Application opens: January 4
Deadline to apply: March 15 at 11:59PM (ET) 
Award notification: April 15
Number of Weeks: 10 
Start Date: 5/26/24 (move into provided housing)
End Date: 8/3/24 (move out of provided housing)

This is a cohort internship so all interns should be able to start and end on these dates and be actively engaged in the internship at least 36 hours/week

Stipend Amount: $5400 ($540/week) + housing provided 

Focused on students from communities currently underrepresented in the museum conservation field, the Conservation Internship for Broadening Access (CIBA) offers opportunities for current or recent undergraduates to learn about museum conservation. During a 10-week summer program, CIBA interns are placed with mentors in a variety of conservation labs throughout the Smithsonian. The program supports interns by offering a stipend and paid housing during the internship. A relocation travel allowance may also be included as part of the internship award.

Support for this program is provided by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is administered by the Smithsonian’s Office of Internship Programs (OIP). The program reflects the commitment of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Smithsonian to diversify museum professionals of tomorrow by providing opportunities to a diversity of prospective museum professionals today. The CIBA program is an onsite program and internships cannot be done virtually.  

Apply online

Use the SOLAA System to apply online. Instructions provided on the CIBA website.

More information

https://internships.si.edu/opportunity/conservation-internship-broadening-access-ciba