The BU Center for the Humanities has sponsored paid summer undergraduate internships at Boston area cultural institutions since 2018. Apply the skills that you are cultivating in your humanities classes to exciting hands-on projects at local cultural institutions! Application Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2025.
Eligibility
These stipend-supported summer internships are open to undergraduates who are
majoring or minoring in a CAS humanities department (Classical Studies, English, History of Art & Architecture, Linguistics, Philosophy, Romance Studies, World Languages & Literatures)
or one of the following CAS humanities-adjacent departments/programs: American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, African American & Black Diaspora Studies, Core Curriculum, Cinema & Media Studies, History, Holocaust, Genocide, & Human Rights Studies, and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies.
While students of any class standing are welcome to apply, application quality being equal, preference will be given to students who are further along in their degree program. Graduating seniors are eligible to apply. International students are eligible to apply.
Please email buch@bu.edu if you have any questions about the application process.
Internship Summaries for Summer 2026
Applicants should have a genuine interest in learning about the work done by these Boston area institutions and possess a keen attention to detail; strong oral and written communication skills; and an interest in applying the critical approach central to humanities disciplines in a workplace environment. In summer 2026, interns will work at the following sites:
American Ancestors
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Position description
Commitment: 8 weeks, part time
Stipend: $5,000 (20 hours/week)
Beacon Press
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Position description
Commitment: 8 weeks, part time
Stipend: $5,000 (20 hours/week)
The Boston Globe
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Position description
Commitment: 12 weeks, full time
Stipend: $9,270 (37.5 hours/week)
The Brattle Film Foundation
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Commitment: 8 weeks, part time
Stipend: $5,000 (20 hours/week)
BU Libraries
About BU Libraries
Position Description
Position description forthcoming
Commitment: 8 weeks, part time
Stipend: $5,000 (20 hours/week)
Institute of Contemporary Art
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Position description
Commitment: 8 weeks, part time
Stipend: $5,000 (20 hours/week)
Application
Applications are due via InfoReady review by Monday, December 1, 2025.
Application components:
- Basic applicant information
- Ranking of internship site preferences
- Short explanation of first choice site, 100 words
- Statement of interest, 500-1000 words (additional statement required for Boston Globe consideration)
- Resume
- Unofficial transcript
- Two letters of recommendation
This program is possible due to generous support from the Anthony & Mary Vigna Summer Internship Fund, an anonymous donor, and, since summer 2022, the Demir Sabanci (CAS’93) Experiential Learning in the Humanities Fund.