Summer Program Scholarships
Financial Support for Training in Statistics, Quantitative Methods, and Data Analysis
The ICPSR Summer Program offers more than $150,000 in student scholarships every year. Our goal is to remove financial barriers to participation and increase access to statistical methods training for students of all different backgrounds. We are committed to providing the next generation of researchers with the skills, knowledge, and connections they need to do innovative, impactful work.
What do the scholarships cover?
ICPSR scholarships (see list below) provide registration fee waivers to our General Sessions, a comprehensive methods training program comprising courses in statistics, regression analysis, machine learning, network analysis, longitudinal analysis, time series analysis, formal models, data visualization, and more. The Diversity and Miller Scholarships also provide on-campus housing and meals.
How to Apply
You must fill out the application form and submit all required materials through our scholarship application manager.
Application Deadline
We are no longer accepting scholarship applications for the 2025 ICPSR Summer Program. Please check back in January 2026 for the 2026 ICPSR scholarship application.
“The ICPSR Summer Program has contributed so much to my personal growth. Not only did I acquire new (and master existing) statistics skills but I also gained valuable connections, grew professionally, and found a community of scholars that inspire and support me.”
—Mary Mitsdarffer, Diversity Scholar
- Clifford C. Clogg Scholarship
Open to students pursuing a degree in Sociology with an interest in empirical methods
- Jerome M. Clubb Scholarship
Open to students pursuing a degree involving quantitative history
- Diversity Scholarship
Open to incoming and continuing graduate students from under-represented groups
- Henry “Hank” Heitowit Scholarship
Open to students, faculty, and researchers from all disciplines who have previously attended a General Session of the ICPSR Summer Program
- Scholarship for Political Science Research
Open to students pursuing a degree in Political Science with an interest in empirical methods
- Warren E. Miller Scholarship
Open to pre-tenure scholars, assistant professors, and students conducting research on electoral/political behavior
- Eugene Owen Scholarship
Open to students, pre-tenure scholars, assistant professors, and researchers from any academic discipline studying cross-national differences in education and teaching
- Scholarship for Public Administration, Public Policy, and Public Affairs
Open to students pursuing a degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, or Public Affairs with an interest in empirical methods
- Scholarship for Developmental, Child, and Family Psychology
Open to students pursuing a degree in Developmental, Child, or Family Psychology with an interest in empirical methods
- Scholarship for Education Research
Open to students pursuing a degree in Education with an interest in empirical methods
Several organizations outside of ICPSR also provide funding to attend our General Sessions. If you have questions about eligibility or application procedures, please contact the sponsoring organization for more information.
- American Political Science Association (APSA) Arab Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Scholarships (pdf)
Target audience: Early career scholars in the Arab MENA region
Sponsor: APSA MENA
Application deadline: December 1, 2024 - EITM Scholarships
Target audience: Graduate students in Political Science and related fields
Sponsor: Empirical Implications for Theoretical Models (EITM)
Application deadline: April 25, 2025 at 11:59 Eastern Daylight Time - Hanes Walton, Jr. Award for Quantitative Methods Training
Target audience: HBCU faculty and graduate students, as well as women and minority graduate students and faculty at other institutions
Sponsor: National Conference of Black Political Scientists
Application deadline: 2025 application and deadline TBA - ISR-Rackham Summer Training Awards (docx)
Target audience: University of Michigan PhD students
Sponsor: University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School
Application deadline: March 3, 2025 - Janet Box-Steffensmeier and John A. Garcia Scholarships (pdf)
Target audience: Women and underrepresented students in Political Science PhD programs
Sponsor: Society for Political Methodology
Application deadline: 11:59 PM Eastern on Friday, February 28, 2025
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