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
- 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.
