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Students interested in state and local government can gain valuable experience and prepare for careers in public service through a variety of undergraduate and graduate experiential learning opportunities that we offer each semester.

Experiential Learning Scholarships

The Office of Experiential Learning offers scholarships to support students' experiential learning activities. Awards are in amounts of up to $2,500. The Vinson Fellows Program, PROPEL Rural Scholars and Georgia Legislative Internship Program are all EL-approved non-course activities.

Students must be eligible and activities must be on the approved list of any college to be considered for funding. For more information, contact us at ugael@uga.edu.

Learn more about the Experiential Learning Scholarship.

Our Student Opportunities

Opportunity

Eligible Students

Applications Accepted

Program Begins

Duration

Contact

Vinson Fellows Program

Undergraduate students from any UGA school or college who hold a 3.0+ cumulative GPA

Each August-September for the following Spring, Each January-February for the following Fall

Begins with the Fall/Spring semester

One semester

Institute of Government Student Programs & Initiatives: Cviog-students@uga.edu


Georgia Legislative Internship Program

Undergraduate students with 60+ credit hours at the start of the internship

Each Fall semester, applications typically open in September

In January with the legislative session

Spring semester/length of legislative session

Madison Drummond & Dr. Audrey Haynes

PROPEL Rural Scholars

Undergraduate students from any UGA school or college

Each Spring semester, applications typically open in February

Fall semester

One academic year (Fall and Spring)

Madison Drummond

PSO Student Scholars

Undergraduate students from any UGA school or college who have completed at least one year of university study prior to the start of the program

Each Spring semester

Fall semester

One academic year (Fall and Spring)

Josh Podvin

 

 

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