Internships

Historic St. Mary's City offers credited academic internships to students exploring potential career opportunities or to satisfy college field placement requirements.  Internships provide students with a structured realistic work experience for those interested in history-related museum or archaeology careers.  Internships are competitive and must be pre-arranged with the HSMC Internship Coordinator.  All college or graduate school students are encouraged to apply.

Academic internships at Historic St. Mary’s City are available year-round. A specific timetable of work will be agreed upon by the supervising staff and the intern. Not all focus areas are available at all times. Interns are expected to fulfill their commitments as they work with HSMC staff to complete specialized projects.

Focus Areas

The content/work project of the internship is arranged on an individual basis. Opportunities are available in any of the following museum departments:

• Archaeology/Material Culture
• Research/Collections
• Museum Education (Family programs, group tours, public events)
• Living History Interpretation (including costuming)
• Marketing/Communications
• Museum Administration/Management
• Information Technology

Compensation/Academic Credit

Intern positions at Historic St. Mary’s City are primarily unpaid with no housing, mileage, insurance, or other benefits provided.  (On a case by case basis, some exceptions regarding housing and stipends may apply.)  Historic St. Mary's City has no authorization to grant academic credit.  Students are responsible for completion of all necessary paperwork, approvals, and deadlines required by their institution for academic credit.  

Eligibility

The HSMC Internship Program is open to undergraduate and graduate students.  The program is competitive so an above-average academic record is necessary. Applicants should demonstrate an interest in history, research, archaeology, education, business administration, marketing, journalism, and/or other fields directly connected with available internship opportunities. Candidates should be able to interact with the public, be creative and reflect a willingness to pursue projects with minimal supervision.

Applications/Information:

Return a completed application to education@stmaryscity.org or mail to:

For questions or more information: call 240-895-4984 or e-mail education@stmaryscity.org.

Historic St. Mary's City does not discriminate in employment or in its sponsorship of any intern on the basis of race, gender, age, national origin, religion, marital status, or handicap unrelated in nature and extent so as reasonably to preclude performance.