Mellon Humanities Internship Program
Explore the Humanities with a Paid Internship
As a Mellon intern, you can explore careers in museums, nonprofits and cultural organizations with a paid internship and career development workshops. Through hands-on experiences, you will learn to articulate the skills you're developing in your humanities studies.
Who Can Be a Mellon Intern?
To become a Mellon intern, you must be an undergraduate student who is looking for an internship or who has already secured an internship and is interested in funding and career development workshops. Sound like you? If so, browse open positions, start your Mellon internship application or connect with our team. Fall 2026 internship applications will open on April 6.
Your Mellon Internship Checklist
1. Major in a humanities program
- Communication
- English Language and Literature
- History
- Media, Art and Design
- Philosophy
- Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies - Minor
- Sociology and Anthropology
- World Languages and Cultures
2. Enroll in your department's internship course for three credit hours
To take part in the Mellon Internship Program, you will enroll in your department's internship course. Most of this course will consist of the hours you work at your internship. Any additional assignments will be at the instructor's discretion.
3. Attend required career development workshops.
Get a jumpstart on what you need to know to be successful in your first internship through this workshop series.
4. Spend 160 hours at your internship (including time at workshops).
That's 10 hours a week for 16 weeks during a semester or 20 hours a week for eight weeks in the summer. Mellon internships pay $15/hour.
Departmental Internship Courses
Explore Your Role as a Mellon Intern
Career Development Workshops
Learn how to present your skills to employers, how to think like an entrepreneur and more during this required workshop series.
Meet Department Coordinators
Your department's internship coordinators can assist you in determining which internships will be most helpful to your degree program. Reach out to your coordinator with any questions.
Connect Via Handshake
Handshake is an app that connects students with employers, career coaches, and career fairs and events. Learn more about Handshake and find out how to sign up.
Making Real-Life Impact
When I began working with Telemundo Kansas City, I knew I was in the right place. Working with Telemundo has given me opportunities like covering KC events and reporting/interviewing by myself. This internship has made me confident in my camera production abilities and I had an awesome experience.
Emmanuel Fabian
Communications major and Spanish minor
Host a Mellon Intern
Do you or your organization accept interns? Would you like to become a part of our students' success stories? Send us your application and change students' lives with your shared experience.