Published by: Andrew Wiegert, March 18th, 2025

A voluntary internship is an occupational experience designed to complement your formal academic training. Although these internships are unpaid, they can be completed for academic credit or internship requirements required by your school. 

This is a unique chance to complement your students’ academic training with real-world experience. Although our internships are unpaid, they can be completed for academic credit or to fulfill internship or service hour requirements.

NARA seeks students and recent graduates to complete 10-week internships at various facilities across the country. These internships require a commitment of 10 to 40 hours per week, with a minimum of 100 hours over the course of the semester. Summer interns must work on-site at least 50 percent of the time. Interns will collaborate with their supervisors to determine their work schedules.

Internships are scheduled for a duration of 10-12 weeks, and interns are expected to work between 10 and 40 hours per week, accumulating a minimum of 100 hours. Summer internships start in late May or early June and end in August, Fall internships last from September through late November or early December, and Spring internships start in late January or early February and end in April. Interns are required to be on-site for at least 50 percent of the time. Work schedules will be determined collaboratively between interns and their supervisors.

Locations:

https://www.archives.gov/careers/internships/vip-opportunities-summer-2025

Descriptions:

https://www.archives.gov/careers/internships/vip-opportunities-summer-2025

About The National Archives:

https://www.archives.gov/about

Application:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1PhOSTWDpWAE94AVN2CwaJLuaMMnqKaYDh1PHlDnAmjIhBQ/viewform

Please contact us at internships@nara.gov with any questions.