The Department values community involvement and efforts by students to link research to social action. Applicants to Tufts with an activist bent are encouraged to learn more about the University College of Citizenship and Public Service (UCCPS). UCCPS runs many community-oriented programs and our students have taken advantage of many of them. Political Science majors are encouraged to pursue University scholars and prizes such as the Citizenship and Public Service Scholarships, which fund students who pursue community-oriented service projects, and the Dutko Fellowships, which provide funds enabling students to spend a year after graduation working at an organization of their choice in Washington, D.C. The Anne Borghesani Memorial Prize is particularly attractive to students with a serious interest in comparative politics or international relations, as it provides summer funds for research or community involvement abroad.

Civic Engagement is one of the University's signature strengths and is built upon an extensive range of resources including Civic Engagement Faculty and Research, Courses in Practical Politics, Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University in Washington, and Boston area internships.

Tufts' national reputation in civic engagement is built upon an extensive range of resources:

• Faculty and Research
• Tufts in Washington
• PS99 & Internships
• Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service
• Ghana Gold

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