Internships
Internship Placements
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 organizations.
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
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
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. Below are a few offices that regularly offer internship opportunities, but the list it not exhaustive, and additional suggestions are welcome:
We are always looking to establish new relationships and will add to this list of potential internship experiences all the time. Also, if you already have another potential internship in mind, please feel free to let us know and we’ll look into making arrangements.