The History Department supports several types of internships that draw on different skillsets. Explore your options below and get in touch with Professor Paul Deslandes or CAS Internship Coordinators Richard Watts and Sophia Trigg with questions.
History majors are ideal candidates for many types of internships.
Research, writing and synthesizing large amounts of information are all transferrable skills that will serve you well in the future. Start honing your skills in a professional setting with an internship!
Featured Programs:
Backstory: Vermont
The Vermont Historical Society, the Center for Research on Vermont, and the History Department have come together to offer internships at local historical societies through a program called Backstory: Vermont. Interns will have the chance to conduct research, handle collections and archives, plan exhibitions and help these small operations with public outreach efforts through social media. All majors welcome!
The Washington Center
Intern in Washington D.C. for a full semester! The Washington Center combines a 32 hour/week interdisciplinary internship experience with an academic course. UVM partners with The Washington Center to make it easier than ever to spend a semester in D.C. preparing for life after graduation. Intern at one of 600 partner organizations, earn academic credit, and network in the nation's capitol. All majors welcome!
Research & Collections Management
Do you want to work one-on-one with a historian or author? Are you interested in completing a specific project for an organization? Reach out to your faculty, friends and acquaintances to see if they have a project for you!
Students have had writing & research internships with...
- Author Steve Terry
- Big Heavy World
- Bixby Memorial Library
- Lund Family Center
- UVM Alumni House
- UVM History Department
- UVM Special Collections
Museums & Historical Societies
Are you interested in a career in museums or cultural institutions? Get experience now by becoming an intern at a similar institution.
Students have interned at...
- Ethan Allen Homestead Museum
- Central Vermont Railway Historical Society
- Fleming Museum
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
- Rokeby Museum
- Shelburne Museum
- The Barnes Foundation
- Vermont Archaeology Heritage Center
- Vermont Folklife Center
- Vermont Historical Society
- Winooski Mill Museum
Learn more about these internships on the History Department website.
Outreach and Communication
Do you have a passion for history but don't see yourself doing long-term research? Consider assisting a historical society or museum with their outreach efforts!
Students have had outreach internships at...
- Barre Historical Society (oral history project)
- ECHO Leahy Center
- Lane Series
- Noyes House Museum
- UVM Foundation
- The Quarry Project
