Applications for the 2013-14 California Senate Fellows Program and Assembly Fellowship Program are available to interested college graduates.

The programs provide college graduates an opportunity to become full-time Senate or Assembly staff members at the State Capitol in Sacramento for 11 months beginning in October.

Fellows are assigned to the personal or committee staff of a Senator or Assembly member, and also participate in academic seminars with legislators, senior staff, journalists, lobbyists, and state government officials. The fellowship programs are administered by the Center for California Studies at CSU Sacramento in partnership with the state Senate and state Assembly. The programs are geared toward Republicans and Democrats.

Fellows are paid a monthly stipend plus health, vision, and dental benefits. They enroll as graduate students at Sacramento State and receive graduate units from the Sacramento State Government Department or Public Policy and Administration Program. The enrollment fees are paid by the programs.

Anyone who will be at least 20 years of age and a graduate of a four-year college or university by Sep. 1, 2013, is eligible to apply. There is no preferred major. Individuals with advanced degrees and those in mid-career are also encouraged to apply.

The application deadline is Feb. 11.

For more info, call (916) 278.6906 or email calstudies@csus.edu.