The Center for State Policy & Leadership and the Office of Graduate Intern Programs are excited to celebrate our Graduate Public Service Interns and DPA Fellows from the Class of 2026! Please join us for the GPSI & DPA Fellow Graduation Breakfast on April 22 as we honor the graduates' accomplishments and wish them well in their future endeavors.
Barbara Van Dyke-Brown, director, Illinois Legislative Staff Intern Program at UIS discusses this unique and highly successful program that educates students on the inner workings of state government.
Applications due March 31, 2022.
This story aired on NPR Illinois on March 16, 2022. Listen here.
The GPSI Office is currently available to meet with walk-in visitors. To meet with a member of the GPSI team, please email gpsimail@uis.edu to schedule an appointment.
Obtaining a GPSI is a competitive process. Participation in interviews will depend on successful submission of your application in accordance with our published deadlines.
Internship Experience forms for interviews are the best way to learn more information about the internship you are interviewing with. Once you are selected for an interview and provided with the experience forms, please use these experience forms to learn more about the internships you’ve been offered using their corresponding codes. All interviews are expected to take place virtually for the foreseeable future. Video conference capabilities are required.
The GPSI Office is currently available to meet with walk-in visitors.
“The Graduate Public Service Internship was great for me, so now it’s time to pay it forward and provide an opportunity for someone else.” – Amy Delcomyn, Depu
For a full schedule of all GPSI interview dates and deadlines, please see the Interview Logistics tab. Interns begin their internships in Fall on August 16, 2022 or in Spring on January 16, 2023 or February 1, 2023. Interviews are held virtually. To submit your request, please fill out the Intern Request Form.
For over 45 years, the University of Illinois Springfield has partnered with state and local government agencies as well as some non-profit agencies to provide highly qualified, highly motivated graduate students for internships at these agencies. GPSI has a strong track record of placing exceptional students in governmental agencies. Since 1974, GPSI has placed nearly 3,500 graduate students in over 45 state agencies and organizations.
