Students with proven records of high quality graduate study in the department can sometimes obtain partial or full-time tuition fellowships for brief periods. Incoming students are not generally eligible for Tuition Fellowships. CAPS is directed by University Professor of Political Science Bert Rockman. The activities of CAPS include an active colloquium series, an annual conference on a topic in American politics, and providing research support for faculty and graduate students. The department automatically considers all applicants planning to study on a full-time basis for the financial assistance described above if their records so warrant and if they indicate the desire for such consideration.
Financial assistance is distributed using criteria of academic achievement.
Stipends quoted are those in effect for the academic year 1997-98. Stipends have been increased annually in the past, and it is expected that this policy will continue.