Internship Resources
Students in the Folklore Program routinely intern with DC-area cultural organizations such as the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
How to Register for Internship Credit
Toward the end of your first year in the program, look at the sites listed below or imagine a site you would like. Check the due dates for internship applications. By the first month of the semester before you would like to begin your internship, talk with program faculty about your interests and the site(s) where you would most like to intern.
Your internship advisor will help you contact the organization to see if an internship is possible.
Read the internship requirements and fill out the forms here: FOLK 699: Internship in Folklore.
Local Jobs and Internships
- Arlington County, VA: Dept of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources Cultural Heritage Division
- Library of Congress American Folklife Center - Internships
- Library of Congress American Folklife Center - Awards
- National Council for the Traditional Arts - Internships
- Mason Folklore and Ethnography Archive
- Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage - Internships with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Rounder Records, Folklife Archive, and more.
- Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage - Fellowships
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Internships
- South Arts
- Sandy Spring Museum
- Calvert County Parks and Rec
- Virginia Folklife Program-Sights and Sounds
- National Council for Traditional Arts
- Mid-Atlantic Arts
- Maryland Traditions