Through the Preservation Scholars Program, the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission seeks to build interest in historic preservation among students from underrepresented cultural and ethnic groups, engaging a wider range of communities and perspectives in the effort to discover and share Texas’ historical narrative. Launched in 2007, the program is a 10-week, paid ($5,000) summer internship placement within the Texas Historical Commission (THC). Previously, several PVAMU students have participated in the program.
Internships are available to college students from Texas or studying to receive their undergraduate or graduate degree at a Texas college or university. Over the course of the internship, students work under the supervision of THC staff at the agency’s headquarters in Austin and/or in the field at historic sites to complete a project of their choosing. Select internship projects allow the option for remote participation in the program. Students meet with staff in each of the THC’s divisions and attend weekly “Brown Bag Presentations” with outside preservation organizations to learn about the preservation work happening across the state.
For more information, visit the Preservation Scholars Program website: https://www.thcfriends.org/preservation-scholars-program.
For more information, click Preservation Scholars Program applications due March 19 for paid summer internship
Contact Information
Michael Hurd
Email : mdhurd@pvamu.edu