I am a graduate student working toward a M.A. in Museum Studies at John F. Kennedy University. I recently completed two unpaid internships, totalling four months of full time work. One internship was at the Royal British Columbia Museum, which probably could not have paid me even if they had the money because of Immigration Canada restrictions. For my second internship, I wanted to gain experience at a community-based collecting organization, so I went to the NAMES Project Foundation to work with the AIDS Memorial Quilt collection. Though the NAMES Project could not afford to pay me during my internship, after I was finished I was offered a short-term project position writing a large grant. To compensate me for the work I did during my internship, I was given a somewhat higher-than-normal rate of pay to write the grant. NAMES Project staff were very gracious, acknowledging that if they could not pay me for my internship, they felt they could at least offer me some paid work, if only on a short-term basis. This work paid my tuition for Spring term. I appreciated the money, but equally, I appreciated the acknowledgement that I am putting myself through graduate school and that my time and abilities are worth money. Andrea Mugnier John F. Kennedy University Orinda, California A [log in to unmask]