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.
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.
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!
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.
Current internship opportunities | 2025
City of Boise Department of Arts & History
Communication, Grants, and Public Programs Internship
- Application deadline: 2/24/25
- Summer 2025
- Application deadline: 2/24/25
- Summer 2025
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
- Application deadline: Any
- Spring-Summer-Fall 2025
Friends of the Bishops’ House
Writer & Researcher
- Application Deadline: 6/10/25
- Summer 2025
- Contact emilyfritchman@boisestate.edu for additional information