Internships in Public and Applied Humanities

Originally called the Undergraduate Fellowships in Public Humanities, these internships offer the opportunity to highlight the humanities at work out in the world. The internships are 12-week, full-time roles based on a fixed rate of $7500, shared equally between King’s and the host employer.

Public humanities encompass work that engages broader audiences with humanities knowledge—such as museums, oral history initiatives, public education programs and the arts. Applied humanities work uses humanities skills to address practical challenges, for example, work in policy, service design, instructional design, content development, strategy, governance and market research—and more.

The Internships in Public and Applied Humanities are an opportunity for alumni to give back to the next generation by offering formative work experiences to students. For students, it is an opportunity to experience how their King’s education is enabling them to act in the world—to gain confidence in the skills they’ve acquired through their education and build new ones on the job.

All current undergraduate students are eligible to apply provided they will be returning to King’s for the following fall term, will have completed the Foundation Year Program, and have not had an internship funded through this program before.

Applications open

Students will use this form to apply to be considered for the King’s Internships in Public and Applied Humanities, valued at $7,500.

Student application

Student applications close February 22, 2026.

Organizations will use this form to apply for the King’s Internships in Public and Applied Humanities.

Organization application

Organization/Employer applications close February 13, 2026.

What the program meant to these students

Emily Gilbert, BA(Hons)’23, was in fourth year when she applied to the program. Little did the Contemporary Studies and philosophy student know that her “writing and research” position would lead to days on the sea filming the team that was mapping the sea floor off the Nova Scotia coast. Read what the experience meant to her.

When Ruth McGill applied at the last minute in 2024, she had no idea that her experience would change the trajectory of her academic career. Ruth, a social anthropology student, ended up at the Black Planning Project, a nonprofit in Toronto founded and run by a King’s alum, Abigail Moriah, ’97. Find out the impact of the experience on Ruth’s plans.