From left to right, PROPEL Rural Scholars Kevin Vega, Ambar Reyna-Montanez, Margaret Hart and Harper Pendley toured Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy on a recent community visit. Applications for the 2024-2025 PROPEL Rural Scholars program is open through March 27.

We Know Georgia: UGA PROPEL Rural Scholars program provides experiential learning for UGA students

March 14, 2024

The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 PROPEL Rural Scholars program.

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picture of Halle presenting to the House Rural Development Council about her experience in the UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government PROPEL Rural Scholars program.

Institute of Government Student Stories: Meet PROPEL Rural Scholar Halle Bynum

February 07, 2024

Halle Bynum says the PROPEL Rural Scholars program has allowed her to use her expertise to give a small town the love and attention it needs through targeted projects.

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Madison Drummond of the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government leads an orientation session on the Georgia Legislative Internship Program. Seven University of Georgia undergrads were selected as 2024 GLIP interns. (Photo by Sara Ingram, UGA)

Seven UGA Students Chosen to Serve as Georgia Legislative Interns

February 02, 2024

Seven University of Georgia undergraduate students have been named Georgia Legislative Interns for the 2024 spring semester.

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picture of group of PROPEL Rural Scholars.

UGA PROPEL Rural Scholars program announces second class of scholars

January 04, 2024

Fifteen University of Georgia undergraduate students have been named as PROPEL Rural Scholars for the 2023-2024 academic year. The experiential learning program is in its second year, and the new class of scholars is nearly twice as large as the inaugural cohort. This year’s scholars range from...

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