Internships with Stipend
The Indian Arts Research Center annually offers paid nine-month internships to Native individuals who are recent college graduates, current graduate students, or junior museum professionals interested in furthering their collections management experience and enhancing their intellectual capacity for contributing to the expanding field and discourse of museum studies. The internship includes a monthly stipend, housing, book allowance, travel to one professional conference, and reimbursable travel to and from SAR.
Harvey W. Branigar, Jr. Internship
In 1995, the Harvey W. Branigar, Jr. Native Fellowship was created in order to support Native individuals in pursuit of a museum or cultural center career. From 1995–2001, the Indian Arts Research Center was pleased to provide six nine-month long internships to a wide array of young men and women, eager to pursue their goals. This internship ended in 2010.
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| Gloria Bell and Teresa Montoya |
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| Dominic Henry |
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| Kendall Tallmadge |
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| Jessica Metcalfe |
Anne Ray Internship
In 2009, the IARC introduced a second internship program, the Anne Ray Internship. Serving the same purpose as the Branigar internship, this allows the IARC to train not one, but two young professionals in the field of museum work and research. One position is open to a Native American intern, while the second position is available to a recent graduate or graduate student whose career plans focus on working with Native American collections.
For more information, download the Anne Ray Internship Application (PDF, 385 KB). The deadline to apply is March 1st.
Internships for Credit
Internships are available for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students interested in anthropology, art history, history, museum studies, or a related field. Internships last a minimum of one semester (20 weeks) and are appropriately designed to suit the education and maturity level of the student. Internships are geared toward practical experience and maximizing job market viability in the museum field.
The IARC encourages interns to work with the IARC collections on individual projects based on their academic or professional interests. Depending on interest, interns may work on projects relating to collections handling and cataloguing, community outreach/programs development, or academic research. While these internships are unpaid, the IARC can work with the student’s school or university department to establish academic credit.
Intern minimum and maximum allowable time commitments are as follows:
- High School 3–8 hours per week (recommended 4 hours)
- Undergraduate 4–20 hours per week (recommended 8 hours)
- Graduate 4–40 hours per week (recommended 12 hours)
For more information, download the Internship for School Credit Application (PDF, 185 KB). Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
