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Finding an Internship

Internships are an awesome way to strengthen your professional skills. We’re glad you are interested in this experience! Here’s everything that you need to know about finding an internship as a history student.

Graduate student Kate works alongside volunteers at the Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead restoring their historic barn.

Internship FAQs

How do I locate an internship?

Contact the Department Internship Coordinator

Reach out to the internship coordinator regarding internship opportunities! There may be something available where you already volunteer or there may be a position opening at a new organization. Talk with the coordinator and a potential supervisor about projects, tasks, and work that will help develop your skills as a historian.

Contact the coordinator, Emily Fritchman-Mahaney, at emilyfritchman@boisestate.edu 

Boise State Handshake for Students

Boise State’s Handshake system lists lots of opportunities for internships, work-study, and jobs. Handshake advertises career opportunities from a variety of local and national organizations.

Boise State Handshake for Students

History Student Resources Canvas Site

Local internship opportunities are regularly posted on the “History Student Resources” Canvas page. Check beneath “Announcements” regularly for upcoming internships!

History Student Resources Canvas Page

What sorts of internships will meet my personal and professional needs?

Interested in archival work?

Consider applying for positions in local museums, archives, small organizations, or individual researchers. Job searches could include: transcriber, curator, oral historian, accession assistant, or archivist.

Interested in public history?

Consider applying for positions in government, nonprofits, museums, or historic sites. Job searches could include: museum docent, tour writer, programs specialist, outreach coordinator, or educational specialist.

Interested in historic preservation?

Consider applying for positions in local government, historic preservation groups, historic sites, or nonprofits. Job searches could include: historic preservationist, Section 106 reviewer, National Register of Historic Places reviewer, or independent researcher.

2025 Internship Opportunities

Friends of Minidoka

Events & Communications Internship

  • Application deadline: 3/28/25
  • Summer 2025

Oral History Internship

  • Application deadline: TBH
  • Fall 2025

Dry Creek Historical Society

Transcription Work

  • Application deadline: Any
  • Spring-Summer-Fall 2025

Nez Perce National Historical Park

Collections Management Internship

  • Application Deadline: 5/2/25
  • June 2 – October 3

Interpretation & Education Internship

  • Application Deadline: 4/18/25
  • May 12 – October 26

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

Cultural Resource Management

  • Application Deadline: 4/11/25
  • April 4 – August 8