Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Historic Deerfield 2011 Summer Fellowship Program

Historic Deerfield invites applications from undergraduate sttudents in their Junior and Senior years for the Summer Fellowship Program. Students from Hawaii are urged to apply.

Based in Historic Deerfield’s eleven museum buildings, state-of-the-art exhibition and storage facility and library, all within the village of Old Deerfield, New England’s best documented town, this all expenses-paid, intensive nine-week living-learning program offers a rare behind the scenes view of the workings of a museum, and a thorough investigation of early New England history and material life.

Before applying, please be sure to download and read the
complete description of the 2011 Summer Fellowship Program (June 13-August 14, 2011).

The deadline for filing applications is February 25, 2011.

Applications must include:

  • Summer Fellowship Program application form
  • Official Transcript
  • Resume
  • Two letters of recommendation from college faculty members.
  • Personal statement discussing why you want to come to the Deerfield program, and how your academic experiences and other interests have prepared you for this program.
  • Financial aid award authorization form if applying for a stipend to offset lost summer income.
  • Non-refundable fee of $15

For further information, please contact Joshua Lane, Curator of Furniture and Curator of Academic Programs, at (413) 775-7209, or at this e-mail address.

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