Simmons Graduate Internship Program,
The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan
The Henry Ford’s Simmons Internship Program is designed for current graduate students pursuing careers in museums, historical agencies, conservation labs, or related fields. This internship provides participants with a great opportunity to gain in-depth work experience in a major American history museum.
Stipend and Terms of Internship
Simmons interns are awarded stipends for a minimum 12-week full time internship. Starting and ending dates for individual internships are negotiable. The Simmons Internship Program is funded by the Vera W. and Walter E. Simmons Endowment Fund.
The application period for 2015 Simmons internships has closed. Thank you to all applicants! Please check back later this year for 2016 Simmons internship opportunities. For more information about the Simmons
Graduate Internship Program, contact
HistoryInternship@TheHenryFord.org or Saige Jedele, Simmons Internship Coordinator, The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI 48124-5029.
Clark Travel-to-Collections Research Fellowship
The Clark Travel-to-Collections Fellowship provides support for research using the automotive history collections of The Henry Ford. The generous donation of the Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Library in 1991 substantially increased these collections. Applications are welcomed from researchers who want to use the automotive history collections and plan to publish or publicly present the results of their research. Researchers from all disciplines are welcome and may include doctoral candidates, automotive researchers, journalists, teachers, librarians, museum curators, archivists, and students. The grant covers a minimum two-week period up to a maximum of two months. The research may cover any area of automotive history, and may include design, manufacturing, marketing, industrial policy, corporate history, or labor relations. Research should be directed toward production of a specific publication or scholarly work, such as an article, chapter of a book, lecture, film, etc.
Grant Amount and Terms of Grant
The Clark Travel-to-Collections Research Grant Program provides up to $2,400 to defray travel expenses for researchers traveling to use The Henry Ford’s transportation history collections. Recipients should be in residence for at least two weeks and be prepared to devote a full time effort to the research funded by the fellowship. At least one fellowship will be awarded annually. View topics of past grant recipients.
Application Process
Applications will be accepted from March 1 to December 31, 2015 for research to be completed during 2016. Applicants will be notified of the Selection Committee’s decision by February 15, 2016. Applications require a statement describing the project, submission
of a budget, a timeline for completion of the research, a curriculum vitae, and two letters of support.
Clark Travel-to-Collections Program
Dina Mein, PhD
Manager, Research Library
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029
DinaM@thehenryford.org
The Clark Travel-to-Collections Grant Program is supported by the Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Endowment Fund.