Internships

Internship locations

Our intent is to offer you an internship experience that you will find exciting and rewarding, but in which you also feel well-supported by the department. To that end, we have worked to establish relationships between the department and various community partners.

Museums

• The Tampa Bay History Center
• Safety Harbor Museum and Cultural Center
• The Dunedin Historical Museum
• The Henry B. Plant Museum
• Cracker Country Florida History Museum
• The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
• Friends of the Pinellas Park Historical Museum
• Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center
• American Victory Ship Mariners Memorial Museum (Video)
• Pinellas County Heritage Village
• Polk Museum of Art
• The Ybor City Museum
• St. Petersburg Museum of History

Media

• WUSF Public Media
• La Gaceta Newspaper

Community Organizing

• Florida PIRG (Public Interest Research Group)
• USF Humanities Institute
• Abby’s Organic Community Farm
• Pinellas County Schools (National History Day)

Library and Archives

• USF Libraries
• The City of Tampa Archive
• Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative
• Bok Tower Gardens Library and Archive

Digital History and Visualization

• USF Access 3D Lab
• The USF Institute for Digital Exploration

 

Opportunities with External Application Processes

There are also internship opportunities with external application processes. We will support the following internships with academic credit pending acceptance through their own application process:

• The Florida Holocaust Museum
• The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
• The Dali Museum
• Virtual Student Federal Service (2 term commitment)

Internships with political office holders with Tampa Bay regional office locations are eligible to be included in our internship program, regardless of political party. In all cases, these offices have their own application process which must be followed.  If you are interested in a political internship, you must submit an application directly to their office. 

 

How to Become a Community Partner 

Submit our Expression of Interest form to host USF History interns. Our model pairs academic coursework with onsite work, so supervisors focus on mentoring and real-world training, not curriculum. We welcome unpaid exploratory roles (often for new undergraduates) and paid positions when available for experienced or graduate students. Interns typically commit at least 6 onsite hours per week alongside the course.

For addiotional information contact Dr. Larissa Kopytoff or submit our online interest form today.