When the Georgia General Assembly is in session, University of Georgia students intern at the Georgia State Capitol. They participate in the legislative process and serve as aides to State Representatives and Senators.
These programs provide students with firsthand knowledge and experience in state government. The following UGA programs provide experiential learning opportunities for students to learn about how the state legislature functions and operates in Atlanta and in Athens:
Office of Government Relations State Session Internship
Each legislative session, a University of Georgia student serves as an intern for the Office of Government Relations. The selected student will advocate for UGA with state legislators, attend and report on committee hearings, and assist with communications and events.
Additionally, the intern will have the opportunity to network with state leaders and UGA alumni working in the state capitol. This internship is open to undergraduate students only and provides a competitive stipend.
The deadline to apply is October 8, 2025.
More Information: Spring 2026 State Internship
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Chloe Hastey
Communications Specialist
(706) 207-3577| [email protected]
The Georgia Legislative Internship Program
The Georgia Legislative Intern Program (GLIP) provides college juniors and seniors the opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge of Georgia’s legislative process while working one-on-one with members of the General Assembly. Selected students will be placed in House or Senate offices where some of their duties may include legislative tracking, constituent services, media assistance, attendance at committee meetings and development of bill summaries, among other responsibilities. This is a paid, full-time program, open to students of all majors from all of Georgia’s public and private institutions. The Carl Vinson Institute of Government assists in selecting participants of the GLIP.
Contact
Dr. Audrey Haynes
Josiah Meigs Distingusihed Teaching Professor, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of the Applied Politics Certificant Program
[email protected]
Meg Crowder
Associate Director for Finance and Adminstration at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government
706-542-8891 | [email protected]
FACS Legislative Aide Leadership Fellows Program
The FACS Legislative Aide Leadership Fellows Program is a spring semester opportunity open to students with majors in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Fellows work with a state senator or representative during the Georgia General Assembly session at the Capitol in Atlanta. Mentorship, leadership, and career development are integrated components of the fellowship experience.
Typical responsibilities include, but are not limited to, attending committee meetings, responding to constituent concerns, media management, calendar scheduling, drafting legislator remarks, reports, and press releases, greeting guests, leading tours, and conducting legislative research.
Fellows also act as a guide during the college’s annual FACS Day at the Capitol in February. Selected students can earn up to 12 hours of course credit, satisfy the Experiential Learning requirement, and receive a $6,000 stipend.
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CAES Georgia Legislative Internship
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the Georgia Agribusiness Council and the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee co-sponsor a 12-week legislative internship during the legislative session in the Spring semester.
The internship is open to juniors and seniors in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Contact
Caroline Hinton
Director of Experiential Learning
706-542-0752 | [email protected]
Governor’s Intern Program
Initiated in 1971, the Governor’s Intern Program provides Georgia’s brightest and most ambitious students with professional experience to prepare for the working world. College juniors and seniors, graduate students and law students are eligible to apply to the Internship Program.
The Internship Program offers students valuable work experience in the Governor’s Office and in numerous agencies throughout the state. Interns work in a fast-paced environment and enjoy many opportunities to learn more about politics, state government and the legislative process.
Interns receive stipends bi-weekly based upon minimum wage. The application process for the program is highly competitive, consisting of an application and up to two rounds of interviews. More information about the program and application process can be found at the Governor’s website on the Internship Information Page.
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Governor’s Law Intern Program
The Law Intern Program is a part of the Governor’s Intern Program. The Governor’s Law Program began in the summer of 1977 to provide law students educational opportunities to actively participate in solving legal problems facing Georgia’s government agencies.
This paid internship is open to first and second year law students. The law interns receive an hourly wage of $10.00 per hour.
Working alongside attorneys in the Executive Counsel’s office, interns will have the opportunity to assist staff with various legal matters pertaining to the executive branch’s role and responsibilities within the state government. For more information, please visit the Internship Information Page.
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