Benefits
In addition to having the opportunity to gain valuable professional work experience and a high quality, marketable graduate education, your benefits also include:
* Monthly Stipend: $950 per month during the academic year (August 16 to May 15) and $1900 per month during the summer (May 16 to August 15).
* Weekly Work Schedule: 20 hours per week during the academic year, and 37.5 hours per week during the summer.
* Tuition Waiver/Credit Hours: nine (9) credit hours tuition waiver for the fall and spring semesters, and four (4) credit hours tuition waiver for the summer semester. Enrollment for the summer term is optional.
* Mandatory Student Fees Allotment: commencing with the 2009 fall semester, GPSI interns will receive $250 per fall and spring semester towards mandatory student fees.
* Professional Development: $300 per year for the purchase of professional resources to enhance your educational experience (professional conferences, software, professional journals, professional memberships, etc.)
* Scholarship Opportunities: additional scholarships are available for GPSI interns, including the Beverly Vaughn Friesland Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Public Service Interns, which is named in memory of Kim Hayden's mother, who is the Director of the Office of Graduate Intern Programs.
* Mentoring: you will have the opportunity to benefit from the mentoring relationship established with your placement supervisor -- a seasoned professional.
* Intern Support: the GPSI office will work closely with you throughout your intern experience.

