Call Student Programs Office to indicate an inten-tion to apply. Be prompt in all matters. All fellowships are on-site at the Senate, in Albany, the Capital of New York State. The fellowships are not financial aid for on-campus or classroom study. Some benefit options are available.
Fellows spend almost a year in Albany.
They are first provided orientation and initial training, and then immersed in the staff work of the Senate, practicing teamwork, diligence, careful planning, and learning techniques in policy development and legislative process. Placement of a Legislative Fellow is usually to an elected Member of the Senate. However, circumstances sometimes recommend placement among central staff or to another office. It is possible that a Fellow may be hired to employee status in the Senate at the end of the program. It is neither the responsibility or mandate, nor within the authority of the Student Programs Office, to create employment positions.