Job: Conservation Internship (Paper, Photographs, or Books Conservation)
Pay/Hours/Benefits: A small stipend (~ $10,000) is offered to supplement the funds provided to the students in the U.S. conservation graduate schools during their final year. Conservation graduate students who cannot commit to the full academic year schedule may still apply but will not be eligible for consideration to receive a stipend.
Institution/Location: Library of Congress Conservation Department, James Madison Building 101 Independence Ave., SE Washington, DC 20540
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted between November 1st and December 15th, 2026
Brief Description: The Conservation Program Internship in book, paper, or photograph conservation is for conservation graduate students or emerging conservators with similar experience and offers a unique combination of five individually compelling elements:
- Tackle conservation problems in a collection of unmatched size, deep in scope and focus
- Work and learn in the largest special collections conservation lab in the U.S., with over 18 book, paper, and photograph conservators, and more than a half dozen additional preservation specialists with wide-ranging expertise
- Take part in the expert consultant workshops the lab organizes (and pays for) in-house
- Collaborate with preservation scientists embedded in a full analytical laboratory
- Participate in high-profile opportunities for public engagement in preservation (put a favorite internship treatment online; volunteer at the National Book Festival; give a lecture for Preservation Week; and more)
The internship runs from September to August and concludes with the publication of a project of choice on the Conservation Division website, and a final presentation by the intern to the lab on the year’s accomplishments.
Contact Info/Link to Online Application: Visit here: Conservation Program Internship – Fellowships & Internships – Training (Preservation, Library of Congress) to learn more about the application process
