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2024 Application Deadline
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2024 Legislative Fellows Program is Thursday, April 6, 2023. View the 2024 Legislative Fellows Program flyer for more detailed inform​ation about the application process.​
Eligibility
All full-time graduate students and especially qualified undergraduate students
of the University of Delaware and Delaware State University are eligible to apply for the Legislative Fellows Program. Applicants should possess a strong background in degree programs including public administration,
political science, sociology, urban affairs, public policy, communications, international relations, criminal justice, history, economics,
or business administration.
Legislative Fellows are competitively
selected each spring and fall for the next legislative session. All
candidates are interviewed and must complete a timed-writing exercise on
a current public policy issue. Applicants with an interest in the
legislative process, government, or public policy analysis are
preferred. Strong writing skills are required.
Four-Step Application Process
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1. Application and Supporting Documents
2. Writing Exercise
This
one-hour timed-writing exercise is held in a computer lab on the
University of Delaware's Newark campus on the same day that applications
are due and simulates a duty Fellows might have at Legislative Hall.
Applicants will be given material to read and asked to write a sample
memorandum to a Delaware state legislator. Please RSVP to Program
Manager Lisa Moreland Allred prior to the day of the exercise.
3. Initial Interview
This
is an informal 15-minute interview with Institute for Public
Administration director Dr. Jerome Lewis and program manager Lisa Moreland Allred. It is a way for the manager to get to
know the applicants academic and professional backgrounds, as well as
their interest in the program. Upon application receipt, the program manager will provide further details.
4. Panel Interview
In
this formal 20-minute panel interview, applicants will again see Dr.
Jerome Lewis and Lisa Moreland Allred, but they will also meet a panel of legislative staff members who serve as
Fellows supervisors in Dover. Panel members will ask applicants about
academics, professional experiences, knowledge of Delaware state
government, and other interview-relevant information. Applicants are
encouraged to ask questions of the panel. Upon initial interview
completion, the program manager will provide further details.
Contact Us
For more information about the Legislative Fellows Program, please contact Program Manager Lisa Moreland Allred.
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