Benefits

In addition to having the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience through an internship while earning a high quality, graduate education, your benefits also include:

GPSI Application Information

Some academic programs have special application and admission requirements, in addition to the standard UIS graduate admission requirement

“GPSI: Celebrating over 45 Years of Leadership Lived”

Obtaining a GPSI internship is a competitive process. If you are selected to be a GPSI intern by a participating agency, you will have the opportunity for a long-term (up to 21 months) internship with outstanding benefits.

GPSI applications are continuously accepted and will be reviewed for the next interview round. Deadlines to complete your application is found under the Interview Logistics tab.

Staff

The GPSI Office is currently available to meet with walk-in visitors. To assure availability, please email to schedule a Zoom or phone appointment. 

Contact Information

The GPSI Office is currently available to meet with walk-in visitors. To meet with a member of the GPSI team, please email to schedule an appointment. Zoom and phone appointments are also available.

The Office of Graduate Intern Programs, located within the Center for State Policy and Leadership, manages the Graduate Public Service Internship Program (GPSI) for graduate students at the University of Illinois Springfield.

The GPSI Office is currently unavailable to meet with walk-in visitors. To meet with a member of the GPSI team, please email gpsimail@uis.edu to schedule an appointment.

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Timesheet Information

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that all interns submit a timesheet to the GPSI office by close of business on the 15th of each month. 

View our past Webinars

Hear from a couple of our interns regarding their experiences in the program:

State Government Graduate Internships

State government has become the central arena for policy development and political activity in the United States in recent decades. As one of the largest and most important states in the country, Illinois state government is a particularly exciting place to work. Through the internship opportunities presented here, young men and women can experience state government first-hand by working with the people and the issues that will shape public policy in Illinois both now and in the future.

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Program Seminar

As part of the internship experience, all interns are required to participate in a graduate level seminar on issues related to the legislature and its role in state government. The seminar combines a series of noted speakers and discussion to provide a theoretical and practical context for the internship. Interns are required to perform academic course work, which many interns use as a basis for a master or doctoral thesis.