The National Museum of American History internship program allows a diverse group of people with innumerable interests, strengths, and goals to encounter an educational environment where they can work with and learn from professionals and scholars in related areas of concentration. The Museum offers interns of different backgrounds incredible opportunities in a variety of fields, from public relations to exhibition research to project design. Learning from knowledgeable mentors in the dynamic atmosphere of the Museum and Washington, D.C. area, interns enjoy an intensive experience as multifaceted as the Museum itself.

The website below lists all of the internships available throughout the Museum and the steps necessary to apply. If you are interested in applying, please explore to get a closer look at the variety of positions available to interns at the Museum of American History.

The following are the application deadlines for all internships:

Spring: October 15
Summer: February 1
Fall: July 1

Interested students must go on SOLAA (https://solaa.si.edu/solaa/SOLAAHome.html) to apply for opportunities.

Currently, most paid internships go through our Office of Fellowships. One of the programs is called the Minority Awards Program (http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/MIP/MIPapp.htm). Students can apply for this opportunity and request placement at the National Museum of American History.

The Smithsonian encourages students to go to their website and click on “About the Museum” (http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/about/index.cfm). This page will give you access to links on the left side of the screen that will give you more information about the museum and the people that work in it.