Intern with FMA

Current Internship

FMA Collections Internship - SPRING 2026
APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Compensated Undergraduate, Graduate, or Professional Internship

  • FMA is recruiting a high-performing student or emerging professional interested in archives and collection processing. The selected intern will acquire valuable experience in handling archival objects, writing informative descriptions for collection guides, evaluating the strengths, gaps, and weaknesses of a collection, and helping share Kentucky’s LGBTQ history. The intern will be expected to complete a minimum of 100 hours towards these projects and will be compensated with an honorarium of $2,000. FMA will also work with educational institutions to help the selected intern earn credit for the internship, where applicable. The internship will begin in January of 2026, with expected completion in May of 2026. This internship is not a remote position.

    1. Working towards or recently completed (within the last three years) an undergraduate or graduate degree at a college or university; study or relevant experience in history, library science, archival science, gender and women’s studies, or another related field is preferred.

    2. Strong oral and written communication skills 

    3. Ability to work independently to produce consistent, high-quality results over long-term projects

    4. Highly competent in LGBTQ-and-intersectional-inclusive language, experience, and community 

    5. Advanced copywriting and editing skills 

    6. A high degree of organization, self-motivation, and great attention to detail is critical 

  • The intern selected will be paid an honorarium of $2,000; $1,000 after the completion of 50 hours of work, and the final $1,000 at the completion of 100 hours of work.

  • Deadline for Application: Sunday, November 16, 2026 at 11:59pm


    To Apply Please Submit: 

    • Cover letter detailing your interest in the internship and your relevant experience (two pages or less)

    • Resume (two pages or less) 

    • Writing sample (preferably showcasing strong descriptive writing) 

    • List of three references 

    Please email your application as a single PDF file to Josh Porter, Assistant Executive Director, at  josh@faulknermorgan.org by Sunday, November 16, 2026 at 11:59pm.

Hear from our past interns!

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Hear from our past interns! •

“While working with FMA, what I kept coming back to was the importance of the entire archive. When you think of Kentucky, you don't automatically think LGBT, even though we know a history exists for it. To work with an archive dedicated to Kentucky's rich LGBT history was an honor! As far as internships go, it was also really nice to be in an environment where my professional opinion was taken seriously. When I worked with FMA, even for that brief time, I felt like a real part of the team. Plus, since it's so hard to find an internship with flexible hours that's also compensated, FMA really was a no brainer!”

Caitlyn Rahschulte (she/her)
2021 Social Media Intern

“Interning with the Archive has provided opportunities for me that I never dreamed - in a personal as well as a professional sense. Working with the materials as I processed new collections gave me further experience in describing and indexing, while also deepening my individual knowledge of the key players in Kentucky’s queer history. By helping promote Faulkner Morgan at events like Lexington Lez night, the Lexington Pride Festival, and various film screenings, I got to witness firsthand the joy and pride in the faces of people who learn that there is someone doing this important work in Kentucky. This experience has enriched my life in so many ways and deepened my pride in my identity as a queer Kentuckian!”

Natalie Warren (she/her)
2025 Collections Intern

“Interning with FMA happened at such a crucial time in my life. I was halfway through grad school, in the midst of the pandemic, and had just come out as gay about a year or two before. The intimate connection that I felt to the individual stories represented through the archive was deeply impactful. Since I was getting my MFA in Curatorial Studies, I was so excited to take these incredible objects and stories that I was finding and turning them into public exhibitions for everyone to see!”

Josh Porter (he/him)
2022 Collections and Social Media Intern