Deadline extended for Spring 2024 GVPT Research Assistant Program Applications

Do you have an interest in political science research and doing research with a GVPT faculty? If so, we invite you to apply to our Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA) Program!

The URA program allows students to develop their own independent research project that culminates with a research symposium at the end of the semester. Students are paired with a GVPT faculty mentor; RAs will assist the faculty mentor's research project and the faculty mentor helps guide the RA's research design and analysis process.

You will also earn 3 upper-level (experiential learning) credits (GVPT388), which can count towards your GVPT major requirements.

Some recent RA research topics includes:

Education and Ethnicity During Conflict

Aid for Neighborhood Approval? Effects of Chinese Aid to Central Asia on Central Asian Perceptions of China

The Constitutional Revolution of 1937

Foreign vs. Domestic Investments on Coal-Fired Power Plants: The Citizens’ Perspective

Religions and Regimes: Measuring the Effect of Religion on Government Regime Types

Campaign Messaging by Region of the U.S.

U.S. Democracy Promotion Abroad: The Impact of Civil Society

Program Requirements:

• Strong interest in researching issues related to political science
• A desire to gain and improve research skills
• Completion of GVPT201
• Minimum 60 credit hours
• Minimum 3.3 Cumulative GPA

Program detail and requirements can be found in the application packet. The application deadline has been extended to 12pm on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.

If you have any questions about the program or application, please contact GVPT academic advisor Breana Dinh (bdinh@umd.edu)