Application

Application Requirements

A completed application includes:

ILSIP FY2010 application form,

current resume,
short biographical sketch/personal statement (1 -2 pages) highlighting how your interests, experience, and background would benefit you in your role as an ILSIP intern,
essay (2 – 5 pages) discussing one issue facing Illinois government and suggested policy changes relevant to the issue,
essay (1 page) describing your interest, experience, or background in government related activity,
short paragraph on how you learned about the program,
transcripts from each college and university attended, and
three letters of recommendation.

To access the ILSIP FY2010 application, please click on the link above or at the side. This is now a web-based application, you should now be able to download the application and complete it and then upload through the online application process along with your other materials. Transcripts and letters of reference should be directed to the program at the address below. These materials will be scanned and then uploaded to your application by the program director. Instructions for the online application process are posted at the right in step-by-step fashion. If you have any difficulty with the online application, please contact:

Barbara Van Dyke-Brown

Illinois Legislative Staff Intern Program
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS PAC 451
Springfield, IL 62703-5407

Phone: (217) 206-6579

Fax: (217) 206-7397

Email: bvand1@uis.edu

Application Deadline and Process:

All application materials must be submitted or postmarked by the deadline March 1. After an initial screening of applications, selected applicants will be invited to interview with legislative staff. The interviews are scheduled for April 5 - 9 at the Capitol Building in Springfield. The deliberations of the selection committee are confidential and final. All applications become the property of the University of Illinois at Springfield.