Individual

Notice: The Association is accepting new applications for individual members for 2025. Submission of applications ends on 31 March 2025.

Membership in the PPSA is open to all practitioners and scholars of political science as well as similar fields of inquiry and practice both within and outside the academic setting. At present, the Association has around 200 regular members.

Regular membership

Open to academics, professionals, and policy makers who have had a formal education or a track record/experience in a field within or related to the discipline of political science and international relations. Full members have voting rights. However, undergraduate students are not eligible to be members.

Benefits of Membership

• Members will get an ID or certificate as proof of their membership in the PPSA.
• In addition to being part of the national and international PPSA network, members also enjoy benefits in the form of invitations to seminars, workshops, and conferences.
• PPSA Members are also entitled to an exclusive one-year subscription to the Philippine Political Science Journal (a Scopus-indexed journal published by Koninklijke Brill NV) and access to the International Political Science Review (a publication of the International Political Science Association).

Annual Membership Fees

To avail the benefits above and have their membership considered valid by PPSA, members are to pay annual membership dues adjusted for their type of membership. Starting 2021, the schedule of dues is as follows:

Requirements for Application
or Renewal of PPSA Membership

For both application and renewal of membership, the following documents are required:

• One (1) filled-up Individual Membership Application Form and
• At least one (1) proof of identification and/or proof of affiliation. Proofs of identification include government IDs, birth certificate, and passport, while proofs of affiliation include company and school IDs and certificates. For renewing PPSA Members, your PPSA Membership ID or Certification of Membership would suffice.

Mode of Application/
Renewal of PPSA Membership

Online Registration

Online application and renewal is made available year-round. You may following this link to fill out the membership form. Kindly prepare the required supporting documents and appropriate payments and approach the PPSA secretariat personally or via email, currently located in following address:

The Secretariat, Philippine Political Science Association
through Mr Emmanuel Alba (Head of Secretariat)
c/o Philippine Social Science Center, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines
Email: philpolsci@gmail.com

Payments could be in cash, check, bank deposit, or transfer. For bank payments or deposits, kindly make the transactions to:

Banco De Oro
Account Name: Philippine Political Science Association
Account Number: 008658002864 (Current)
Swift Code (for International Depositors Only): BNORPHMM

In case of bank payments or transfers, kindly send your bank deposit slips or a screenshot of the successful transfer through the email indicated above.