INTERNSHIPS AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

FOR HISTORY MAJORS

 The following is a partial list of organizations that periodically hire interns for work related to the history major.  Some are part-time, others are full-time for summer or post-graduate work. Some of these opportunities may be incorporated into a for-credit tutorial.  If you are interested in the possibility of receiving academic credit for work on an unpaid internship, please contact Professor Mueller at wpmueller2@juno.com.

Part-Time Internships and Work

The New York Historical Society. 
Variety of different assignments at historical sites in NYC.
www.Nyhistory.org/internship.html

History News Network. 
Research and collection of articles for history news website.
http://www.historynewsnetwork.org/
Rick Shenkman.  editor@historynewsnetwork.org

Bronx African American Oral History Project. 
Archival research, editing, transcribing of oral history interviews.
Prof. Brian Purnell.  purnell@fordham.edu

Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History 
Internships in New York City.
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/

European Government Internships.  Educational Programs Abroad. 
Placement with European government legislatures and lobbying organizations.  An opportunity for those studying abroad in Europe.
http://www.epa-internships.org/

Fordham Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). 
Tutoring Assignments for history courses. 
Biswa Bhowmick, Associate Director for Administration. Ext. 4212 
Stephie Mukherjee, Director.  Ext. 4206

Fordham Community Service Program. 
Opportunities in a wide variety of tutoring, advocacy, and community outreach projects. 
Sandra Lobo Jost, Director.  Nicholas Napolitano, Assistant. 
McGinley Center 101, Ext 4510

Part-time Internships in Museums

American Craft Museum

http://www.americancraftmuseum.org/ [click on programs for youths/school]

American Folk Art Museum

http://www.folkartmuseum.org/default.asp?id=1331 [docent program for teens]

American Museum of Natural History

http://research.amnh.org/grants/underprog.html

American Numismatic Society

http://www.numismatics.org/about/study.html

Artists Space

http://www.artistsspace.org/ [click on Internships/Volunteer]

Asia Society and Museum

http://www.asiasociety.org/about/interns.html

Bronx Museum of the Arts

http://www.bronxarts.org/

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

http://www.bbg.org/edu/internships/

Brooklyn Children’s Museum

http://www.brooklynkids.org/employment/internships.asp

The Brooklyn Museum of Art

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/education

Carnegie Hall/Rose Museum

http://www.carnegiehall.org/textSite/the_basics/art_careers.html#intern

The Children’s Museum of the Arts

http://www.cmom.org [outreach and internships]

The Cloisters

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_internship.asp

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum

http://ndm.si.edu/EDUCATION

Dahesh Museum

http://www.daheshmuseum.org

Dia Center for the Arts

The Drawing Center

http://www.drawingcenter.org/internships.htm

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_opportunities/internships/dyckman_farmhouse_museum.html

Ellis Island Museum

http://www.cr.nps.gov/crdi/internships/internotherprog.htm [scroll down to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island]

The Frick Collection

http://www.frick.org/information/internships.htm

Grey Art Gallery

http://www.nyu.edu/greyart/education

Guggenheim, Solomon R. and Soho

http://www.guggenheim.org/education/get_involved.shtml#internships

Hayden Planetarium

http://www.mos.org

International Center of Photography

http://www.icp.org

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/pages/internships

The Jewish Museum

http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/site/pages/page.php?id=50&live_stats=Internships

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

http://www.tenement.org/internship.html

Merchant’s House Museum

http://www.merchantshouse.com

Metropolitan Museum of Art

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_internship.asp

The Morgan Library

http://www.morganlibrary.org/opportunities/interships.asp

The Mount Vernon Hotel House and Garden

http://www.mvhm.org/pages/fellowships/fellowships.htm

Municipal Art Society

http://www.mas.org/GetInvolved/Jobs.cfm

El Museo del Barrio

www.elmuseo.org

[go to education programs/students]

Museum for African Art

http://www.africanart.org/html/volunteers.htm

Museum of Jewish Heritage

http://www.mjhnyc.org/teach_students_b.htm

Museum of Modern Art

http://www.moma.org/education/internships.html

Museum of the City of New York

http://www.mcny.org/school_programs/internships.html

Museum of the Moving Image

National Academy Museum

http://www.nationalacademy.org/ [click on join us: docent/volunteers]

 
National Design Museum

http://ndm.si.edu/EDUCATION

National Museum of the American Indian

http://www.nmai.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=education&second=dc&third=volunteer

New Museum of Contemporary Art

http://www.newmuseum.org

New York City Police Museum

http://www.nycpolicemuseum.org/html/volunt.html

New York Hall of Science

 http://www.nyhallsci.org/nyhs-join-getinvolved/gi-volunteer-work.html

New York Historical Society

http://www.nyhistory.org/internship.html

New York Public Library

http://www.nypl.org/support/volunteer/

PS1 Contemporary Art Center

http://www.ps1.org

Pierpont Morgan Library

http://www.morganlibrary.org/index.html

Rose Center for Earth and Space

http://research.amnh.org/grants/underprog.html

Schomburg Center

http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/humanities/index.html

Seaman's Church Institute

http://www.seamenschurch.org

Snug Harbor Cultural Center

http://www.snug-harbor.org/ [scroll down to question about volunteering]

 
South Street Seaport Museum

http://www.southstseaport.org/volunteer/index.shtm

Studio Museum in Harlem

http://www.studiomuseum.org/education_internship.html

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
http://www.nps.gov/applications/vips/volunteer.cfm?id=thrb

Full-time (Summer and Post-Grad)

Matteo Ricci Summer Fellowships
For excellent students doing research or taking programs related to the pursuit of prestigious fellowships and scholarships.
www.fordham.edu/fellowships
John Kezel.  kezel@fordham.edu

Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth. 
Paid positions as teaching assistants and resident assistants in summer program for advanced high school students.  Various sites across the United States.
www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment
ctysummer@jhu.edu

Student Conservation Association 
Expense-paid Internships ranging from 12 weeks to 12 months in national parks, historical sites.  Assignments in administration, archaeology and anthropology, environmental, museum, public relations and other work
http://www.thesca.org/
sca_visit@thesca.org

Jesuit Volunteer Corps
National and international placement in a diverse range of assignments promoting social justice. 
http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/

Inner-City Teaching Corps. 
Organization seeks top college graduates for teaching assignments in inner-city Chicago Schools.  Volunteers earn alternative teacher certification from the state of Illinois along with credits toward a Masters in Education from Northwestern. 
http://www.ictc-chicago.org/
Lauren Fiamingo.  Assistant Director.  lfiamingo@ictc-chicago.org
Phone:  773-265-7244.

Teach for America
Organization seeks top college graduates for two-year teaching assignments in public schools throughout the United States.  Salary, AmeriCorps awards, opportunity to work toward certification and Masters in Education.
http://www.teachforamerica.org/
1-800-832-1230, x225.

 United States Peace Corps. 
Two-Year assignments abroad working in education and development. 
http://www.peacecorps.gov/

Modified, October 17, 2007 , Any questions about the History webpage can be sent to aacosta@fordham.edu.