Thus far, I have heard no mention of the federal Work-Study Program for college students. For many postions, your museum can be reimbursed 75% of the student's salary. Most colleges also will fund the student full time over the summer as well, provided they are pre-registered for fall courses. Consult the finacial aid office of your local university, they are often very excited to help museums. Ed Lambert Museum of History and Industry At 09:34 PM 4/7/96 -0400, you wrote: >I have just written an essay about museum internships after college which >I would be happy to share. (I have sent it to AAM.) Having volunteered >at a National Park Service Historic Site and a private museum in order to >get curatorial experience after an Ivy League undergraduate degree, I can >sympathize with the position of others trying to enter the field, >particularly at an age beyond 21. I was offered several positions at the >private museum and eight months later was very highly recommended for a >full-time position at the NPS site. After graduate coursework, I was >selected for an assistant curatorship at another museum. (These are all >located on Long Island, so I applied to museums on the Island and in New >York.) But applying for and getting these jobs took months and many >cannot afford to take positions which are so low-paying. As an intern, I >gained invaluable hands-on experience, which complemented my academic >knowledge, but money is quite an important issue. I will be beginning a >PhD program in History and pursuing an academic career at this stage of >my life. Hope this is of use. > >Susan Ferber >[log in to unmask] > >