ELIGIBILITY:  Horticulture Services Division (HSD) accepts current and recently graduated undergraduate and graduate students studying horticulture, landscape architecture, museum studies, or other related fields.  Selection is based on both an evaluation of the applicant’s application and available positions.

DURATION:  10 to 16 weeks.

EXPENSES & STIPENDS:  A limited number of paid internships are available. Stipends pay $360/week for undergraduate and $420/week for graduate students. A Garden Club of America scholarship is also available for the Archives of American Gardens internship. Candidates must pay for their own travel, housing, and subsistence during the period of the internship. Steel-toe safety shoes are required for certain projects. The shoes must meet ANSI Safety Standard Z41.1.

ACADEMIC CREDIT:  Interns may arrange for academic credit through their college or university.

DEADLINES:  Applications for internships should be received no later than the dates listed below. Internships will begin approximately three months after the deadline.

Summer Internships - February 1

Fall Internships - June 1

Winter Internships - October 1

List of Horticulture Internships Available
A wide variety of positions are available for HSD interns ranging from grounds management and landscape architecture to greenhouse nursery production, collections management, IPM and irrigation.

Applicants may register and submit an application on line at
Smithsonian Online
Academic Appointment System
Select “Horticulture Services Division Internship Program” from the drop down list of programs.

Requirements for applying to the HSD intern program:

• Application (if not applying
  on-line)
• Two letters of recommendation
• College transcript(s)
• Essay describing background, interest in field, career goals and chosen project

Completed application, essay, academic records, and two letters of recommendation should either be submitted on-line or mailed
to:

Smithsonian Institution
Horticulture Internship Program
P.O. Box 37012
Capital Gallery, Suite 3300
MRC 506
Washington, DC 20013-7012

or by Fed Ex or UPS to:
Smithsonian Institution
Horticulture Internship Program
600 Maryland Avenue SW
Suite 3300
Washington, DC 20024