31st Annual

Bowhay Institute
for
Legislative Leadership Development

July 17-21, 2026 | Madison, Wisconsin

A completed BILLD application requires ALL the following components to be submitted no later than April 13. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered.

1. Application form
2. Current resume/bio, limited to two, typed pages.*
3. Essay, describing your qualifications for receiving a BILLD Fellowship. Your essay must be limited to two typed pages, and must address the four questions outlined here. *
4. Two letters of recommendation from state legislative colleagues and/or graduates of the Bowhay Institute. Please note that members of the BILLD Steering Committee are not permitted to write letters of recommendation.
   
   * See the BILLD application brochure for the information requested in your resume/bio and the four questions to be addressed in your essay.