Paid Internships at National Parks

The National Council for Preservation Education (N C P E) offers paid internships in partnership with the U.S. National Park Service. Interns work at NPS sites - National Parks, National Monuments, National Historic Sites, and more - and at other Federal agencies that protect cultural properties and manage public lands across the United States. Interns work under the guidance and supervision of NPS staff, experts in their respective fields. Their mentorship and the opportunity to connect with other NPS professionals are features of this program. NCPE’s goal is to offer work experience, career exploration, professional development, and networking opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni who graduated within 12 months at the time of application.

Visit https://preservenet.org/ncpe-internships/ to view the 35 internship positions available for the Spring semester of 2024. Students are encouraged to apply if they have coursework and/or experience with museums, cataloging, and collections management; historic preservation and cultural resource management; architecture and landscape architecture; GIS and geography; library science and archives; media studies and communication; archeology and anthropology; tribal and ethnographic studies; history (American, indigenous peoples, African American, Chicano, other); environmental science; and allied fields.

Each entry describes the work and qualifications, location, whether the position is remote, in-person, or hybrid, and if it includes a transportation stipend and/or housing allowance.

After completing a Universal Application that includes attaching your transcripts and a resume/CV, you finish the application process by submitting a brief essay specific to a particular position. You may apply for up to 6 positions during this application round.