Summer Fellowship Program

Historic Deerfield invites applications from undergraduates in their Junior and Senior years for the Summer Fellowship Program.

Based in Historic Deerfield’s eleven museum buildings, state-of-the-art exhibition and storage facility and library, all within the village of Old Deerfield, New England’s best documented town, this all expenses-paid, intensive nine-week living-learning program offers a rare behind the scenes view of the workings of a museum, and a thorough investigation of early New England history and material life.

Before applying, please be sure to read the complete description of the 2013 Summer Fellowship Program (June 10-August 11, 2013). 

Applications must include:

• Summer Fellowship Program application form
• Official Transcript
• Resume
• Two letters of recommendation from college faculty members.
• Personal statement discussing why you want to come to the Deerfield  program, and how your academic experiences and other interests have prepared you for this program.
• Financial aid award authorization form if applying for a stipend to offset lost summer income.
• Non-refundable fee of $15

For further information, please contact Barbara Mathews, Public Historian and Director of Academic Programs, at (413) 775-7207, or bmathews [at] historic-deerfield [dot] org.