
Kansas State University
802 Mid Campus Dr. South
101D Calvin Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-6842
polsci@ksu.edu