Deadlines
2025-26 Undergraduate Deadlines
Unless otherwise specified, all applications and essays should be submitted by email to the PLSC Undergraduate Registrar at undergrad.polisci@yale.edu. All applications are due on Fridays by 4:00 PM.
August 29, 2025
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Add/Drop PLSC Honors application and Senior Essay Prospectus form for year-long and fall semester essays are due for admittance to PLSC 4900.
August 4, 2025
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Frank M. Patterson Summer Grant Recipients: Report and receipts
September 19, 2025
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BA/MA applications (Eligibility: PLSC Juniors in their 5th term)
October 24, 2025
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Daniel Siegel Undergraduate Research Fund - Winter break grant applications
November 3, 2025
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PLSC Honors students only: Honors application and Senior Essay Prospectus form for year-long and spring semester essays are due for admittance to PLSC 4900.
November 14, 2025
- Intensive Major Applications
November 21, 2025
- Interdisciplinary Concentration (IDC) Major Application - to be submitted before November recess in the final year of enrollment
December 5, 2025
- Fall Term PLSC Honors Senior Essays
February 6, 2026
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Winter Recipients of the Daniel Siegel Undergraduate Research Fund: Report (1-2 pages) and receipts
February 13, 2026
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Daniel Siegel Undergraduate Research Fund - Spring semester grant applications
March 27, 2026
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Frank M. Patterson fund to support summer research and Political Science-related internships applications are due through the Grants and Fellowships Database.
April 10, 2026
- PLSC Honors Year-Long Senior Essay
April 17, 2026
- PLSC Honors Spring Senior Essay
May 8, 2026
- Daniel Siegel Undergraduate Research Fund Recipients: Reflection and receipts
- For class of 2027 - PLSC Honors application and Senior Essay Prospectus form for year-long and fall semester essays are due for admittance to PLSC 4900.
Rev. 4-29-26