High Museum of Art Internships and Undergraduate Fellowship (Atlanta, GA)

The High Museum of Art is dedicated to the display of contemporary art and architecture and is a renowned museum in the southeast, located in Atlanta, Georgia. The museum offers summer internships for junior and senior undergrads and recent graduates. There is also an undergraduate curatorial fellowship and a weeklong curatorial summer academy offered each year.

Internship Opportunities:

• Unpaid; no housing; discounted parking
• Free admission to museum events
• Discount at museum shop and cafe
• Summer, 8 weeks (first week of June to end of July)
• Departments/opportunities available
• Education intern: Museum interpretation
• Education intern: School and Teacher Services
• Education intern: Public Youth and Community Services
• Education intern: Family Programs
• Marketing & Communications intern: Marketing and PR
• Marketing & Communications intern: Membership and Guest Relations 
• Registrar Intern: Rights and Reproduction
• Due Date: early March
• More information here

Fellowship Opportunities:

• Mellow Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship
• 2-year full-time summer fellowship
• Less intensive engagement during academic year
• 2 students chosen each year
• Program also available at Art Institute Chicago, LA County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas)
• Work with staff on exhibitions, travel to partner museums
• Stipend
• Mentoring
• Open to freshman and sophomore students from diverse backgrounds
• Application due late February
• Weeklong Summer Curatorial Academy
• Open to 15 students
• Rising sophomores and juniors
• Learn about the museum and curatorial work through presentations from curators, field trips, and projects
• One week in mid-May
• Per diem for daily expenses
• Modest travel and housing stipend possible if live far away
• Application:
• Resume
• Transcripts
• Personal Statement
• Letter of recommendation
• Application
• Submit via email
• More information about both opportunities here

More information about being a volunteer is available here. 

Tenement Museum Internships (NYC)

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the lives of lower class citizens and immigrants who resided in New York City's infamous tenement buildings. It offers internship and volunteer opportunities.

Internship/Fellowship Opportunity:

• Summer internship "Eloise Susanna Gale Fellows"
• Mentorship-based program
• Curatorial and education departments
• College and grad students interested in working in small museums
• Application information is posted here when position is open

Additionally, volunteer opportunities are available and there are currently part-time museum jobs open, information about which can be found here.

Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore Internships and Fellowship

The Walters Art Museum in downtown Baltimore, Maryland holds a variety of mediums of art and historic artifacts, dating back to Ancient Egypt and Rome, encompassing an intriguing collection representing a menagerie of cultures around the globe. They offer opportunities for students and scholars interested in the arts, including revolving fellowships and internships.

Internship information:

• Open to undergrad and grad students
• Credit can be arranged with your college
• Background check will be performed before employment
• Equal opportunity employer
• Gain knowledge of museum work
• Departments/Fields of Work: varies from season to season, but some past ones that have been offered include:
• Rare Books and Manuscripts
• Education & Art Education
• Studio Art
• Public Relations
• Copyright
• Asian and Islamic Art
• More information on the latest opportunities here

Application Information:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• 2 Letters of Reference (for certain internships)
• Online/email submission

Check here for updated internship listings from season to season.

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Fellowship Opportunities:

• Robert and Nancy Hall Fellowship: undergrad and grad students at Johns Hopkins
• Curatorial Fellowship for advanced Johns Hopkins University grad students
• Two postdoctoral curatorial fellowships (2-3 years; completed Ph.D.)
• Conservation fellowship for recent conservation master's graduate

Information taken from the Walters Gallery website and up-to-date as of 5/5/2017. Always check the institution's website for current information.

Historic Deerfield, Mass. Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Program

Historic Deerfield, an outdoor history museum in Massachusetts, has an incredible fellowship opportunity for junior and senior undergraduate students interested in American material culture. Fellows live on the village museum property, give guided tours for visitors, conduct independent research in the collections, embark on behind-the-scenes field trips of other historic sites, and learn about material culture using objects from the museum's extensive collections...sign me up!

More program details:

• 9 weeks in the summer
• Housing and meals provided on site
• No tuition or program fees!
• 7-10 students selected each year
• Online application
• Fellows compose two academic research papers 
• Car not necessary
• American material culture focus

Application requirements:

• Junior or senior undergrad standing
• Online application
• Official transcript
• 2-3 page statement of purpose
• 2 letters of recommendation
• $15 application fee

Application due in the first week of February although the specific day varies from year to year.

Amazing opportunity for undergraduates! Read more here: http://www.historic-deerfield.org/discover-deerfield/summer-fellowship-program/