Hurford Center Summer Opportunities
The Center supports students to pursue a wide variety of opportunities through research fellowships, internships, and collaborative partnerships. These programs are designed to cultivate undergraduate scholarship, to forge relationships with diverse institutions and communities, and to provide professional experiences with arts and cultural organizations.
The Center is deeply committed to equitable financial support for all students who engage in these opportunities. As such, HCAH will work to meet the financial need of all students participating in its summer programs. Funding for summer programs is competitive, and the Center strongly encourages students to consider applying for multiple opportunities. Bryn Mawr students majoring at Haverford are eligible to apply.
Here are the four categories of internship opportunities supported by the Hurford Center:
1) Philly Partners [Deadline: 3/6/26]
The Hurford Center's Philly Partners program connects students with Philadelphia's acclaimed arts and cultural institutions for ten-week summer internships, where students apply through the Center, interview with host organizations, and receive offers by mid-to-late March. Participating partners this year include:
- American Song Archives
- FringeArts
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- PA Humanities
- Spiral Q
- Mural Arts
Open to current first-years, sophomores, and juniors. Bryn Mawr students majoring at Haverford are eligible.
2) Self-Designed Internships [Deadline: 3/6/26]
The Hurford Center's Self-Designed Internship program provides funding for students accepted into unpaid or underpaid arts and culture internships nationwide, either at established institutions like the Penn Museum or through independent projects that students arrange directly with smaller organizations or individuals. Full-time internships of eight to ten weeks receive stipends covering living expenses and summer earnings expectations, with priority given to first-time program participants.
Open to current first-years, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Bryn Mawr students majoring at Haverford are eligible.
3) Self-Designed Research Fellowships [Deadline: 3/6/26]
The Hurford Center's Summer Research Fellowships support eight to ten weeks of thesis-related or substantive research and creative projects, requiring students to work with faculty and library staff to develop a focused proposal that demonstrates prior interest in the subject and justifies any necessary travel. Fellowships must be at least eight weeks and no longer than ten weeks in length.
Rising juniors and seniors at Haverford and Bryn Mawr students majoring at Haverford are eligible.
4) Creative Fellowship [Deadline: 4/10/ 2026]
The Hurford Center's Creative Projects Fellowship supports students in developing original creative work through a four-week placement with an arts or humanities nonprofit (with preference for social justice-oriented organizations, particularly in Philadelphia) followed by four weeks working with Hurford Center and VCAM staff to finalize their project for a fall debut, which could include exhibitions, performances, screenings, publications, or other creative endeavors. Students must first workshop their project idea and secure organizational interest before applying, then receive mentorship from the host organization while learning about nonprofit operations and ensuring their work aligns with the organization's mission.
Open to rising sophomores and juniors at Haverford and Bryn Mawr are eligible.
Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities
Hurford Center Summer Opportunities
The Center supports students to pursue a wide variety of opportunities through research fellowships, internships, and collaborative partnerships. These programs are designed to cultivate undergraduate scholarship, to forge relationships with diverse institutions and communities, and to provide professional experiences with arts and cultural organizations.
The Center is deeply committed to equitable financial support for all students who engage in these opportunities. As such, HCAH will work to meet the financial need of all students participating in its summer programs. Funding for summer programs is competitive, and the Center strongly encourages students to consider applying for multiple opportunities. Bryn Mawr students majoring at Haverford are eligible to apply.
Here are the four categories of internship opportunities supported by the Hurford Center:
1) Philly Partners [Deadline: 3/6/26]
The Hurford Center's Philly Partners program connects students with Philadelphia's acclaimed arts and cultural institutions for ten-week summer internships, where students apply through the Center, interview with host organizations, and receive offers by mid-to-late March. Participating partners this year include:
- American Song Archives
- FringeArts
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- PA Humanities
- Spiral Q
- Mural Arts
Open to current first-years, sophomores, and juniors. Bryn Mawr students majoring at Haverford are eligible.
2) Self-Designed Internships [Deadline: 3/6/26]
The Hurford Center's Self-Designed Internship program provides funding for students accepted into unpaid or underpaid arts and culture internships nationwide, either at established institutions like the Penn Museum or through independent projects that students arrange directly with smaller organizations or individuals. Full-time internships of eight to ten weeks receive stipends covering living expenses and summer earnings expectations, with priority given to first-time program participants.
Open to current first-years, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Bryn Mawr students majoring at Haverford are eligible.
3) Self-Designed Research Fellowships [Deadline: 3/6/26]
The Hurford Center's Summer Research Fellowships support eight to ten weeks of thesis-related or substantive research and creative projects, requiring students to work with faculty and library staff to develop a focused proposal that demonstrates prior interest in the subject and justifies any necessary travel. Fellowships must be at least eight weeks and no longer than ten weeks in length.
Rising juniors and seniors at Haverford and Bryn Mawr students majoring at Haverford are eligible.
4) Creative Fellowship [Deadline: 4/10/ 2026]
The Hurford Center's Creative Projects Fellowship supports students in developing original creative work through a four-week placement with an arts or humanities nonprofit (with preference for social justice-oriented organizations, particularly in Philadelphia) followed by four weeks working with Hurford Center and VCAM staff to finalize their project for a fall debut, which could include exhibitions, performances, screenings, publications, or other creative endeavors. Students must first workshop their project idea and secure organizational interest before applying, then receive mentorship from the host organization while learning about nonprofit operations and ensuring their work aligns with the organization's mission.
Open to rising sophomores and juniors at Haverford and Bryn Mawr are eligible.