Internships Overview

The Internship Program at the Bill Lane Center for the American West provides opportunities for students to enhance their knowledge of the past, present and future of the American West.

Internships for Stanford Students

The Center sponsors pre-arranged internships for currently enrolled Stanford students and graduating seniors in a variety of organizations throughout the West. Most of these internships are full-time, away from campus during the summer. Students have worked in fields such as archeology, museum studies, archives, art, ethnography, historical research, ecology and estuary research, landscape history, media, and law. For further details, visit Internships for Stanford Students

Western Internships Listing

The Bill Lane Center for the American West also offers a listing of organizations throughout the West which operate their own internship programs. These opportunities are listed in a searchable database format. For further details, visit Other Western Internships Listing.

On-Campus Research

In addition to internships, the Center, in collaboration with the office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE), offers on-campus summer research opportunities for Stanford undergraduates. Research projects support faculty research and vary depending on faculty needs.

Contact Information

Julie Martinez
Internship Coordinator
The Bill Lane Center for the American West
473 Via Ortega MC 4225
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 736-9510

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