IPH Summer Internships

The Institute for Public History offers PAID summer internships for undergraduate and graduate students during the summer of 2011.  This is an opportunity to work at such public history organizations as museums, historic house sites, historical societies, libraries and archives. Students from any discipline may apply; some internships require expertise in history, architectural history, art history, public policy, education, historic preservation, geology, and geography. Skills in research and writing and digital media can be applied. Many internships are available to students in any discipline who have an interest in public history.  Internships exist in Charlottesville, Scottsville, Richmond, Charleston (South Carolina). Sites include Gibbes Museum of Art,  Library of Virginia, Sandy Springs Museum, Scottsville Museum, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, University of Virginia Library,  and many others. 

 For more information on specific projects and application materials, see  http://www.virginia.edu/publichistory/intern.html

 Application deadline:  February 4, 2011.

 For further information, contact Lauren Turek at lft7k [at] virginia [dot] edu

 There are also a number of unpaid summer internships advertised on our website here: http://www.virginia.edu/publichistory/UnpaidInternships.html