Corning Museum of Glass Internships (New York)

The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York (near the Finger Lakes region of NY and somewhat close to the Pennsylvania border) is dedicated to interpreting and preserving the science and art of glassmaking. It presents glassmaking demonstrations and hands-on workshops in addition to its extensive collection of historic glassware. The museum offers unpaid internships, accepting applications on a rolling basis.

Internship information:

• Unpaid
• Rolling admission (no set application deadlines)
• Open to college students from various majors
• Internships departments/programs:
• Volunteer Program coordination
• Collections Management
• Education
• Special Collections, Library, and Archives
• Glassmaking Demonstration (3 months)
• Flameworking and Properties of Glass
• Library Public Services
• Conservation Department Trainee Program (grad students and post-grads with experience with glass)
• Get more information here: http://www.cmog.org/get-involved/internships 

Application Process:

• Note: These guidelines are subject to change; be sure to check the organization website for updated information when applying
• Rolling admission
• Submit via email:
• Resume
• Cover Letter (content specified on the museum website)

Other Museum Opportunities:

• After-school and summer programs in curation, education, leadership, and science for teenagers
• Volunteer and docent opportunities
• Live stream of museum lectures and events

Browse other internship opportunities similar to this:

• Other internships in the Northeast U.S.
• Other science museum and art museum internships.
• Collections, Archives, Conservation, and Education & Programming internships.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Internships (Massachusetts)

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts is dedicated to the art of children's book illustration, including permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions. Basically, it sounds incredible. The museum holds over 13,000 works of art and runs educational programming, professional training for educators, and graduate programs in library science and children's literature in conjunction with Simmons College. The site also features an art studio, theater, picture book library, and research library. The Carle offers summer, fall, spring, and J-term internships to undergraduate and grad students in a variety of areas of focus, including some paid opportunities.

Internship Information:

• Open to undergrad and grad students
• Flexible work hours; some weekend and holiday work may be required for events
• Spring and Fall internships: 120 hour minimum, 8 hours/week minimum
• Unpaid Summer internships: 175 hours, 20-25 hours/week
• J-term: 20 hours/week, 1-2 weekend days
• Academic credit can be arranged with your college
• Housing, meal, travel expenses not provided for though local public transportation is sometimes available
• Internships available:
• Art Studio Internship (Fall, J-Term, Spring, Summer) - art education, working with kids, open to undergrads, unpaid
• Collections and Exhibitions (Summer) - collections care and management, art and database work, unpaid
• Development and Marketing (Fall, J-Term, Spring, Summer) - fund-raising, office works, promotional work, unpaid
• Trinkett Clark Internship (Paid Summer) - college juniors, seniors, and grad students pursuing museum or art careers; 8 weeks; collections and education/outreach
• Alix Zecharias Internship (Paid Summer) - college juniors, seniors, graduates, and grad students; 8 weeks; mentored by executive director, work in marketing and education

Application Information:

• Typical Due Dates (always check the organization website for the most up-to-date information):
• Paid Summer Internships: February 15
• Unpaid Summer Internships: April 1
• Fall: August 1
• J-Term: November 10
• Spring: November 10
• Application materials (again, always check the organization website):
• Application
• Cover Letter
• Resume or CV
• Letters of Recommendation (two if applying to a paid opportunity)
• Official Transcript (paid opportunities)
• Mail or e-mail

For more information about the internships, click here.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art Internships and Fellowships

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, CA collects art from a variety of time periods and locations, including modern and contemporary art, including an extensive collection of textiles and historic costume. They offer internships for students year-round.

Internship Information:

• Some year-round and some seasonal opportunities
• Opportunities vary by year
• Departments available:
• Costume & Textiles - Collections Management
• Spring, summer, and fall 
• Must have completed bachelor's before start
• Unpaid
• Typical Deadlines:
• October 15: Spring semester
• March 15: Summer 
• June 15: Fall semester
• Resume and cover letter
• Costume & Textiles - Curatorial
• Spring, summer, and fall
• Unpaid but credit can be arranged
• Grad and post-grad students
• Typical Deadlines:
• October 15: Spring semester
• March 15: Summer 
• June 15: Fall semester

• Collections Management 
• Spring, summer, and fall
• Juniors, seniors, grad, and post-grad
• Credit can be arranged
• Typical Deadlines:
• Nov. 1: Spring
• Mar. 1: Summer
• July 1: Fall
• Registrar & Collections:
• Spring, summer, and fall
• Undergrad, grad, and post-grad
• Unpaid but credit can be arranged
• Typical Deadlines:
• Nov. 1: Spring
• Mar. 1: Summer
• July 1: Fall
• Development Research 
• Summer 2016 (may or may not repeat)
• late May deadline
• undergrad, recent graduate, grad
• Corporate Giving
• Fall 2016 (may or may not repeat)
• undergrad, recent graduates, grad
• late June deadline
• submit resume and cover letter electronically
• more info here (always check for current information, particularly on deadlines)

Click more information on jobs and volunteer opportunities at the museum.

The Mint Art Museum Internships (North Carolina)

The Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC has two locations in the city displaying their multi-faceted collection of all different mediums and manifestations of art and design from a variety of cultures and times. From shoes to paintings to photographs to quilts to ceramics, the collection features fine art, decorative arts, fashion, crafts, and sculpture. It also has a noteworthy collection of Native American artwork and crafts. The exciting museum also offers a vibrant internship program for college students interested in visual art and museum work.

Internship Opportunities:

• Summer (fall and spring also available)
• Positions available at both museum locations (both are in Charlotte)
• Must have a 3.0 minimum major GPA
• Undergrad and grad students
• Interns who will work directly with kids must get a background check
• Unpaid
• 10-25 hours/week
• Major in an arts-related field is preferred
• Departments available to intern with:
• Accounting and Finance
• Affiliate/Advancement
• Archives
• Collections and Exhibitions
• Digital Media and Web Management
• Facilities
• Graphic Design
• Information Technology
• Learning and Engagement
• Library
• Mass Communication
• Photo/Video (Communications)
• PR
• Registration
• More info here

Application information:

• Online application
• Resume, cover letter, letter of recommendation 
• Due dates:
• Summer: mid-March
• Fall: late June 
• Spring: early November

Learn more about volunteer and docent opportunities here.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Internships (Ohio)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum is located in Cleveland, Ohio and celebrates the history and continuing story of rock and roll music. The museum is a massive seven floors and houses countless priceless memorabilia related to the giants of the genre, as well as film theaters and changing exhibits. The museum offers internships to undergrad and grad students throughout the year.

Internship Opportunities:

• Open to undergrad and grad students
• Unpaid
• 12-40 hours/week; min. 8 weeks
• Professional development and training in summer season
• Departments available to intern with:
• Library and Archives 
• Development
• Education
• HR
• Legal
• Strategy and Planning
• Marketing and Communications
• Collections
• Digital Media
• More info here

Application Information:

• Cover letter, resume, letter of recommendation, personal statement
• Deadlines:
• Summer: due March 15
• Fall: due August 15
• Spring: due December 15

Learn more about volunteer, docent, and career opportunities here.

Maryland Maritime Museum Internships

The Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons Maryland, a lovely little town on the Western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, focuses on the ecological and social history of the Chesapeake Bay region, including watermen, prehistoric life (dinosaur bones!), live aquatic animals (including manta rays and sea otters!), and military history. There are kid-friendly exhibits, a touch tank containing a variety of Bay organisms, and a furnished Chesapeake Bay lighthouse. There is also an outdoor stage that hosts major performing artists for concerts throughout the year.

Internship opportunities are posted here when available.

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The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is a unique waterfront museum encompassing a swath of land with multiple repurposed buildings featuring exhibits on Chesapeake Bay history, culture, and ecology. One of the most recognizable features of the museum is its 1870s lighthouse as well as its working boat docks, open to visitors arriving by sea, and historic boat collections and working boat shop. Internships are offered in the summer in the education, curatorial, and events fields. Housing may be available as well. The town and museum are beautiful and truly unique! The author served as an education internship and found it extremely rewarding. Seasonal and part-time work is often offered as well, as are boat crafting apprenticeships to qualified applicants.

Internship opportunities are posted here when available. (Most likely posted in January and February and due in late February for the summer.)

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Buffalo Bill Center of the West Internships and Fellowships (WY)

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, located in Cody, Wyoming not far from Yellowstone National Park, is a much-praised museum dedicated to preserving various aspects of the history of the American West. It features several museums, dedicated to the history of the Plains Indians, firearms, natural history, Western art, and, of course, Buffalo Bill. The museum offers an extensive internship program in a variety of fields as well as conservation internships and a fellowship and research stipend program.

Internship Opportunity:

• Summer
• Upper level undergrads and grad students
• 10 weeks, 40 hours/week
• $10/hour for some internships
• Housing not provided but suggestions can be given
• Departments:
• Archives/Collections
• Firearms Museum intern
• Collections Management
• Conservation
• Raptor Experience intern
• East Yellowstone Raptor Initiative internship
• Education Tour Guide and Programming
• Firearms Records
• Graphics 
• Library Collection Management
• Photographic Objects Archival internship
• Plains Indian Museum intern
• Public Relations/Digital Media
• Records Management
• Registration
• Whitney Art Museum Curatorial
• Cover letter, Resume, Transcripts, 3 letters of recommendations, application
• More info here
• Additional info about conservation internships available here

Information about fellowships and research stipends can be found here. Fellowships regarding western art, Plains Indians, Yellowstone ecology, conservation and wildlife management, William Cody, firearms, Western culture and history can be proposed to the museum. Fellows must stay at least two weeks, make a presentation to the pubic on their research, and write a summary of their research. Housing and food is not provided. Deadline for submission is in late April (applying for the next year which extends from one summer to the next). 

Information about volunteering can be found here.

New Jersey Small Museums Internships - Part II

The first set of New Jersey small museums internships can be found here.

• The Howell Living History Farm, an 130-acre farm interpreted as a working farm in the early 1900s, offers an internship program in self-sufficient farming. Interns work for 12 weeks in the summer, spring, or fall and gain experience working with livestock, crop processing, gardening, and even wood and metalworking, as well as other tasks depending on the season. The opportunity is open to students and non-students. Sounds pretty cool! More info here. (Lambertville, NJ)
• The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts welcomes volunteer student interns. Those interested can send in a resume. Volunteers are welcome to work in programming, education, and visitor services. Sounds like a cool museum! More info here. (Madison, NJ)
• The Passaic County Historical Society has a house museum (Lambert Castle), museum, and library. They welcome high school and college age volunteer interns to work in collections, visitor services, events, research, library work, archival work, etc. More info here. (Paterson, NJ) 
• The Thomas Edison Museum at Menlo Park offers internship opportunities in Archives (college degree required) and Education (undergrad or grad), requesting two to three days work a week. More info here. (Edison, NJ)
• The Metlar Bodine House is a house museum and the historical museum of the Piscataway, NJ township.They welcome volunteers to work in Education, Preservation, Collections, PR, Tourism/Programming, Finance and Development, and Planning. More info here.
• The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center welcome volunteers, especially those interested in visitor services and leading tours. More info here. (Little Falls, NJ - Montclair State Univ. campus)
• The Grounds for Sculpture sculpture garden welcomes volunteers, who can work as docents or help in the Education, Performing Arts, Guest Services,Gardens, etc., and college and grad student interns interested in museum work. Internship info here. Volunteer info here. (Hamilton, NJ)
• The Hoboken Historical Museum offers volunteer work, in particular to help with their events and festivals. More info here. (Hoboken, NJ)
• The Twin Lights Museum is housed in a former lighthouse and is dedicated to interpreting lighthouse history and has volunteer work available in programming, education, and visitor services, as well as children's programming. More info here. (Highlands, NJ)
• The Whippany Railway Museum welcomes volunteers over 21 years old willing to do physical labor. More info here. (Whippany, NJ)

Other New Jersey Historic Sites:

• Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities & Emlen Physick Estate (Victorian home) - Cape May, NJ
• Walt Whitman Birthplace - Camden, NJ

Another list of New Jersey-area museum internships can be found here on the Seton Hall University's Museum Professions Internships page.

Browse other Northeastern, New York City, and Mid-Atlantic area museum internships.

New Jersey Small Museum Internships and Volunteer Opportunities

The Newark Museum has an extensive internship program, with opportunities available for college students and recent graduates to work in the summer or during the academic semesters.

• Departments available to work in: Curatorial, Registrar, Education, Science, Marketing/PR, Exhibit Design, Library, 
• Summer program runs from late June to the second week of August with interns working 4 days per week
• Due date for summer applications is generally April 1
• Professional development field trips and seminars are offered
• Open to students from a variety of backgrounds/majors
• Must have completed at least one year of college
• More information located on the website

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The Morris Museum features both art, artifacts, science-themed exhibits, and a theater. It also offers volunteer internship opportunities. (Morristown, NJ)

• Departments: Administration, Theater, Education, Front Desk/Visitor Services, Gallery, Graphic Design, Membership & Events, Museum Loan, Shop
• Summer internships are available
• Summer Science Ambassador Internship is a part-time paid opportunity for high school students (and recent graduates) giving experience in education
• More information located on the website

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The National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey offers volunteer internships:

• Unpaid; minimum of 112 hours (approx. 8 hours/week)
• Open to undergrad and grad students
• Collections Management and Oral History Internships
• Internships also available in Special Events, PR, and Graphic Design depending on staff availability
• More information on their website

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Historic Allaire is a living history village that offers unpaid internships to students. (Wall Township, NJ)

• Minimum 100 hours; at least 5 weeks
• Internships available in Research, Collections and Cataloging, Administration, and Living History Research and Presentation
• More information available on their website
• A scholarship is offered to high school graduates who worked at the museum 

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The Old Barracks Museum interprets colonial American history and offers unpaid internships to students throughout the year. (Trenton, NJ)

• Internships available: Interpretive, Curatorial (includes physical objects), Development & Marketing, Graphic Design (they have a special graphic design project they need help with)
• undergraduate and grad students welcome
• Opportunities available throughout the year
• Volunteer work in a variety of areas is welcome, including giving tours
• More information here

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The  New Jersey Historical Society offers internships year-round and includes both a museum and library. (Newark, NJ)

• Open to high school, college, and grad students
• Unpaid but credit can be arranged
• Opportunities: Manuscripts Curatorship, New Jersey Historical Research, Communications, Development, Exhibitions and Research, Collections, Education 
• Resume and cover letter
• Handicapped accessible
• More information here

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Montclair Art Museum offers volunteer internships and volunteer work for high schoolers, with an application and information here.

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Liberty Science Center offers volunteer internships for college students in a variety of majors (in Jersey City). More information here.

• Exhibit Maintenance and Technician Intern
• Aquarist Intern
• Grants Intern
• Sales and Community Outreach Intern
• Special Events Intern

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The Alice Paul Institute offers two internships, the Alice Paul Leadership Program Support internship (education focused) and the API Heritage Programs Support internship (collections focused). Internships are offered year-round. More info here. (Mount Laurel, NJ)

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The American Labor Museum is open to unpaid high school and college student internships year-round. Interns will complete a project in Research, Events, Exhibits, Education, Public Programming, Collections, or Library work. Docent and volunteer opportunities are available as well. More information here. (Haledon, NJ)

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The Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey offers volunteer positions, listed here. (Teterboro, NJ)

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The Garden State Discovery Museum offers more informal volunteer internship opportunities in education, animal care, exhibits, and marketing. More information is located here. (Cherry Hill, NJ)

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The Montclair Historical Society offers a wide array of volunteer opportunities relating to Education, Events, Fundraising, Office work, Gardening, Archives, Collections, etc. They also maintain and interpret a historic home. More info here. (Essex County, NJ)

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The Sterling Hill Mining Museum offers opportunities to volunteer as a museum docent. More information on their website. (Ogdensburg, NJ)

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The New Jersey Naval Museum lists information about volunteer opportunities on their website. (Hackensack, NJ)

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The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is open to volunteers helping with tours, mechanics, office work, and events. More info here. (Cape May County, NJ)

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The William Trent House is a Georgian house museum and welcomes volunteers to help with tours, events, and gardening. More info here. (Trenton, NJ)

Delaware Museum of Natural History Internships

The Delaware Museum of Natural History, located in Wilmington, DE, is dedicated to the interpretation of science and ecology. They offer internships for high school and college students.

Internship Opportunities:

• Unpaid
• Summer
• College and grad student internships offered:
• Fundraising/Events (Development Dept.)
• Collections and Research
• Communications (marketing, PR, advertising, graphic design, web development are all possible focuses)
• Public Programming (early childhood edu., animal care, summer camp, gallery interpretation, education collections, events, family programs, rentals)
• High school internships offered:
• Public Programming (see above)
• Internships are posted early in the year on the organization's website

Volunteer opportunities are detailed on the museum website, located at this link.

Museum of Modern Art Internships (NYC)

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City is a world-famous contemporary art museum. The museum offers internships open to undergraduates and graduates with plenty of professional development opportunities. It also has many other exciting extended learning and professional development opportunities.

Internship Information: 

• Seasonal or 12-month (year-long begins in September)
• Must have at least two years of college completed
• Open to graduates and professionals
• Open to international students
• Unpaid and no housing
• Departments: (variety of areas of focus within each)
• Curatorial Affairs 
• Education and Research Support
• Exhibitions and collections 
• External affairs (programming, communications, marketing)
• Administrative
• Retail

Application Information:

• Mail or online submission
• Materials:
• Application
• Resume
• Transcript (official or unofficial)
• Letter of recommendation
• Portfolio (for certain departments)

See the website for FAQ's and further details. 

Small Baltimore, MD Museum Internships

The Baltimore Museum of Industry offers volunteer internships for students with at least one year of undergraduate experience. The museum is located in Baltimore, MD and features a variety of historic machines and exhibits on American industrialization, factories, and inventions throughout US history. Internships are flexible and deadlines appear to be rolling.

Internship Information:

• Applicants must be 18 or older with at least a year of college 
• A criminal background investigation may be done on prospective interns
• Interviews and training will be conducted
• Mon - Thurs 10am - 4pm hours available
• Flexible hours/schedule
• Credit can be arranged with home college
• Possible departments to intern with:
• Archives, Library, and Photography
• Collections Storage and Inventory

Application Information:

• Online PDF form
• List of references
• Email the institution to inquire about internship positions
• No set deadlines

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Port Discovery on the downtown Baltimore harbor is an interactive museum for children. It doesn't have formal internship listings but can arrange internships with interested students from a variety of fields. Internships are on a volunteer basis and are limited.

Internship and application information:

• Available to undergrad and grad students
• unpaid
• Departments to work with:
• Education and programming
• Development and Marketing
• Exhibits
• Mail a cover letter and resume 
• Volunteer and internship details: http://www.portdiscovery.org/support/volunteer 

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The Mont Clare Museum House  is located in southwest Baltimore and offers academic internships in the summer or school year for undergrad and grad students.

Internship and Application Information:

• Undergrad and grad students
• Academic credit can be arranged
• Unpaid
• Possible Departments:
• Collecions
• Record Management
• Museum interpretation
• Summer or School year
• Resume and application can be submitted via email

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The American Visionary Art Museum specializes in outsider, avant-garde, and pop art. It offers volunteer and docent opportunities, with more information here: http://www.avam.org/get-involved-now/volunteer.shtml

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The B&O Railroad Museum focuses on train and railroad history and paraphernalia. Volunteer opportunities are listed here: http://www.borail.org/BO-Volunteer.aspx

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The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture lists internship opportunities here when available: http://www.lewismuseum.org/about/careers

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The Edgar Allen Poe House offers volunteer opportunities, including docent positions, listed here: http://www.poeinbaltimore.org/volunteer/

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Other Museums in Baltimore:

• Babe Ruth Birthplace and Sports Legends Museum: http://baberuthmuseum.org/
• Historic Ships in Baltimore: http://www.historicships.org/employment.html
• Geppi's Entertainment Museum: http://www.geppismuseum.com/Home/7/1/52/500
• Star-Spangled Banner Flag House: (also an event venue) http://baltimore.org/info/star-spangled-banner-flag-house
• Jewish Museum of Maryland: http://jewishmuseummd.org/

Baltimore Museum of Art, MD Internships

The Baltimore Museum of Art is located in downtown Baltimore and features works of art from a variety of times and global cultures. They offer internships in different areas of museum work. Employees are required to pass a security clearance and drug test.

Internship opportunities: 

• Open to undergrads and grad students as well as recent graduates
• Learn about museum work and be guided by a mentor
• Department/Fields of Work:
• Visitor Services
• Graphic Design
• Contemporary Curatorial
• Archival and Special Projects Grants
• Exhibition Graphics
• Grant Statistics
• Marketing and Communications
• Textiles Curatorial
• Internship listings are posted seasonally on website
• Can apply for up to two positions
• Typically unpaid

Application information:

• Summer due date: Late April
• Cover letter
• Resume
• Unofficial transcript
• Reference Letter

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Volunteer opportunities in a variety of departments, including education, textiles, and visitor services, (all very involved and hands-on) are listed here: https://artbma.org/about/volunteer.html 

Smithsonian Freer and Sackler Galleries Internships (DC)

The Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries in downtown DC on the Washington Mall are home to Asian art and artifacts, many dating back to ancient times. Most internships are unpaid and do not offer housing but are easily accessible by metro. Internships are available in a variety of fields of museum work. The two galleries are connected, although the Freer is closed for renovation until 2017 (and thus may not be offering internships in certain areas) while the Sackler will remain open and operational. Fellowships as well as a paid internship for high schoolers are also offered.

Internship Information:

• Individual departments have different requirements and applicants can choose three departments to apply to
• An interest in Asian history is encouraged
• Departments:
• HR/Finances/Administration
• Archives
• Collections Management
• Conservation and Scientific Research
• Curatorial
• Design and Production
• Education and Public Programs
• Exhibition Management
• Info Technology
• Library
• Membership and Development
• Photography
• PR and Marketing
• Rights and Reproduction
• Publications
• Scholarly Programs and Publications
• Shop
• A paid internship is offered for high school students: read more here

Application Requirements:

• Online application
• Statement of interest
• Resume or transcript
• 2 letters of recommendation 
• Applicants will be notified within 2 months
• Spring: October 15
• Summer: March 15
• Fall: July 15

Fellowships are also offered. Learn more here.

Smithsonian "Behind-the-Scenes" Internships

The Smithsonian's Office of the Deputy Undersecretary for Collections and Interdisciplinary Support manages the Smithsonian's vast collections. The internship program is for undergraduates interested in collections management.

Those interested can fill out an online application and submit a resume, unofficial transcript, and essay.

Fall due date: August 1
Spring due date: November 15
Summer due date: March 15

You can find more information here: http://www.smithsonianofi.com/the-smithsonian-duscis-special-projects-internship/

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MCI (Museum Conservation Institute) Graduate Student Internship 

Offered through the Smithsonian to advanced graduate students with at least a year of conservation experience.

• Advanced grad students enrolled in a conservation training program
• one academic year in length 
• Deadline: Mid-February
• Apply online 

Other internship and fellowship listings with the Museum Conservation Institute are listed on this page: http://www.si.edu/mci/english/professional_development/fellowships_internships_opportunities.html

The Society of the Cincinnati, DC Anderson House Museum Grad Internships and Fellowships

The Society of the Cincinnati's Anderson House Museum and society headquarters, located in northwest DC on embassy row in Dupont Circle, offers two internships in museum work for graduate students featuring stipends as well as library research fellowships. The Society is a hereditary group comprised of male descendants of Revolutionary War officers. The Anderson House is an early twentieth century mansion filled with intriguing decorative arts amassed by Society member and American ambassador Larz Anderson in his travels through the world, including choir stalls from a European church and other large, incredible stuff that rich, well-traveled people are able to obtain. It's a breath-taking place and also home to the Society's Revolutionary War and George Washington-related memorabilia, maps, documents, books, and objects.

Note: There is a special 2017 library fellowship relating to colonial American history open for application until November 11, 2016. Read more here.

Housing is not offered but the house is a short walk from the Dupont Circle metro station (and close to a multitude of Starbuckses).

Internship Opportunities:

• Collections Management:
• American Revolution and/or Gilded Age emphasis
• $1,500 stipend
• Grad student studying art history, material culture, museums, etc. interested in a museum career
• Care, preservation, and documentation of museum collections
• Daily work of the museum and/or independent project
• Curatorial Work and Interpretation:
• Exhibitions, curatorial research, and education emphasis
• $2,000 stipend
• Strong research and writing skills
• History and material culture of early 19th century America and/or Gilded Age DC interest 

Detailed listings posted on the website when available. Find out more here: http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/scholarship/fellow_intern/museum_internships

Volunteer opportunities are also available for interested parties over age eighteen, including public programming and docent work. Learn more here.

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Library fellowships are also offered - three per year:

• $1,500 stipend for travel, housing, expenses
• Graduate students and other scholars wishing to use library resources 
• 2017 Fellowship: The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland Fellowship for any scholar interested in an American colonial period subject (November 11, 2016 due date)
• One year from date of the award given to complete research using library
• Library requests a copy of publication resulting from research
• A 3 to 5 page report on findings must also be written

Application Requirements:

• CV
• 2 page or less research proposal
• (If grad student) 2 sealed letters of professorial recommendation
• Cite specific library holdings that will aid research

Additionally, an annual lecture is given on a subject related to the Revolutionary War. Read more here. 

Historic Lewes, DE Summer Internship Program

Lewes, Delaware's incredible historical society offers a few internship programs each summer for students interested in a career in the public history field, including stipend-backed opportunities! The application process is rigorous, so if you're interested in one of these excellent internships, be sure to get started early!

Link to informational page: https://www.historiclewes.org/

Internship Opportunities:

• Typically 10 weeks
• Some summers a $1,500 stipend is offered
• Public History: allows students interested in a public history career in a small museum setting to get a sense of the different types of work within the fields
• Living space provided if needed
• Cycle through education, development, collections, marketing, and administrative work in approximately two-week periods to get a feel for the variety of disciplines
• Complete small-scale projects 
• Write and present paper documenting experience
• Collections and Research: 
• 10 week program in 2 sections: cataloging and care (#1) and fieldwork and research (#2)
• Write and present paper on experience
• Education and Visitor Services:
• experience with programming, volunteer training, tour development, etc.
• present a paper documenting experiences 

Application Process:

• By mail only with all documents together
• Application
• Two letters of reference
• Sealed official transcript (unofficial okay for non-stipend)
• Resume or CV
• One-page statement of interest

Typically due in early March.

Information last updated 5/18/17. Always check the organization's website for the most recent information.

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Internships and Fellowships

The Anacostia Community Museum is a newer Smithsonian institution located in southeast Washington, DC. This cutting-edge museum seeks to interpret urban experiences and the culture of minorities. It offers a very mentor-focused internship experiences for students aged eighteen or older and enrolled at or recently graduated from an academic institution.

Program Information Page link: http://anacostia.si.edu/About/InternFellows 

Internship program:

• Academic credit available
• Interest in areas of focus presented at the museum 
• 18 years or older and enrolled or recently graduated from an academic institution
• At least 6 weeks; typically 3 months to 1 year
• 20 hours/week
• Internships available in: Office of Advancement, Collections, Education, Research, Design, Public Relations, and Special Events
• Unpaid without stipends (at least for now although the Smithsonian offers some scholarship programs, particularly for minorities)
• Selection made on a case-by-case basis based on student preparation and the institution's faculty availability and needs
• Most likely a rolling deadline

Fellowship program:

• Welcomed but arranged through the Smithsonian Office of Internships and Fellowships

Smithsonian Archives of American Art Internships and Fellowships

The Smithsonian Archives of American Art offers several unpaid undergraduate and graduate internships as well as volunteer opportunities, fellowships, and a paid internship program for minorities. The Archive is located in NW DC near the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Most of the opportunities are related to collections and archival work with an emphasis on working with fine art.

Official page link: http://www.aaa.si.edu/aboutus/opportunities

• Archives of American Art
• Deadlines:
• Summer: Feb. 25
• Fall: June 1
• Spring: October 1
• Unpaid internships for undergrad and graduate students working on degree or graduated within past 6 months:
• Archives of American Art Journal (part-time) 
• Curatorial
• Development/External Affairs
• Digital Projects
• Oral History
• Reference
• Graduate student internships:
• Archival Collections Processing
• Oral History Management
• Digital Initiatives
• Paid Internship program for minorities


• Postdoctoral, Senior, Predoctoral, and Graduate Student Fellowships through the Smithsonian Office of Fellowship
• Volunteer Opportunities