University of Illinois Springfield
Graduate Public Service Internship Program (GPSI) and Graduate Assistantship Program (GA)

Graduate Public Service Internship Program (GPSI)

The Graduate Public Service Internship Program (GPSI) is a unique internship experience that provides full-time graduate students with the opportunity to gain experience in their field through a 21 months internship while earning a master's degree at the University of Illinois Springfield. GPSI interns work 20 hours per week during the academic year for a stipend of $950 per month, and 37.5 hours per week during summer for a monthly stipend of $1900, and receive a 40 credit hour tuition waiver and an annual $300 professional development fund to be used for workshops, journals, etc. GPSI is a competitive internship program with companies surrounding the capital city of Springfield, Illinois. The internship program begins August 16 of each year. For additional information, please visit the GPSI website http://gpsi. uis.edu.

*Graduate Assistantship Program (GA)
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Graduate assistantships at the University of Illinois Springfield are designed to recruit outstanding and promising students to graduate study with special attention to enhancing diversity and providing appropriate graduate-level learning experiences. Graduate assistants' activities are varied, and may include conducting survey research, mentoring undergraduates, developing websites, etc. The monthly stipend for first year graduate assistants is $887 or $7987 for nine months. Graduate assistants also receive a tuition waiver for 8 to 12 credit hours per semester, and graduate assistants who serve during fall and/or spring semester receive a tuition waiver of up to six hours for the subsequent summer session. For additional information, please visit the graduate assistantship website http://www.uis.edu/graduateassistantships.

Samba Dieng
University of Illinois
Springfield- sdien2@uis. edu