Team/ Program Overview:

Mellon’s Public Knowledge program supports the creation and preservation of the cultural and scholarly record—vast and ever-expanding—that documents society’s complex, intertwined humanity. The program works with archives and libraries across the US whose work is foundational to knowledge production and distribution in culture and the humanities. Our aim is to increase access to knowledge that helps to build an informed and engaged society. We also aspire to cultivate networks and sustainable knowledge infrastructure and to ensure that an expansive and inclusive landscape of stories are shared, preserved, and told.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Program Associate, the Program Intern will participate in a hybrid (in-person and remote) role supporting the Public Knowledge program. The intern will get the opportunity to contribute to project development related to community memory and public libraries and gain experience in program documentation, qualitative analysis and the development of calls for proposals. This internship is ideal for a graduate student seeking an opportunity to gain exposure to philanthropy and a deeper understanding of the funding landscape for public libraries. Please note that the role is focused on grantmaking, program learning, and philanthropic strategy in support of libraries, rather than on practicing librarianship or providing direct library services.

The internship has a start date in late May or early June 2026 and is available as a 10-week, full-time position.