2025 GCIP Applications Available in August

The ACCG Civic Affairs Foundation annually awards Georgia County Internship Program (GCIP) grants to fund internship projects in counties across the state. County internship grant opportunities are exclusively available for summer. The goal of the program is to enable counties to hire talented high school and college students and recent graduates for specific projects that will: benefit county government and its citizens; give students a chance to learn first-hand about the role of county government; provide practical work experiences students can use in the job market upon graduation; and inspire young people to consider a career in county government.  To date, over 550 internships in more than 90 counties have been funded.

 

New changes are coming to the application process for GCIP. Counties will be able to start submitting applications for the 2025 program directly through an online system later this month. This change should help streamline the application process. The application period for counties will run from August through mid-October with the winners being announced by the first week of January. By making this scheduling change, counties with award-winning grants should have an additional 5+ weeks to recruit interns for their projects over previous years.

 

A webinar is in the process of being scheduled to go over the 2025 GCIP application process for all interested county departments.