Press Release: August 30, 2006

Applications are currently being sought from students attending Kentucky’s 20 independent colleges for the 2007 Frankfort Semester Internship in state government.

Juniors, seniors and graduate students interested in the program beginning next January can learn more about it, and obtain an application, at www.AIKCU.org, the web site of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU), the agency sponsoring the January – April program.

Applications will be accepted on line, or by mail, from students in good academic standing regardless of their academic major. The application deadline is Oct. 20 and interns will be selected by mid-November. Students in the program receive a monthly stipend ranging from $500 to $1,000.

Those chosen for the program will spend the semester in Frankfort working 30 hours a week in a state agency and completing two after-hours state government-related seminars. “We have had numerous outstanding students in this program, and many of them have made such good impressions in Frankfort that they have been offered either summer jobs or full-time ones in state government,” said Dr. Gary S. Cox, AIKCU’s president.

The intern program, initiated in 2000, is tailored to give college upperclassmen an up-close look at state government. A related purpose is for the experience to permit them to consider public service as a career option. Sixty-five students have completed the Frankfort internship.

Richard Wilson, the program’s coordinator, will be visiting campuses soon to meet with students who seek more information on the program.

Visit the AIKCU Frankfort Semester Internship Program page.

Download the application (PDF).