Fairfax County Park Authority research internships are open to interested graduate students in the fields of history, American studies, or historic preservation. Students work with museum professionals researching primary source materials and developing projects with direct applications for the Park Authority's historic sites. These research projects may lead to opportunities for publication by the student.

 PROJECT HOURS 40 - 120 hours per semester
 PROJECT PERIOD Summer Semester
 LOCATION Collections Management Office
 Ellanor C. Lawrence Park
 5040 Walnev Road
 Chantilly, Virginia 20151
 APPLICANTS Seniors or graduate students in history, American studies
 or historic preservation
 DUTIES Complete a research project pertaining to one of the Park
 Authority's historic sites
 HOUSING Free housing for students conducting an internship of three
 or more credits is available at the Clark House, 6332
 Barcroft Mews Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22041
 TO APPLY Send a letter stating why you are interested in this
 internship, your resume, and two letters of reference with
 phone numbers to:
 Jeanne Niccolls, Collections Manager
 Resource Management Division
 Fairfax County Park Authority
 12055 Government Center Parkway
 Suite 927
 Fairfax, Virginia 22035-1118