Career & Tools

UCSB's IHC has opened their 2020 call for the Public Humanities Graduate Fellows Program, which includes a local internship and fellow-designed community project. These paid opportunities enable fellows to apply their academic training in community settings. Information sessions are on January 9 and 16. Deadline to apply is February 18.

By Vash Doshi, Graduate Career Peer
Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 - 4:10pm




Are you a PhD student interested in using your skills and in gaining work experience in nonprofit, cultural, or community settings?

The Public Humanities Graduate Fellows Program trains students to become public humanists through course work and paid internships with local organizations, including Direct Relief, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation.

Internships are positions established by the IHC with local cultural, governmental, and non-profit organizations. The internship host organizations interview and select applicants for positions and provide mentoring and oversight. Interns receive a $5,000 stipend for 200 hours of work (generally 20 hours per week for ten weeks or ten hours per week for 20 weeks). Interns will also receive four units of academic credit.

Attend an information session about the program:
January 9, 4-5 ​PM - link here.
January 16, 9-10 AM - link here.
*McCune Conference Room, HSSB 6020*

Deadline to apply for a 2020 internship: February 18, 2020