Graduate Resources

PhD Program Department of Political Science PhD Requirements Administrative Info for 1st Year Students Degree Requirements and Registration PS Course Substitution Request Form Academic Progress Worksheet (In the Excel file in top yellow warning bar where it says “Security Warning: External Data Connections have been disabled,” click on “enable content.” This allows the form to access the up-to-date field course requirements.) Second Year Research Paper Comprehensive Exam Contract (due to gradcoordes@uoregon.edu by Wed. of week 3 or 5) Comprehensive Exam Policy & Field Requirements Prospectus & Dissertation Quick Guide Job Market Resources First Year in a PhD Program article in the Chronicle of Higher Education

Professional Resources

• Conference Presentations
  • Attending Conferences
  • Conference Do’s and Don’t’s
  • Conference Paper Types
  • How to Give a Talk
  • Presenting Your Work
  • Tips for Delivering Conference Papers

• Grant Writing
  • Grant Writing & Funding Sources 
  • China & Environment Grant
  • Dunajeva_sylff application
  • Finding Dissertation and Fellowship Funding
  • Fulbright example 1
  • Fulbright example 2
  • Irex Jaro example
  • NSF Deanne example

• Inclusive Teaching
  • Inclusive Class Articles
  • BlackWomenPoliSci – Floyd Alexander copy
  • GenderClassroom – Michelle Dion copy

• IRB and Human Subjects Research
  • Half Hour Presentation
  • MelMichaelson PoliSci

• Professional Development
  • Individual Development Plan
  • Strategies for Success (Sample pulled from UW)

• PS 616 (old 608) Presentations
  • Half Hour Presentation – Poli Sci
  • Research Services Slides – Poli Sci

• Publishing
  • Getting it Published for the 21st Century Grad Student
  • Getting Published – What Academics Need to Know!
  • Journal Submissions
  • Tips for Getting PUBLISHED

• Teaching & Evaluations
  • Dealing with Communication Problems
  • Fostering Critical Thinking
  • How to Read a Student Evaluation
  • New Method for Assessing Critical Thinking in the Classroom

• Templates for Taking Notes on Readings
  • Readings Template – General
  • Reading Template – Koesel

• Writing
  • Abstracts
    • Abstracts
    • Conference Proposals & Abstracts
    • How to Write an Abstract
    • How to Write an Abstract – Tufts
  • Copyright Basics for Graduate Students Prior to beginning your dissertation, you should have an understanding of the elements of copyright law.
  • Dissertation Prospectus
    • Fletcher School Dis Prospectus Guide
    • Sample dis prospectus formats
  • Sample Prospecti
    • Anili
    • Hehnke
    • HoSang
    • Kauffman
    • Koesel
    • Steinberg
    • Vu
    • Yamin
    • Ziniel
  • Dissertations
    • Helpful Hints for Writing Dissertations in Comparative Policies
  • Literature Reviews
    • Doing a Literature Review – Knopf
    • Structuring a Literature Review
  • Proposals
    • The Art of Proposal Writing
    • Writing Grants, Abstracts and Research Proposals
  • Writing Habits
    • 10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly
    • Perfectionism
    • Reading like a Graduate Student
    • Shut Up & Write – writing groups
    • The Habit of Writing
    • The Writing Date
    • Writing Resistance

Funding & Research Support

• Awards and Scholarships
  • APSA Awards for Graduate Students
  • Dept of Political Science Graduate Awards
  • Pivot Funding Database for finding external funding

• Travel
  • Conference Travel Funds Request for one sole-authored conference presentation each year.

Graduate Employee (GE) Information

• Political Science: Graduate Duties and Responsibilities Statement (GDRS)
• FERPA Compliance Best Practices
• General GE Policies and Procedures
• GE Sick Leave Reporting
• GE Workload Allocation (use of this form is optional)
• Grad Student Office Preference Form
• Workplace Notices (UO HR)

• Teaching Resources Practical info on Canvas, scheduling, student conduct, course materials adoption, final exams, and more.
• Syllabus Templates (Coming Soon)

• Pay Schedule
  • The UO pays on the last working day of the month. The first payday of the academic year is September 30. This paycheck will reflect the September 16-30 payment if you are under contract for fall term. Payroll forms and hire documents received after September 10 may result in a delayed paycheck.
  • If you anticipate being paid late for your first paycheck (the graduate coordinator will let you know if this applies to you), and are in satisfactory academic standing, you may apply for the Jesse M. Bell Graduate Loan. Click here for more information.