Graduate Public Service Intern (GPSI Program)
Graduate Public Service Internship (GPSI Program)
Apply online – For full consideration for the GPSI program, you must complete a UIS Graduate Admission Application as well as the GPSI application (On UIS Application Portal, NOT THROUGH HANDSHAKE!). To begin your application to a graduate school program, please apply online at:
The GPSI internship experience…education you can put to work!
If you are interested in a public sector internship experience while earning a master’s degree from the University of Illinois Springfield, then you need to look no further than the Graduate Public Service Internship Program (GPSI) at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Located within the Center for State Policy and Leadership, GPSI is ranked as one of Illinois’ premier governmental internship programs. For over 50 years this program has provided top-flight graduate students with a high quality graduate education, real world experience, and lifelong networking connections. Regardless of your academic background, you are eligible to apply. After completing their program requirements, many interns begin professional careers in the public sector at the federal, state or local levels; as well as in the private sector.
GPSI interns serve a 21-month paid public sector internship while working on their graduate degree at UIS. Benefits the interns receive include:
- A maximum of 24 credit hours tuition waiver per academic year
- An annual $300 allowance for professional development opportunities or resources
- A monthly stipend of $1,200/month during the academic year when working 20 hours/week
- A monthly stipend of $2,400/month during the summer when working full-time hours
- An annual $1,300 student fee waiver ($650 awarded for each fall and spring semester)
GPSI accepts applicants from all academic programs who have completed either an undergraduate or advanced degree. Applicants who are pursing an undergraduate degree must have been awarded the degree prior to starting the internship. For first round consideration, the GPSI file must be complete by March 31. Interviews will be held in April for internships that commence September 1.