The duration is based on arrangements made between the department and the intern. The postmark deadlines for applications are: November 15 (for winter/spring), March 15 (for summer), July 15 (for fall). For information, email asiainternship@si.edu or call 202.633.0465.

Unpaid Internship Application Process
To apply exclusively and directly to the Freer and Sackler galleries for unpaid internships you will need to:
1. Submit an online application or completed print out of the online application and send by mail
2. two letters of recommendation (by mail or e-mail; indicate name clearly)
3. a resume and/or high school or college transcript (by mail or e-mail; indicate name clearly)

• Online Application

Address for regular mailing (U.S. Postal Service):
Intern Coordinator
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 707
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Address for courier, FedEx, or UPS mailings:
Intern Coordinator
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Smithsonian Institution
1050 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20560

Please Note: Applications may not be hand-delivered to the museum's information desks. While hand-delivered applications will not be rejected, it is the applicant's own responsibility to get it to the reception desk of the museum's adminsitrative offices on the second level of the Sackler. Because of limited security access, this may be difficult, so hand deliveries are discouraged. Applications delivered elsewhere in the museum may not be accepted.

The Dick Louie Memorial Internship
for Young People of Asian descent
The Dick Louie Memorial Internship will not be available during 2008. Please check back with us for new opportunities in 2009.
Click here for more information.

Internship in Chinese Painting Conservation
This is a five-month internship in the field of Chinese painting conservation. The intern will receive training in traditional Chinese painting conservation working under the guidance of specialists in the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research.
For more information please see the internship listing in the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research or send an email to dcsr@si.edu.

Smithsonian Internships
To be considered by more than one Smithsonian museum (including the Freer and Sackler) for unpaid internships, see http://intern.si.edu, or contact:

The Center for Museum Studies
Smithsonian Institution MRC 427
Washington, D.C., 20560
202-357-3102
Deadlines are February 15 (for summer), July 15 (for fall), and October 15 (for spring).

Paid Internships
For information about paid internships through the Minority Internship Program or the Native American Internship Program, visit the Office of Fellowships website or contact:

Office of Fellowships and Grants
955 L'Enfant Plaza, Suite 7000
Smithsonian Institution MRC 902
Washington, D.C., 20560
siofg@ofg.si.edu
(202) 287-3271