Applicants must have completed at least 30 college credit hours with 12 of those hours earned while on FSU’s Tallahassee campus; be declared a Political Science or pre-Political Science major, and maintained a GPA of 3.2 overall or better in Political Science courses.
Preference is given to students who will be in their junior year during the Fall semester, with an anticipated graduation date in 2028.
The application for the 2026-2027 cohort of APPLE will open on January 12th, 2026 and will be close by 11:59PM on Friday, February 6th.
Applicants are required to submit their resumé, a cover letter describing themselves and their interest in the APPLE program, and an unofficial transcript. For more information on resumés and cover letters, see here.