Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program
2009 Internship Descriptions Now Posted!
STUDENTS APPLY/ HOST
AN INTERN
CAREER WORKSHOP / 2009
INTERNSHIPS
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Interns
visited Frederick Douglass National Historic Site during the Career
Workshop in August 2005.
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An
intern participated in excavating and cataloguing prehistoric artifacts
for the Indiana
State Museum
in the summer 2005.
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The Cultural Resources
Diversity Internship Program provides a career exploration opportunity for
diverse undergraduate and graduate students in historic
preservation/cultural resources work. The program places interns with
National Park Service park units and administrative offices, other federal
agencies, state historic preservation offices, local governments, and
private organizations. Intern sponsors provide work experiences that assist
interns with building their resumes in this field.
This program serves two purposes:
(1) Diverse
undergraduate and graduate students gain exposure to and experience in the
historic preservation/cultural resources field.
(2) National Park
Service and partnership organizations have the opportunity to meet promising
young people who might choose to work in the field.
Internships are
offered during the summer (10 weeks). Projects include editing
publications, planning exhibits, participating in archeological
excavations, preparing research reports, cataloguing park and museum
collections, providing interpretive programs on historical topics,
developing community outreach, and writing lesson plans based on historical
themes.
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CAREER WORKSHOP
Each summer, the
Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program hosts a Career Workshop so
that interns can learn more about the National Park Service and other
cultural resources careers beyond their summer internship experience. In
2008, fifteen Diversity Interns visited Washington, DC
in August to attend the annual Career
Workshop. The undergraduate and graduate students
visited and spoke with professionals from the Frederick
Douglass National Historic Site, the Smithsonian Institution Museum of the American Indian, and the Reginald
F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.
Read more...
STUDENTS APPLY!
Both undergraduate and graduate students can
participate in 10 week, paid internships during May/June through August.
The 2009 student application deadline is March 16, 2009. All
student applications are processed through the Student Conservation Association (SCA).
Submit your scanned
application materials by email directly to the SCA Coordinator:
Justin Chow, jchow@thesca.org, 703.524.2441
Students must provide the following information:
• A resume or a curriculum vita (1-2 pages) that includes:
educational information; previous and current experience; publications or
presentations; awards, scholarships, honors, etc.; and 2-3 personal
references.
• A cover letter that includes a
brief statement, 150 words or less, of why you want the internship and why
you are qualified. Please indicate 2-3 internships that you would like.
• A transcript. An unofficial one
is acceptable.
• At least one letter of reference
from a professor or previous supervisor/employer.
Review
the Frequently Asked Questions
page for students.
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HOST AN INTERN!
We accept and review project proposals from potential intern
sponsors on a competitive basis. NPS park units, state historic
preservation offices, local governments, federal offices, museums, and
private nonprofit organizations are invited to apply. The cost of a
Diversity Intern is shared on a 50/50 basis between the National Park
Service and the sponsor.
Learn more about the how the program
works...
Project
proposal applications are available in Word Format. Electronic submissions
are preferred. Contact Program Coordinator, Turkiya L. Lowe, with questions
or to request an electronic version of the application.
The deadline for submitting project proposals to
host Summer 2010 internships is DECEMBER 4,
2009.
CONTACT
Turkiya L. Lowe, Diversity Internship
Coordinator
202.354.2266 (telephone)
202.371.2422 (fax)
Email: Turkiya_Lowe@contractor.nps.gov
Cultural Resources
National Park Service
1849 C Street, NW
(2280)
Washington, DC 20240-0001
The Cultural Resources Diversity
Internship Program is funded by Cultural
Resources of the National Park Service; the Everett Public Service Internship Program; and
participating Intern Sponsors. It is administered in partnership with the Student Conservation Association.
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