For more information on the program, including fellowships, go to the Graduate page of the department's main website.
If you are not sure which staff member to contact with a question, take a look at the staff responsibilities chart!
Academic
Academic Career
- Business Cards
- Proposing Summer Courses
- Time Variance Policy for Graduation
- Update Your CLA Directory Profile
- Use the CLA Profile Guide to get started editing and for additional help
- Log in to the CLA Profile System
Financial
- Colloquia Visits and Related Events Process
- Competitive Graduate Research Fellowships
- Emergency Funds - Political Science Graduate Student
- Emergency Funds - UMN Student
- External Grant and Fellowship Resources
- Graduate Student Summer Stipend Policy
- Grants, Fellowships, and Research Funding via CLA's Research Development Services
- Reimbursement Request Form
- Student Fees
- Student/Vendor Reimbursement Request Procedure
- Visa Renewal Expenses Offset for International Students
- Visits and Events Process
- I-9 Verification Steps
Future Career
- Grads on the Market
- Non-Academic Career Paths
- Professional Development Videos 2020
Mental Health
- Emergency Funds - Political Science Graduate Student
- Emergency Funds - UMN Student
- Mental Health Resources
- Parent Support
- Red Folder - Helping Students in Distress
- Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Relationship Violence
Office Space and Computers
Other Policies
Resources
- Graduate Student Services
- LATIS Research
- Power, Equity, and Diversity (PED) Library
- PoLab Printing
- Research Institutes
- The Graduate School
Travel
TA
- Course Evaluations
- Poli Sci TA Handbook
- TA Guidelines
- 2021 PoliSci TA Resource List
- Any printing related to TA/RA/Teaching responsibilities should be done at the dedicated computer in 1414 Social Science Building.