A: No. Students can only patricipate in a specific program (such as the Cal-in-Sacramento Fellowship) once. The exception to this rule is Student Directors who return to help lead the program in a subsequent year.
A: It depends. Students cannot participate in the Cal-in-Sacramento, Schaeffer, and Pathways to Federal Public Service Fellowship programs at the same time, since these all involve a program-related 8-10 week summer internship. Students are also not permitted to participate in both Democracy Camp in Berkeley and Democracy Camp in DC during the same cycle (same academic year). However, students can participate in either Cal-in-Sacramento, Schaeffer, Pathways and one Democracy Camp program within the same cycle.
The Cal-in-Sacramento Fellowship is designed to train the next generation of public service leaders through a highly supportive and comprehensive approach to experiential learning.
Fellows develop critical skills and engage thoughtfully with key policy issues using a 3-pillar model, combining coursework, research training, and professional development. These components provide the foundation for the Cal-in-Sacramento capstone: the summer public service internship.
The Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service is pleased to partner with Leonard D. Schaeffer Fellows in Government Service program to deliver high-quality enrichment experiences to UC Berkeley undergraduates. The Schaeffer Fellowship is a national program administered at the University of Southern California and includes five participating universities: UC Berkeley, Princeton, Harvard, the University of Virginia, and USC. Since 2015, the Fellowship has...
For 50 years, the Cal-in-Sacramento program has helped prepare our state's future leaders for careers in public service. Help us train the next generation!
Every year, the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service at UC Berkeley sends 25-30 undergraduate students to Sacramento to complete highly substantive public service internships. Before commencing their internships, Fellows are required to take a 3-unit spring semester course on California politics, policy, and governance, which is designed to train and...
The Institute of Governmental Studies and the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service offer several full-year student assistant roles, where students gain valuable experience in a professional setting while learning transferable skills in communications, program administration, event planning, content creation, and more!
Student Assistant II (This is a work-study position) Start Date: Fall 2025Pay: $18.37/hour, approximately 8 hours per weekJob Description:
The Institute of Governmental Studies is searching for a detail-oriented and technically-proficient student assistant to support the audio-visual elements of our events and programs. The Events and AV Assistant reports to the IGS Event and Communications Coordinator. This position provides event support for our classes, lectures, major events, seminars, socials,...
Student Assistant II (This is a work-study preferred position) Start Date: ASAPPay: $18.07/hour, approximately 12 hours per weekJob Description:
The Institute of Governmental Studies is searching for a motivated, passionate, positive, student assistant to support content creation, and video production highlighting our programs, events, and student opportunities. The Event and Media Student Assistant reports to the IGS Event and Communications Coordinator. The Student Assistant provides digital media and design...
