Paid Internships
| Boston Review | Not specified |
| Brooklyn Museum | Undergraduate and graduate students as well as adults who aren’t enrolled in higher education and who are at least 22 years of age. Recent graduates are also eligible to apply. |
| Castine Historical Society | Students enrolled in master’s degree or Ph.D. programs in museum studies, history, public history, or archival studies |
| deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum | Varies by opportunity |
| Frick Collection | Graduate students |
| Graduate Internship Funding Program | GRS PhD Students |
| Guggenheim Museum | Varies by opportunity |
| Historic Deerfield | Minimum requirements: Master’s level coursework in History (American) or related discipline (American Studies, Art History, Public History, etc.) |
| Jewish Museum | Undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent graduates |
| John F. Kennedy Library & Museum | Current graduate and undergraduate students in the fields of archives management, library science, museum studies, history/public history, or digital media. Internships are available to United States citizens or legal residents who have a Social Security number. |
| Library of Congress | Varies by opportunity |
| Maine Archives & Museums | Varies by opportunity |
| Maine Maritime Museum | Coursework in American History, Art History, or Museum Studies |
| Mass Poetry | Varies by opportunity |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates |
| Minority Access Incorporated | Sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student, or law student |
| Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden | Undergraduates and graduate students |
| Munson Institute Summer Fellowship | Junior faculty and graduate students |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Varies by opportunity |
| National Museum of African American History and Culture | Undergraduates, graduate students, recent grads |
| New England Museum Association | Varies by opportunity |
| Peabody Essex Museum | Varies by opportunity |
| Preservation Society of Newport County | Current undergraduate juniors and seniors, current graduate students, or recent graduates (within one year) from a bachelor’s or master’s level program |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Currently enrolled college and university undergraduate and graduate students |
| Smithsonian Institute | Varies by opportunity |
| WGBH | Undergraduates and graduate students |
Fellowships
| American Antiquarian Society | Varies by opportunity |
| Boren Fellows | Boren Awards Regional Flagship Language Initiatives offer graduate Boren Fellows carefully-selected, credit-bearing language courses during the summer (domestic) and fall (overseas), with the option to continue overseas study into the spring. |
| Black Voices in the Public Sphere | A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required to apply. Established professionals should not apply. |
| Buchanan/Burnham Internship, Newport Historical Society | Open to students enrolled in a graduate program, preparing to apply to a graduate program, or recent graduates |
| Clements Library Fellowships | Varies by opportunity |
| Core Writing Fellow | Junior Fellows: GRS doctoral students entering year 2 through 5. Senior Fellows: GRS doctoral students entering year 6 or 7. |
| Historic New England Research Fellowship | A completed master’s degree, or expected completion before the fellowship begins, in fields related to the fellowship’s annual topic |
| Mary Baker Eddy Library | Scholars, students, and independent researchers |
| Massachusetts Historical Society | Awards are open to all applicants, including but not limited to graduate students, senior scholars, adjunct faculty, and independent researchers (please note that long-term grants are only awarded to those already holding a PhD). |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | Varies by opportunity |
| Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden | Undergraduates and graduate students |
| Native American Fellowship Program | Students or in-service professionals who are of Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native, or First Nations background |
| Newberry Library Fellowships | Varies by opportunity |
| New England Regional Fellowship Consortium | Applicants must be U.S. citizens or already hold the J-1 visa or equivalent documents that will allow them to accept the stipend. Foreign nationals must consult with MHS staff about eligibility to receive a stipend before submitting an application. |
| Sheldon Hackney Fellowships | Graduate student with some museum experience preferred |
| Smithsonian Institute | Varies by opportunity |
| Soros Fellowship for New Americans | For immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate school in the United States |
| Tompkins Fellowship | Graduate student in architectural history or a related field |
Scholarships & Grants
| Laura Bassi Scholarship | Master’s and Doctoral candidates |