Summer Internship for PhD Students

Boston College Summer Internship for PhD Students

The Institute for the Liberal Arts, working with the Office of the Provost, offers a summer internship program for Boston College PhD students in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. The program is also co-sponsored by the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. Given the current shortage of full-time academic teaching positions, these internships are designed to let PhD students explore possible non-professorial careers, learn more about how to make a transition to an “Alt-Ac” career path, and provide work experience that will facilitate such a transition.

Internships take place in June and July. Students who participate will be expected to work 35 hours per week in the internship and in addition to attend a weekly group meeting to reflect on the experience and to learn about practical steps for pursuing non-teaching careers. Participants will have to complete two informational interviews with people in a relevant field and write a short report at the end of the internship. Interns will be paid a stipend of $4,000.

Openings for each summer are usually announced in January or February with applications due the second week of March.

Application Process & Deadline


Applications can be submitted online at:

Applications are due on: March 11, 2024

All applicants must have the approval of a dissertation director, main advisor, or graduate program director.

PhD students at any stage of their degree program can apply for up to two internships and should indicate which is their first choice.Providing a second choice is optional.We are offering eight different internships (seven at BC, one external) and some of these positions will accept more than one intern, for a total of up to twelve internships.

Questions: Contact Mary Crane (mary.crane.1@bc.edu)