It may still be summer, but we’re already looking ahead to the fall semester! For Fall 2025, we’re excited to offer four competitive, stipend-paid internships designed for students interested in archives, public history, and digital access. These semester-long, in-person opportunities provide hands-on experience with historical records and mentorship from professional staff.

Digital Preservation Internship

• Join our Digital Initiatives team and gain hands-on experience in digitization and digital preservation! This in-person internship offers the opportunity to work with historical records by helping capture and process Utah birth and death certificates for online access. You’ll learn the fundamentals of archival imaging, metadata creation, and digital preservation while contributing to an essential public resource. In addition to hands-on digitization work, interns will receive mentorship in best practices for handling fragile records, quality control, and long-term digital stewardship.

Records Accessioning Internship (x2)

• Spend a semester with our processing archivists! This in-person internship consists of working with staff in accessioning newly acquired historical records into the Archives permanent collection. You’ll have the opportunity to learn the accessioning framework applied at the State Archives and gain hands-on experience in identifying, organizing, inventorying, housing, and describing a variety of records from local governments and state agencies in Utah.

USHRAB Internship

• Help improve public access to funding opportunities, training, and statewide preservation efforts! This in-person internship supports the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) by assisting with content updates for its website. You’ll help update pages about grant recipients, create new pages to highlight microgrant projects, and improve navigation for public users interested in joining the Board, attending trainings, or exploring past newsletters. This is a great opportunity for a student with strong WordPress experience to apply their skills in a real-world setting while supporting archival work statewide.

More Information

These competitive internships require an application and interview. Internships last for one semester (between 10 and 12 weeks) with a minimum of 120 hours worked. Exact schedules and hours per week will be determined individually. Course credit can be provided if approved by interns’ institutions. A stipend of $1,000 will be provided at the end of the semester.

We welcome interns from diverse backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

How to Apply

Please send an email to [email protected] with your resume and cover letter indicating which internship you are interested in. All applications are due by August 15, 2025 and decisions will be made by the end of August.