Undergraduate Internships
Applications for Fall 2026 internships are open through September 8.
The Mahindra Humanities Center invites applications for undergraduate internships in the Public Humanities. Internships that are offered offered for Fall 2026: Entertainment Consulting and Media Law and the Woodberry Poetry Room Internship.
Students may apply to up to THREE Internships in the Public Humanities. If you apply to more than one, please apply to each separately and rank them in your order of preference in each of your cover letters.
The period of the internships is 10 weeks during the Fall 2026. Please see individual descriptions for further details, including remote/in-person work expectations.
Preferred class levels: Students must be currently enrolled sophomores or juniors unless otherwise noted in the internship description. (Currently enrolled seniors are also eligible to apply for fall internships if graduating in spring 2027.)
Required application documents: Cover letter explaining why you are interested in the internship and what experience you have relevant to the description; resumé; copy of unofficial Harvard transcript
Stipend: Interns will receive a stipend of $1,450 for their work, paid in two installments of $725.
Fall 2026 Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 8 at at 11:59pm
The entertainment consulting and media law intern will gain both exposure to the many real-world applications of media law and hands-on experience with talent management. Media law addresses all legal issues that might arise during the production, use, or consumption of media – whether broadcast, digital, or print. Protecting public interests such as media pluralism and diversity, media law also has a deep impact on artists and creators by regulating standards for ownership and use.
A broad familiarity with the norms of licensing, fair use, copyright, intellectual property, FCC regulations, and contract law is in demand in the workplace, both for media lawyers – who may work in the legal departments of newspapers, magazines, online publications, record labels, museums, podcasts or television shows – and for non-legal professionals in the fields of journalism, digital education, public media, publishing, marketing, and entertainment.
Working as part of Dogghouse, Inc., a small media consultancy run by a recent graduate of Harvard Law, the entertainment consulting and media law intern will help to identify potential audiences for under-recognized and up-and-coming creative talent; establish relationships with artists; and help creators and media-makers to navigate contract negotiations, compliance, and other legal issues necessary to distribute their work. Dogghouse’s clients range from Snoop Dogg and other musicians to record labels, production companies, podcasters, novelists, and nonprofit organizations.
Great work in the field of entertainment and media law consulting takes strong communication skills and the commitment to foster trust with clients. This internship does NOT require prior experience with either pre-law studies or the entertainment industry. Students who are energized by the prospect of working directly with artists, musicians, podcasters, and other media-makers are encouraged to apply.
Students applying for this internship should be ready to commit 7-10 hours per week throughout the duration of the internship; work will be almost fully remote, with exceptions to be determined in consultation with the position’s supervisor. This internship lasts for 10 weeks during the Fall 2026 semester. The intern will receive a stipend of $1,450 (half payable at the end of week 5 and half payable upon successful completion of the internship).
The Woodberry Poetry Room is one of the largest audio-visual archives for literary recordings in the United States, and a dynamic center of creative activity on Harvard’s campus. Free and open to the public. Our Fall 2026 internship will provide students with a wide-ranging experience: supporting day-to-day aspects of the library (e.g. reading room activities and our popular public program series) and preparing to launch the Library of Voices website in Fall 2027.
Activities may include:
- researching, imaging, editing, and adding new content to the website using the new CMS (content management system), including Author Pages, Recording Pages, Related Materials, Photographs, etc.
- researching and writing Feature articles for the site
proposing and creating new Mixtapes for the site - curating a public listening session as a part of our programming series
- other reading room duties and patron support may be assigned.
The Poetry Room’s internship will be particularly useful to students who are interested in careers in the digital humanities, graphic design, Web publishing, data management, arts & tech jobs, arts administration, libraries and museums/archives, and creative writing.
Students applying for this internship should be ready to commit 6-10 hours per week throughout the duration of the internship. Work will be partially remote/in-person, and can be arranged around your academic schedule.
This internship lasts for 10 weeks during the Fall 2026 semester. The intern will receive a stipend of $1,450 (half payable at the end of week 5 and half payable upon successful completion of the internship).