Regarding pay for interns - From the book Standards and Guidelines for Museum Internships: "There are two countervailing trends in intern recruitment. On the one hand, with the costs of college continuing to rise and student aid becoming more difficult to secure, more students need summer income and cannot consider an unpaid internship. On the other hand, with the job market becoming tighter, [ed. note: book published in 1993] more students find that a good unpaid internship is their best alternative. It is certainly true that offering a stipend will allow more individuals, from a wider range of backgrounds, to consider applying to your program. Some museums find that even a minimal stipend puts the internship on a more professional basis. Many graduate schools strongly encourage institutions to pay a stipend to underscore the professionalism of the arrangement. Even if the museum does not offer a stipend. the internship project will cost time and money. We have found that graduate-level internships generally offer stipends to cover the living costs necessary to undertake this type of learning experience. On average, museums offer $2000 for a summer internship with housing often included. Most undergraduate internships are unpaid; however, many try to offer housing as an incentive. " This publication is available from the AAM Bookstore at 202-289-9127. Roxana Adams, Assistant Director Programs for Museum Advancement & Excellence Technical Information Service American Association of Museums 1575 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 202/289-9121, fax 202/289-6578 email: [log in to unmask]