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The application for the 2024 cohort of the Bob Graham Center Tallahassee Internship has been reopened for a limited number of placements in Florida legislative offices. If you have already submitted an application, there is no need to reapply. Your previous application is already in our system and under consideration.

This recorded information sessionĀ  provided additional details about our Tallahassee legislative internships.

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For your convenience, please download a copy of the application to familiarize yourself with its components before you begin completing it.

The Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida offers up to 15 internships through the Tallahassee Internship Program each spring to coincide with Florida’s legislative session. Placements include positions within the state legislature, the governor’s office and executive branch agencies, as well as various associations and lobbying organizations.

Since its beginning in 2009, over 170 students have served as interns in Tallahassee.

Read about the 2023 Tallahassee interns.

In addition to their intern duties, students take a course on Florida politics and attend a number of seminars (virtual or in person) featuring major political and policy actors in the state. Students can earn additional academic credit through online courses or an independent study with UF faculty. Interns are required to live and work in Tallahassee during the full duration of the legislative session. Visit our FAQs to learn more.

Directly working in Tallahassee allows students to have one-on-one opportunities with industry professionals and develop meaningful networks that will be useful in the future. Alums have gone on to campaign for local, state and national elections, attend graduate school, serve in progressively senior roles as public policy fellows and political aides, or work for these organizations:

  • Florida Gubernatorial Fellows
  • Teach for America
  • Google
  • New York City Urban Fellows
  • Peace Corps
  • White House Interns

FAQsĀ 

 

We welcome student applicants with a broad range of interests, including those interested in Florida healthcare or Floridaā€™s environmental policy. Students selected for these internships will develop industry knowledge and professional networks that better position them for future fellowships and career opportunities in these fields.

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In partnership with Florida Blue, the Bob Graham Center has created the Paul Sanford Florida Blue Tallahassee Intern whose placement will focus on pressing health care issues taken up in the 2022 Florida legislative session.

Paul Sanford was a long-time, well-respected lobbyist for Florida Blue and is memorialized through this internship to pay tribute to his professional service.

The intern will be expected to exemplify dedication to the public good. They will be placed in an office with a health policy focus to be determined before the beginning of the session. At the end of the term, the student will provide a written report to the Graham Center summarizing the internship, their responsibilities and the value they took from the experience.

Students with an academic major in the public health field or demonstrated interest and experience are encouraged to apply.

Timeline

  • If you have already submitted an application, there is no need to reapply. Your previous application is already in our system and under consideration.

All academic majors are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented, self-starters with a passion for public service and the intersection of policy and politics. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required for this internship. Preference will be given to students who have junior or senior standing.

For questions about the Tallahassee Internship Program, please email Dr. Kevin Bird,Ā kevin.bird@ufl.edu.