UIS is Seeking applicants for G.A. and G.P.S.I. positions. GPSI candidates must be admitted in a graduate degree program. Upon submission of transcripts to the Office of Admissions and Records, an official transcript from each college or university should also be forwarded to the GPSI Program. A final transcript noting the degree awarded must also be forwarded to the GPSI office following graduation from an undergraduate institution. The GPSI program is an internship offered through the University of Illinois at Springfield, the center of Illinois state government, the program provides interns with an opportunity to simultaneously begin a professional career with state government while earning a master's degree.
Interns gain valuable work experience and insight into the operations of Illinois government.
Students with all academic backgrounds, ranging from business to communications and from political science to environmental studies, are welcomed to the program. Interns begin working in a state agency the year of entry into graduate study and complete the program 21 months later. In addition to the above stipend, a 40 semester hour tuition waiver is also included. After completing the program, many interns continue working within the state government. Others gain employment at other levels of government or pursue opportunities in the private sector.