Internship Program
Thank you for your interest in working with the Carlos Museum! Every semester, the museum welcomes interns and fellows from all backgrounds, majors, and interests. Below you will find application requirements, dates, and the schedule for internships that are available.
Each internship during the academic year requires approximately 10 hours per week, excluding holidays and breaks. Interns are paid according to Emory's hourly pay rates for student employees unless otherwise noted. Internships for academic credit are unpaid.
Thanks to the generosity of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Michael C. Carlos Museum offers two paid summer internships for Emory University undergraduate and graduate students. Students are paid a stipend of $5,000 for 300 hours during the summer, or $2,500 for 150 hours throughout the academic year.
The Daniel Schulz Internship provides support for student work at the Michael C. Carlos Museum. The internship is open to students at any college or university. Larry J. Schulz, Ph.D., and Barbara K. Schulz established the Daniel Schulz Internship endowment in memory of their son, Daniel Schulz. Students are paid a stipend of $5,000 for 300 hours during the summer, or $2,500 for 150 hours throughout the academic year.
The exact start and end dates for each internship will be mutually decided upon by the intern and supervisor.
Application Timeline:
- 2027 Spring Semester
Application Deadline: November 7, 2026
Notification Deadline: November 14, 2026
Upcoming Internships:
- 2027 Spring Semester
Collections Management (academic credit only)
Marketing and Communications (academic credit only)
Application Requirements:
- Internship application form
- Resume and cover letter
- At least a 3.0 GPA in your major
- One letter of recommendation from a college professor or employer emailed directly to Katie Ericson-Baskin at katie.l.ericson@emory.edu.
Please scroll to the bottom of this page to submit your internship application. Applicant recommendation letters should be sent directly to Katie Ericson-Baskin from the author. Recommendation letters sent by applicants will not be accepted.
Upcoming Internship Opportunities
The collections management metadata intern creates cataloging keyword tags for Carlos Museum collection records using structured vocabularies and data including the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), the Getty Union List of Artist Names (ULAN), and Wikidata.org to make them more discoverable in searches of Carlos Collections Online.
Prior experience in museum, library, or archives collections cataloging is appreciated. Preference will be given to applicants who are familiar with The Museum System (TMS) software and/or who have research interest in one or more areas of the museum’s permanent collection.
The internship will begin with 1 day of in-person training at the Carlos Museum, with the option to work remotely thereafter.
The Marketing and Communications intern will work closely with their direct supervisor and the museum team to develop engaging content and storytelling opportunities for the museum's communications channels, including social media, newsletters, and community outreach. With a focus on exhibitions, programs, and museum resources, the intern will support efforts to expand audience reach and engagement while gaining hands-on experience in marketing, communications, content creation, and public relations within a museum and nonprofit setting.
Departmental Internship Descriptions
The Collections internship will provide a broad range of practical registration and collections management for those considering a career in museum collections, archives, or library science. Interns may be actively involved in database work, research on collection objects, maintaining files, inventory, and other duties based on specific projects.
Conservation internships are coordinated directly through the Parson’s Conservation Lab. Please click here for more information about the requirements and application process.
Interns who work with a curator may be tasked with object-based research, art historical writing, site-visits, and working with staff across all departments to assist in exhibition related tasks. Curatorial internships are project-based and will vary semester to semester.
Youth and Family Programs interns will work alongside the Education Programs Manager to help prepare, organize, and lead programs for children ages 3-5 and families. Interns will also conduct research on artists, exhibitions, and children’s programming.
The University Student Programs intern will work with the department of Educational Programs as well as other departments in the museum, and a variety of student groups across campus to assist in planning, execution, and assessment of events for university students including Student Night and Student Studio.
In-Gallery interns will develop learning materials for use by children, families, and/or adults for use throughout the museum. Interns also help maintain databases, and conduct research and assessment for in-gallery learning materials.
The Exhibition Design intern will work alongside the exhibition design team to develop vital skills that help make exhibitions a reality. Interns can expect to learn about inclusive design, assist in exhibition installation and physical asset organization, and contribute to exhibition-related digital assets and digital archive. Students interested in 3D design and fabrication are encouraged to apply.
The Marketing and Communications intern will work with their direct supervisor to help develop resources and content that can include but is not limited to social media, exhibition materials, graphic images, newsletters, and community outreach.
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Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
