Political Science

Three prizes of $1,500, $1,000, and $700 have been authorized for the best essays on the constitutional subject listed below. The awards are made from the income from shares of stock held in trust by the University of Maine and established for this purpose by the late Claude Dewing Graton, Class of 1900. The subject […]

Scholarship Opportunity! Maine Policy Scholars Program  Do you think Maine’s state government could do better? If so, the Policy Scholars program may be for you. If selected, you will be paid to work on a policy proposal to address some issue or problem. You choose your policy focus. Policy Scholars have investigated a wide range […]

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center is accepting applications for the 2015 Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership Institute, to be held May 28-June 2, 2015 at the University of Maine.  This six-day residential, non-partisan training program, provided at no cost to 28 undergraduate college students, educates and empowers them to become a part […]

The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The Gilman Program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study and intern abroad and the countries and regions where they go.  Since the program’s […]

There are a variety of internships available with Independent Eliot Cutler’s Gubernatorial campaign. See the full internship descriptions at the links below: Communications Intern Policy Intern Finance Intern Field Intern

Announcement of the JUDITH DAWN GRANT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP for PRE-LAW STUDENTS MAJORING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE The JUDITH DAWN GRANT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP for 2014-2015 is open to competitive applications. The scholarship was established in 1980 by the family and friends of Judi Grant to be used at the University of Maine.  The scholarships are for junior […]

Graton Constitutional Essay Contest—2014 Three prizes of $1,500, $1,000, and $700 have been authorized for the best essays on the constitutional subject listed below. The awards are made from the income from shares of stock held in trust by the University of Maine and established for this purpose by the late Claude Dewing Graton, Class […]

Scholarship Opportunity! Maine Policy Scholars Program  Do you think Maine’s state government could do better?  If so, the Policy Scholars program may be for you. If selected, you will be paid to work on a policy proposal to address some issue or problem. You choose your policy focus. The program includes an all-expenses paid trip […]

We are currently accepting applications for the Kenneth Palmer State Legislative Internship Program. If selected for this internship you will be able to gain hands-on experience working in the Maine State Legislature in the Spring 2014 semester, while also earning course credit. The internship will involve working two days per week in Augusta for 14 weeks, […]

The University of Maine’s Congressional Internship Program INTERESTED IN POLITICS? Earn course credits & get paid for working in WASHINGTON DC The Peter Madigan ’81 Congressional Internship Program, in its sixth decade, is open to Juniors and Seniors, regardless of major, on a competitive basis. Each spring several UMaine students are selected to live in Washington DC while working full-time in a congressional office, normally from the […]