The Latino Museum Futures Internship, previously known as the Latino Museum Studies Program, prepares emerging professionals to enter museum careers. Interns get hands-on experience at the Smithsonian or at the National Gallery of Art. Through our cohort-model, interns take part in interactive sessions, workshops, and behind the scenes tours. LMFI interns learn from and alongside museum practitioners who are shaping the documentation and interpretation of Latino art, history, and culture.
LMFI interns spend 11 weeks contributing to Smithsonian or National Gallery of Art projects. Each practicum is designed with specific learning goals in a specialized museum area. Through learning by doing, interns gain technical skills and expertise and contribute their ideas, creativity, and skills. Throughout the program, host supervisors offer mentorship and coaching guided by the intern’s learning goals.
The National Museum of the American Latino offers the following financial support to participants:
- Round-trip travel to Washington, D.C. from within the U.S. (including Puerto Rico)
- Shared housing for the duration of the 12-week program
- A $550 weekly stipend to support local transportation and meals
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be enrolled (or have recently graduated from) an accredited U.S. college or university and pursuing an associate’s, bachelor’s, or terminal master’s degree at the time of application.
- Recent graduate is defined as having graduated no earlier than a year prior to the application deadline.
- Applicants must have authorization to work in the United States.
- The National Museum of the American Latino does not use racial or ethnic classifications or preferences in selecting awardees for the internship.