Internships and Fellow-Designed Community Projects

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Public Humanities Graduate Fellows complete an internship to fulfill the practicum requirement. These paid internships enable fellows to apply their academic training in community settings and to develop skills in areas such as oral and written communication for broad audiences; project design, management, and assessment; and administration for the public. Internship positions are established by the IHC with local cultural, governmental, and non-profit organizations. The internship host organizations interview and select applicants for positions and provide mentoring and oversight. The IHC also provides mentorship during the course of the internship. Fellows must complete the two program seminars before beginning their practicum. Students who have completed an internship are eligible to apply to complete a fellow-designed community project.

Internship Application Information

Public Humanities Graduate Fellows who have completed both program seminars are eligible to apply. Interns receive a $6,000 stipend for 200 hours of work (generally 20 hours per week for ten weeks or ten hours per week for 20 weeks).

To apply for an internship position, submit a cover letter and resume using the online form by 5 PM, Monday, April 22, 2023. The cover letter should address the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for a specific organization and project from the list of open positions. Host organizations will review the applications and select candidates for interviewing. If selected, candidates should be prepared to interview with the host organization between May 1 and 10. Placements will be announced by May 17, and internships will begin as early as June 17, 2024.

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Fellow-Designed Community Project Application Information

Fellow-Designed Community Project Application Information

Fellow-designed community projects enable graduate students to use their academic skills (e.g., research methods, languages, and content expertise) to address a need identified by a community organization. Public Humanities Graduate Fellows who have previously completed an internship are eligible to apply and should consult with the IHC. Project proposals are evaluated and approved by both the IHC and the partner organization. Oversight will be provided by a mentor at the host organization and by the IHC. Fellows will receive a $3,600 stipend for 120 hours of work, and limited additional funding is available to defray materials costs.

Learn more about fellow-designed community projects completed by Fellows Anna Bax, Jasmine Kelekay, Christopher MacMahon, Lauren Smyth, Morgane Thonnart, Anagha Uppal, and George Ygarza.

A complete application should include:

  • a project abstract (100 words)
  • a project description (five double-spaced pages, see instructions below)
  • one-page resume
  • a work agreement signed by the applicant and a dedicated mentor at the partner organization that addresses the work that has been agreed on, the timeline for the project, and its deliverables (one page maximum)

The project description should:

  • state the objectives, ideas, and methodology of the project, specifying how you understand this work as transforming your own humanities scholarship
  • discuss the project’s significance with reference to its shared, community-centered collaborative production of knowledge and culture
  • explain the nature of the community collaboration. Indicate the contact that you have had with your proposed community partner and how this relationship has been established.
  • state the particular expertise and preparation you bring to the project
  • discuss the form(s) in which the project will be disseminated, at each of its stages, from planning to the achievement of its goal
  • include a timetable and work plan, specifying project activities
  • optional: a preliminary budget for any supplies that your project requires (briefly explain any budget items that are not self-explanatory)

For projects involving human subjects, such as oral histories, please visit http://www.research.ucsb.edu/compliance/human-subjects. Proposals that involve human subjects must participate in human subjects review before the project commences.