If an exact match is not found, it will try to do a match on ANY of the words entered. One of the special educational benefits APIC offers our hobby area of preservation and study of political Americana is an annual summer internship. This program, which has been operating for several years, is funded by the Mark Jacobs Internship Fund honoring the memory of a long-time APIC member from Chicago. The six week internship at the museum provides an experience of a lifetime, while making a contribution to the preservation of the political history of our country.
Interns assist the division's curator.
He or she is required to write an essay, either on their experience or a political essay, which will be published in the APIC Keynoter . Please read the 2000 recipients essay . The internship is open to graduating high school students, full time college students, or graduate students. History or political science majors are desired and overall good character is a requirement. Washington, DC accomodations are provided as part of the internship, either at George Washington University ot at an equivalent location near the musuem.