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Benefits of Membership
APPAM is dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis, and education.
Connect with policy researchers, gain leadership experience, and present your research in front of experienced professionals. Here’s how to become more involved and get the most out of your APPAM membership.
Job Board
- APPAM Career Connections is the association’s primary job board that has a complimentary resume bank and hundreds of job postings updated daily.
- PublicServiceCareers.org, a job board hosted by APPAM, ASPA, and NASPAA, is the source for professional jobs in the public sector – government, nonprofits and NGO’s, consulting, and academia – and for advice and information about public service careers.
- Institutional Members are eligible to have job opportunities posted directly and for free on the APPAM website. To publish your job post, fill out the form on the page.
Webinars
All members have access to our library of professional development webinars. Topics include tips for presenting at academic conferences, interview prep, faculty position negotiation, and timely public policy research topics.
Professional Members have the opportunity to participate as speakers for professional development resources on webinars. Institutional Members are eligible to co-sponsor these resources. Email [email protected] for participation and sponsor information.
Showcase Your Research
APPAM is always on the lookout for great member research to highlight! We can help you promote your recent work via social media, the monthly Update newsletters, and on the APPAM blog. Email [email protected] for more information.
We also encourage all members to submit work to the Annual Fall Research Conference.
E-Lists
We strive to provide our members with access to a broad collection of tools, content, practical resources, and a smart and vibrant community of peers via the E-List Member Forum Communities. These groups serve as a platform to solicit the advice of your peers, benefit from their experience, and participate in ongoing conversations.
This members-only institutional and individual member database allows you to search for colleagues based on location, research topic, and member type. Did you meet someone at the last conference you attended? Many members build future research collaborations by connecting via the directory.
Networking Events
Members receive complimentary registration for the many member forums and networking events held throughout the year.
Voting and Nominations
Participation in APPAM Governance activities depends on the membership type:
- Professional & Retired Members have voting privileges in all APPAM elections, are eligible for nomination to the Policy Council, and can nominate colleagues to the Policy Council.
- Institutional Members can nominate persons for the APPAM PhD Dissertation Award. The Institutional Member Representative receives voting privileges as a Professional member.
- Student Members are non-voting members. Student members may be nominated for the Policy Council as a Student Representative, and to the Student Advisory Committee.
Reduced Registration Rates
Members have access to reduced registration rates for all APPAM conferences including the Annual Fall Research Conference.
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM)
All members receive a complimentary subscription to JPAM. This includes digital access to JPAM Online with additional search and advanced article release features.
Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship
Student Members are eligible to apply for this fellowship which covers the travel and participation costs at the Annual Fall Research Conference.
Fall Research Conference Student Research & Professional Development Sessions
APPAM hosts a series of student sessions at the Annual Fall Research Conference that feature experts from a variety of professional fields to provide students with advice on their careers. Sessions include tips for grant writing, presentation skills, data visualization, and bridging the gap between graduation and practice.
Student Members and Professional Members are invited to submit session proposals.
Mentor Matching Program
Student Members are eligible to participate in the Mentor Matching Program. The program matches students with policy experts to connect one-on-one during the conference and throughout the year.
Complimentary Memberships
Institutional Members receive one complimentary Professional Membership for the organization’s institutional representative. This representative participates on the APPAM Committee of Institutional Representatives.
In addition, academic institutions receive 20 free Student Memberships annually. Non-academic institutions receive five free Professional Memberships for junior staff.
Email [email protected] to set up these memberships.
Exclusive Opportunities
Institutional Members enjoy exclusive opportunities during the Annual Fall Research Conference, such as complimentary interview space, affiliate reception space, access to the Career & PhD program fair, and discounted sponsorship opportunities.
Membership Dues
APPAM bills individuals for their annual dues renewals on a monthly basis. Members receive a request to renew their membership three months before scheduled expiration. For example, if you join APPAM in March, you will receive your first renewal request the following January.
Professional
$95 - $180
Depending on income level
Student
$30 - $45
Depending on education level
Retired
$50
Institutional
$2,000
Testimonials
From time to time, our members like to tell us why they joined the Association and what value they derive from their membership. If you’d like to share your thoughts, please contact Tara Sheehan.
Matt Stagner, Mathematica Policy Research
Why did you become an APPAM member?
I joined APPAM in the early 1980s after receiving a masters degree and entering the policy research field. For me, it was a revelation to find the rich and diverse resources of the field–academics, government researchers, those from private research organizations–and to see them come together at the Fall Research Conference every year. APPAM helped me decide to pursue a Ph.D., and I have attended nearly every Fall Conference since the 80’s. There was both a comfort factor (geez, people can do this for a living?!?) and a push factor (I was so impressed by some of the work and it challenged me to be better and learn more). I look forward to the Fall Research Conference every year and both seeing colleagues I work with often but also seeing old friends I rarely see. I also look forward to the increasing number of young people entering APPAM and getting a sense of the future of the field.
Why is an APPAM membership important for your career?
While technology has made it easier to stay connected, APPAM is like LinkedIn on steroids for the policy research community. APPAM helped me decide the type of training I wanted and helped me make connections for my first jobs post-Ph.D. But it has also proven to be a valuable resource throughout my career. Few of us will stay in the same organization for an entire career these days. The APPAM community is cross-cutting, providing a network of people with similar interests and a range of both friends and mentors who can help you get your job done as well as think about a career path.
The best part of an APPAM membership?
Being a member is important. Though some people connect with APPAM sporadically, I have found it valuable to be on-going member and to remain committed to looking at what is produced in JPAM and to attend the Fall Research Conference every year. This has strengthened my network and, importantly, provided a solid “baseline” on where the field is and a vision of where it is going. Policy research by its nature needs to be interactive rather than a solo activity. APPAM makes that easy. APPAM has helped me stay on track and focused on the most important issues in policy research.
Cynthia Osborne, University of Texas at Austin
Why did you become an APPAM member?
APPAM is the top professional organization for policy scholars and practitioners. I originally became a member of APPAM in graduate school so that I could attend the annual fall conference and present my work. An informational interview at the conference in 2004 actually led to my current job!
Why is an APPAM membership important for your career?
Being a member of APPAM provides a resource to connect me with other policy scholars and practitioners who are doing cutting-edge research in my field. JPAM and the annual conference are invaluable in terms of identifying the research that is relevant to policy makers and scholars.
The best part of an APPAM membership?
The annual conference is a great place to reconnect with colleagues and friends. I attend several professional conferences, but APPAM in unique in drawing together folks from a variety of disciplines who are interested in policy research and allows us a forum to speak a common language.
Donald Moynihan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Why is APPAM important to you?
APPAM is important for me because it is the venue that offers the strongest integration of scholarship that deals with all stages of the policy process, including policy design, implementation, and evaluation. Collectively, this offers a richer understanding of governance than is feasible by taking a purely disciplinary approach. The best part of being a member of APPAM is being challenged by other scholars who offer different perspectives and insights into the same governance issues that I care about.