In recognition of their outstanding academic and personal achievements, APSA named five fellows with stipends and four without stipends for the 2002-2003 academic year. Awards are based on students' undergraduate course work, GPA, extracurricular activities, and recommendations from faculty. The program designated five fellows with stipends $4,000 fellowships that will be allocated in two $2,000 payments at the end of each academic year. The Association also recognized an additional four outstanding students who do not receive funding; these students were recommended for admission and financial support to every graduate political science program in the country. This year all fellows were accepted to graduate programs in political science.