Resources for Students & Young Scholars

A curated guide of opportunities for students and early-career scholars in public policy and administration: journals, associations, conferences, awards, funding, methods training, job-market advice, and teaching resources.

This is a living resource developed together with Dr. Hannah Lebovits, with valuable contributions from many colleagues. It is not exhaustive, and we warmly welcome suggestions and feedback. See the full living document (also shared here).

Journals

Journals with an Emerging / Early-Career Scholars section

Calls for papers

  • Management Decision's "In Motion" section, edited by Dr. Wendy Chen (Wendy.Chen@ttu.edu)
Selected Student / Young Scholar Opportunities
Awards & Scholarships

Best-paper awards, fellowships, dissertation awards, and scholarships – apply, apply, apply, and watch the calls!

Methodology Training
Job Market

Where to look for jobs

Research Tools & Open Science
Data Sources for Research