Internships
Philly Partners
Philadelphia is home to an extraordinary array of arts and cultural institutions with national acclaim. Partner organizations who participate in this program are committed to supporting the educational and professional growth of their interns. Students apply to this program through the Center, and host organizations invite students for interviews and make final offers directly to interns. Decisions can be expected mid-to-late March.
These internships typically last ten weeks during the summer. Stipends are awarded based on the budget submitted during the application process and cover food, housing, commuting, and living expenses, as well as the summer earnings expectation. Priority goes to students who have not previously participated in the Philly Partners program.
Students receive taxable stipends of $4000 to support their summer experiences. The Hurford Center will cover any necessary costs to complete the summer experience specific to commuting costs, accommodations, food or higher cost of living due to working in a major metropolitan area. Please note that proposed necessary costs will be considered in the application process. The Hurford Center is committed to ensuring that its summer programs are financially accessible to all Haverford students.
2023 Internship Opportunities
More Philly Partner internships will be listed soon
Philly PartnersDeadline
February 23, 2024
Open to current first-years, sophomores, and juniors.
Self-Designed Internships
Students who are accepted into arts and culture internships across the country are eligible to apply to HCAH for funding to cover their financial need during the summer for unpaid or underpaid summer programs. These typically fall into one of two categories: already established internships at larger institutions such as the Penn Museum or the Smithsonian, or an independent internship planned with a smaller institution or an individual. For the latter, students must make primary contact with the host organization/project partner before developing a summer project proposal detailing their proposed role with the organization or person.
All self-designed internships must be full time over at least eight weeks. Stipends are allocated for eight to ten weeks of work and are awarded based on the budget submitted during the application process and cover food, housing, commuting, and living expenses, as well as the summer earnings expectation. Priority goes to students who have not previously participated in the Self-Designed Internship program.
Students receive taxable stipends of $4000 to support their summer experiences. The Hurford Center will cover any necessary costs to complete the summer experience specific to commuting costs, accommodations, food or higher cost of living due to working in a major metropolitan area. Please note that proposed necessary costs will be considered in the application process. The Hurford Center is committed to ensuring that its summer programs are financially accessible to all Haverford students.
The Hurford Center is committed to making the Self-Designed Internship Program accessible to all Haverford students. For students who are not US citizens, this may mean taking an internship in their country of residence due to Optional Practical Training (OPT) stipulations. If this applies to you, please reach out to HCAH Program Manager Kelly Jung at hjung1 [at] haverford.edu to discuss further.
Self-Designed InternshipsDeadline
February 23, 2024
Open to current first-years, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
CPGC-HCAH Partnerships
HCAH and the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship partner to support summer internships with social justice-based arts and humanities organizations. Students apply either through the CPGC or HCAH but are selected by the internship host organizations. Internships typically last ten weeks during the summer. Stipends are awarded based on the budget submitted during the application process and cover food, housing, commuting, and living expenses, as well as the summer earnings expectation.
Students receive taxable stipends of $4000 to support their summer experiences. The Hurford Center will cover any necessary costs to complete the summer experience specific to commuting costs, accommodations, food or higher cost of living due to working in a major metropolitan area. Please note that proposed necessary costs will be considered in the application process. The Hurford Center is committed to ensuring that its summer programs are financially accessible to all Haverford students.
American Song Archives
Application Deadline: TBD
American Song Archives Infosheet
Under the supervision of the American Song Archives collections and exhibitions team, the student will focus on a community outreach/public engagement program and/or exhibit utilizing materials available in the archives to develop their theme. The archival collections of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, and other special collections will serve as a basis for promoting social awareness of a selected issue still present in current social affairs. Previous interns helped develop a rich exhibition on the relationship between Chilean folksinger Victor Jara and American folksinger Phil Ochs, and their lives, work, and legacies.
Open to Haverford first-years, sophomores, and juniors.
Asian Arts Initiative
Application Deadline: TBD
Asian Arts Initiative Infosheet
The Center for Peace & Global Citizenship and Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities have joined with Asian Arts Initiative to offer summer and year-round internship opportunities. Asian Arts Initiative (AAI) is a multi-disciplinary and community-based arts center in Philadelphia that advances racial equity and understanding, activating artists, youth, and their communities through creative practice and dialogue grounded in the diverse Asian American experience.
Open to rising Haverford sophomores, juniors, or senior.
Colored Girls Museum
Application Deadline: TBD
Colored Girls Museum Infosheet
The Center for Peace & Global Citizenship and Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities have paired up with The Colored Girls Museum (TCGM) to offer a fellowship with a unique social justice cultural organization based in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. The Colored Girls Museum is a memoir museum, which honors the stories, experiences, and history of ordinary Colored Girls. This museum initiates the object—submitted by the colored girl herself, as representative of an aspect of her story and personal history, which she finds meaningful; her object embodies her experience and expression of being a Colored Girl.
Open to first-years, sophomores, and juniors.
Voice of Witness
Application Deadline: TBD
The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship and Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities have paired up to offer one or two fellowships with Voice of Witness (VOW), a non-profit organization that advances human rights by amplifying the stories of people impacted by injustices. Through their oral history book series and education program, VOW fosters a more nuanced, empathy-based understanding of human rights crises. They seek summer interns to assist with a variety of projects that are integral to the creation, promotion, and funding of their book projects and education program. Past book topics include: Indigenous communities in North America, the criminal justice system in the US, migrant workers in California agriculture, Central American youths crossing borders, and oral history practices and methods.
Remote opportunity. Open to first-years, sophomores, and juniors.
Apply online at the CPGC website.