The Applied Statistics Workshop has two co-sponsors, the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) and the Harvard Department of Government.

The Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) at Harvard University is one of the world's leading organizations dedicated to building tools for social science research. It has multiple arms, some of which focus on software development, on data science resources, and scientific programs.

The Department of Government at Harvard University is a hub for research into comparative politics, international relations, political theory, American politics, and political methodology.