Internship Opportunities

Here is a list of all the current internship opportunities at the Smithsonian, sorted by unit. Use this list to get a better sense about where you might like to pursue an internship at the Smithsonian, click the links to dig deeper.

Smithsonian-Wide (SI)

• James E. Webb Internship for Minority Undergraduate Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students in Business and Public Administration
• Katzenberger Art History Internship Program
• Minority Internships
• Native American Internship Awards
• General Smithsonian Internship Pool

Archives of American Art (AAA)

• Archives of American Art Internship

Anacostia Community Museum (ACM)

• Anacostia Community Museum Internship

Accessibility Program (AP)

• Access to Opportunities – Smithsonian Internship Program for People with Disabilities

Asian Pacific American Center (APAC)

• Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center Internship

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH)

• Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Internship

• Graphic Design Internship with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (CHNDM)

• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Internship

• Peter Krueger Summer Internship Program

Freer-Sackler Galleries (FSGA)

• Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Unpaid Internships
• The Richard Louie Memorial Internship for High School Students of Asian Descent

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG)

• Hirshhorn Internship

Museum Conservation Institute (MCI)

• Conservation Internships
• Research Internships
• Analytical Studies Group (NSF REU) Internship

National Air and Space Museum (NASM)

• National Air and Space Museum Internship

National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)

•  NMAAHC Internship 

National Museum of African Art (NMAfA)

•  National Museum of African Art Internship

National Museum of American History (NMAH)

• National Museum of American History Internship

National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)

• Conservation Department Program
• Conservation Internship Program
• Internship Program

National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)

• Arctic Studies Center Internship Program – Anchorage, AK
• Natural History Internship Program
• NMNH Anthropology: Recovering Voices Program Outreach Internship
• NMNH Spring Break Internship Program
• NMNH Winter Break Internship Program
• NSF REU Site: Natural History Research Experiences
• Youth Engagement Through Science (YES) Program
  
• Zapotec Dictionary Project

National Portrait Gallery (NPG)

• National Portrait Gallery Internship

National Postal Museum (NPM)

• National Postal Museum Internship

National Science Resources Center (NSRC)

• National Science Resources Center Internship Program

National Zoological Park (NZP)

• Genetics Laboratory Internship Program
• Graphic Design Evaluation – Exhibits Office Internship
• National Zoological Park Internship
• SCBI Forest Ecology Internship

Office of Advancement (OA)

• Office of Advancement Internship

Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

• Office of the Chief Information Officer Internship

Office of Exhibits Central (OEC)

• Office of Exhibits Central Internship

Office of Equal Employment and Minority Affairs (OEEMA)

• Office of Equal Employment and Minority Affairs Internship

Office of Fellowships & Internships (OFI)

• OFI Internships

Office of Facilities Management & Reliability (OFMR)

• Facility Management Internship

Office of General Counsel (OGC)

• Office of General Counsel Internship

Office of Human Resources (OHR)

Office of Investments (OI)

• Office of Investments Internship

Office of International Relations (OIR)

• International Center Internship

Office of Policy and Analysis (OP&A)

• Office of Policy and Analysis Internship

Office of Public Affairs (OPA)

• Office of Public Affairs Internship
• Office of Public Affairs Video Internship Program

Office of Special Events & Protocol (OSEP)

• Office of Special Events & Protocol Internship

Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP)

• Administrative or Accounting/Financial Internship in Grant/Contract Administration

Smithsonian Affiliations (SA)

• Smithsonian Affiliations Intern Partnership Program (SAIP)
• Smithsonian Affiliations Internship

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery (SAAM)

• The Advanced Level Internship Program
• The Summer Program

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO)

• CFA/SAO Solar REU Program
• SAO Summer Intern Program

Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS)

• Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies Internship

Smithsonian Enterprises (SE)

• Smithsonian Enterprises Internship

Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC)

• Early Enrichment Center Internship

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

• Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Internship

Smithsonian Gardens (SG)

• Archives of the American Gardens Internship
• Smithsonian Gardens Internship

Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA)

• Smithsonian Institution Archives Internship

Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL)

• Smithsonian Institution Libraries Internship

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibitions (SITES)

• Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services Internship

Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC)

• Young Ambassadors Program

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)

• Smithsonian Tropical Research Internship

The Smithsonian Associates (TSA)

• The Smithsonian Associates Internship