Explore Museum Careers with a Paid Internship nmaahc.si.edu/RFSInterns
The Museum NMAAHC is the 19 th and newest museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. It is open to all, where anyone is welcome to participate, collaborate, and learn more about African American history and culture. Photo by Alan Karchmer for NMAAHC 2 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Program Overview Provide guided learning experiences consisting of hands-on training, mentoring, attendance at educational events, and cultivation of contacts for the next generation of researchers, scholars, curators, and other museum, library, preservation, and heritage professionals. Students from underrepresented groups encouraged to apply. Photo by Walter Larrimore/NMAAHC 3 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Internship Details Multiple Locations! Washington, DC Durham, NC Daytona Beach, FL Pittsburgh, PA Montgomery, AL Apply for as many positions as you’re interested, but don’t forget to focus https://nmaahc.si.edu/RFSInterns 4 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Internship Details Undergraduate (completed at least one year), graduate, or career-changers 12 weeks long, 35-40 hours/week $600/week stipend Need-based $150/week housing and transportation stipend Housing arrangements are the responsibility of the intern Select interest in the application based on need to pay rent Flexible start and end dates (May – September) College credit (not required) 5 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Available Positions Summer 2018 National Museum Senator John Heinz Bethune-Cookman Historic Center for the Study of of African American History Center University Stagville Civil Rights and African- History & Culture American Culture Washington, DC Pittsburgh, PA Daytona Beach, FL Durham, NC Montgomery, AL Digitization Collections Oral History Oral History & Oral History Management Transcription Digitization Integrated Oral History Marketing Media Archives Web Content 6 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Application Requirements Due 11:59 p.m. March 15, 2018 at NMAAHC Offsite Personal essay Cover letter (no more than 2 pages) Resume Resume Academic transcripts Academic transcripts (unofficial accepted) (unofficial accepted) 2 letters of recommendation 2 letters of recommendation Email materials to Apply through SOLAA RFSInternships@si.edu http://s.si.edu/2mT1IWN IN ONE EMAIL WITH REFERENCES 7 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Application Process 1. Submit application by March 15 SOLAA for NMAAHC, Email for Offsite 2. Supervisors review and interview – Ask about schedule, accessibility, expectations 3. Offer letters from NMAAHC Early-mid April Photo by Benjamin G. Sullivan/NMAAHC 4. NMAAHC – background checks / Offsite - supervisor 8 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Benefits Stipends Formal mentors Workshops and presentations Professional memberships AAAM 9 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Helpful Tips Mission Follow the instructions! Clean presentation Error-free Choose references wisely & give time Email questions to RFSInternships@si.edu Photo by Amy Muth/NMAAHC 10 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
What do interns have to say? I am now able to setup a professional photography set, shoot the items needed [museum artifacts] with a NikonD800, and digitally preserve the files and derivatives…the James E. Lewis Museum of Art internship was a great working experience. Sean Winkfield, Summer 2017 Morgan State University, Baltimore Photos by Walter Larrimore/NMAAHC 11 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
What do interns have to say? My favorite part, by far, was learning how to digitize flat objects, something I had no experience in. I also developed my own skills in editing and researching for various online and print publications for the museum…I would do it all over again if I could! Meera White, Summer 2017 NMAAHC, Washington, DC Photo by Benjamin G. Sullivan/NMAAHC 12 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Stay in touch Summer 2018 not for you? Sign up for updates and application openings (link is also on nmaahc.si.edu/RFSInterns) http://bit.ly/2FxiWjN 13 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
Questions? Anjali Lalani Smith Fund Interns and Fellows Program Administrator RFSInternships@si.edu 202-633-4511 https://nmaahc.si.edu/RFSInterns 14 Robert Frederick Smith Fund
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