Applications for the 2025–2026 Academic Year Internship Program are now closed.
If you would like to be notified about future internship opportunities, please complete the internship interest form.
The 2026 Summer Internship Program application is scheduled to go live in February 2026. This program runs from late May/early June 2026 through mid-to-late August 2026.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute supports two internship cycles each year: academic-year internships and summer internships. While most internships are for college students, there may also be internships for high school and graduate school students. Internships are generally available in a variety of departments, including accounting, curatorial, development, digital, education, and marketing.
Please email internships@gilderlehrman.org if you have questions about our internship program.
“I learned extremely valuable professional skills... My position allowed me to experience a bit of everything—market research, database management, Salesforce, Drupal, etc. I reference this a lot with other potential employers, and they are always impressed. The internship helped me learn what it is like to try to balance both work and school and how to communicate professionally.”
“I felt welcomed and appreciated by my advisor! I loved that…my opinions were asked and considered throughout GLI projects.”
“The most valuable part for me was meeting other interns and full-time staff with a shared love of history and non-profit work. Through them, I got a better sense of how I could apply my history major to a career.”