Thank you for your interest in an internship with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Cultural Heritage Trust Program (Archaeology team). We are currently accepting applications for the Summer 2026 internship term. This application period will close at 5 p.m. EST on Friday, February 6, 2026. Applicants will be notified by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, February 27, 2026 if they are accepted into the program.

This six-week, in-person internship will begin on Monday, June 1, 2026 and end on Friday, July 10, 2026. Interns will be based at SCDNR's Parker Annex Archaeology Center (2025 Barnwell Street, Columbia, SC 29201), but may travel with the SCDNR Archaeology team across South Carolina.

Up to eight interns will be selected for this term. While working as interns, applicants must be enrolled as a rising high school senior, undergraduate student (B.A./B.S. and Associates), graduate student (M.A./M.S. and Ph.D.), or a recent graduate (high school to Ph.D.). Interns at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and those who have recently graduated, are paid $12 per hour. High school interns are unpaid. All interns may work up to 40 hours per week. While working as a paid SCDNR Archaeology Intern, applicants may not work for another South Carolina state government agency. Housing is not provided.

The primary focus of the summer internship term is for interns to gain a greater understanding of the diverse field of archaeology and to discover if archaeology, or a closely related field, is the right career path for them. Interns will attend guest lectures that cover topics including terrestrial and maritime archaeology, forensic anthropology, visual anthropology, archaeology public engagement, museum studies, and disaster preparedness and recovery. Summer interns will also assist the SCDNR Archaeology team with ongoing public engagement projects (e.g., Archaeology for Kids programming in South Carolina libraries and the SCDNR Archaeology Summer Series), archaeological excavations (e.g., shovel testing), processing artifacts in the Parker Annex laboratory, and/or assisting with curation.

Please email SCDNR archaeologist Meg Gaillard with any questions or concerns (GaillardM@dnr.sc.gov).

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* 1. Full Name

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* 2. Preferred Name (Nickname)

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* 3. What are your preferred gender pronouns?

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* 4. Primary Email

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* 5. Secondary Email

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* 6. Phone Number

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* 7. Permanent Address (i.e., home address where you can receive mail during the internship and after the internship concludes)

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* 8. Temporary Address (i.e., address where you can receive mail during the internship)

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* 9. What is the name of the institution (e.g., school, university) where you are currently enrolled?

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* 10. Anticipated Graduation Date (Month and Year)

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* 11. GPA

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* 12. Emergency Contact Name

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* 13. Emergency Contact Phone Number

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* 14. Emergency Contact Relationship to Applicant (e.g., mom)

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* 15. Please select an internship category.

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* 16. The SCDNR Archaeology team provides public engagement programming within and outside of the standard Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. internship work week. Examples include festivals and programming on weekends, and programming in libraries. What shifts are you available to work? Please check all that apply.

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* 17. In what extracurricular activities do you participate?

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* 18. What is your work and/or volunteer experience?

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* 19. What do you hope to gain from this internship? Your response should be between 250 - 500 words, and the use of AI is not allowed.

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* 20. What are your future education and/or career goals? Your response should be between 250 - 500 words, and the use of AI is not allowed.

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* 21. Do you intend to acquire academic credit for this internship, or is an internship a requirement for your school? If yes, please provide details of those requirements.

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* 22. Please list any special considerations for your internship application such as previously scheduled vacations that might coincide with internship time, or a school move-in day which might shorten your internship time.

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* 23. Please use this space to add any additional comments or questions to your application.

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* 24. Please provide one letter of recommendation from a teacher, professor, academic adviser or employer. Letters of recommendation can be emailed directly from the recommender to Meg Gaillard (GaillardM@dnr.sc.gov). Letters of recommendation must be received by the application deadline.

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* 25. Please provide a copy of your transcript(s). Unofficial transcript(s) are acceptable.

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* 26. Please provide a copy of your CV or resume.

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* 27. How did you learn about the SCDNR Archaeology Internship Program?

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* 28. What is your t-shirt size?

Thank you for applying to the SCDNR Archaeology Internship Program. Please take a moment to review your application to ensure it is complete, and that a letter of recommendation, transcript, and CV/resume are attached. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please email SCDNR archaeologist Meg Gaillard with any questions or concerns (GaillardM@dnr.sc.gov).
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