The BU Center for the Humanities has sponsored paid summer internships for undergraduates in the humanities at important Boston institutions since 2018.
Summer 2025 Interns
| Kathryn Bernstein (CAS ’25, English) |
BU Libraries |
| Freya Howfcroft (CAS ’26, Philosophy) |
Beacon Press |
| Isabella Ketchen (CAS ’26, History) |
Brattle Film Foundation |
| Heather Murray (CAS’ 26, Philosophy & Political Science) |
CAS Communications |
| Alexia Nastasia (CAS ’27, Anthropology, International Relations) |
Boston Globe |
Eligibility
These stipend-supported summer internships are open to undergraduates who are
majoring or minoring in a CAS humanities department or one of the following CAS humanities-adjacent departments/programs in the social sciences: American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, African American & Black Diaspora Studies, Core Curriculum, History, Holocaust, Genocide, & Human Rights Studies, Latin American 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.
Please email buch@bu.edu if you have any questions about the application process.
Internship Summaries for Summer 2025
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 2025, interns will work at the following sites:
Beacon Press
Mission statement
Position description
Commitment: 8 weeks, part time
Stipend: $5,000 (20 hours/week)
The Boston Globe
Mission statement
Position description
Commitment: 12 weeks, full time
Stipend: $9,270 (37.5 hours/week)
The Brattle Film Foundation
Mission statement
Position description
Commitment: 8 weeks, part time
Stipend: $5,000 (20 hours/week)
BU Libraries
About Mugar
Position Description
Position description forthcoming
Commitment: 8 weeks, part time
Stipend: $5,000 (20 hours/week)
BU CAS Communications
About CAS Communications
Position description
Commitment: 8 weeks, part time
Stipend: $5,000 (20 hours/week)
Application
The application deadline for summer 2025 has now passed. All applicants will be notified of their application status in early February.
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.