Internships
The American Anthropological Association has several internships each summer in Washington, D.C. For more information, see Internships and Work-based Learning.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City offers several internships throughout the year in archaeology and biological anthropology. Some internships are paid and others offer academic credit. For more information, see Internship Program.
California State Parks offer a range of paid positions for students across the state. See Students Assistants.
The Getty Museum. See Internships & Fellowships.
Los Angeles Zoo has volunteer opportunities and internships. See Paid Internships.
The National Park Service offers paid and unpaid positions across the country. See National Internship Programs.
The National Science Foundation has internships that place you in research settings around the country, some with pay. See Summer Scholars Internship Program.
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles' Invertebrate Paleontology collections provide opportunities for internships. See Internship Program.
The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. has multiple internship opportunities. For more information, see Internships at the Smithsonian.
The Society for Applied Anthropology has 1 summer internship in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For more information, see J. Thomas May Memorial Internship.
U.S. State Department fellowships and internships. See Interns and Fellows.
Field Schools
There are hundreds of field schools in the U.S. and around the world. Many universities run their own field schools that you can attend for academic credit. The American Anthropological Association has listings of some field schools at Field School Opportunities.
The Archaeological Institute of America maintains listings of field schools and research opportunities in archaeology and biological anthropology at Fieldwork List.
Cal State LA's Office for Study Abroad can help you find and apply for study abroad opportunities. For more information, visit Study Abroad.
The Institute for Field Research (IFR) offers field schools every summer. They do not provide academic credit but some CalStateLA students may qualify for scholarships. For more information, see Programs.
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) runs field schools and provides listings of other field schools at Field Schools.
The School for International Training offers study abroad and field school opportunities around the world. For more information, see https://studyabroad.sit.edu/