INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS continued

Undergraduate Internships are generally intended for upper-level candidates for the bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline, whether or not the potential Intern has a career interest in museum work, the fine arts, or historic preservation (also open to recent graduates).

Postgraduate Internships are generally intended for graduate students in any relevant discipline who have a potential career interest in museums, libraries, and archival institutions, the fine arts, or historic preservation, and generally imply a higher level of specialization than Undergraduate Internships (also open to recent graduates and new professionals).

International Internships are offered at any level for advanced university-level students, recent graduates, preprofessionals, and new professionals from abroad–especially those for whom the equivalent training or professional work-experience might not otherwise be available. To qualify, an applicant must have (or be able to obtain) a valid passport and appropriate visa, must be fluent in spoken and written English, and must provide certification of health insurance benefits for the entire time they are to be in the USA.

Senior Internships are offered for advanced students, scholars, and new professionals who have already demonstrated a significant expertise in a field or fields relevant to the museum’s interests and collections, and for whom an in-residence position would potentially result in a mutually beneficial collaboration.

Additionally, a Scholars-in-Residence program enables qualified scholars and senior museum professionals from America and abroad to utilize the facilities and resources of the museum to pursue advanced studies or conduct projects of potential mutual benefit; and occasional Junior Internships provide opportunities of shorter duration for undergraduates and for highly motivated high school students (especially from inner-city and rural-agricultural communities) to sample hands-on curatorial work in a museum environment. L. Byrne Waterman Internships and L. Byrne Waterman Fellowships are special appointments to endowment positions of particular distinction, and are bestowed by the Institute rather than selected by application.