The Student Historian Internship Program at the New York Historical Society is a paid internship opportunity for high school students in grades 10 through 12 who live and attend school in the New York City metropolitan area. Participants conduct in-depth historical research and develop digital humanities projects centered on the theme "Our Composite Nation: Frederick Douglass' America," which serve as public educational resources. Interns meet regularly with museum and library professionals to build historical thinking skills and explore careers in history and digital humanities. The program runs for five weeks in the summer or 8.5 months during the academic year, and students who successfully complete the internship earn a $1,200 stipend.
Gathering and evaluating information systematically to answer a question.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Delivering ideas clearly and confidently in front of an audience.
Planning tasks, timelines, and resources to get a project done on schedule.
Crafting original stories, poems, or scripts that express ideas and imagination.
Interns conduct in-depth historical research and develop projects, core activities of academic historians.
Students build research and critical thinking skills while developing educational resources about historical topics.
Interns create digital humanities projects that serve as public educational resources under professional mentorship.
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