Student Historian Internship Program – New-York Historical
A paid academic-year internship for high school students entering grades 10-12 in the NYC metro area, who conduct original historical research using New-York Historical's archives, produce a digital project, and lead gallery tours under historian mentors.
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DAR American History Essay Contest
National essay contest that asks students to write on a themed U.S. history prompt; entries go through local DAR chapters to state and national levels.
Fracchia Prize – San Francisco Historical Society
Annual research-essay contest on San Francisco history; open to any student attending a high school in San Francisco, with 1,200–1,600-word original essays.
Freedom Archives Internships
Nonprofit archive in San Francisco focused on social-justice and radical-history media. Internships help with archival research and digitization.
San Francisco Historical Society Internship
SFHS internship roles for high school students to support the Museum of San Francisco, archives, and educational programming.
SF Bay Area Urban Green SCA
SCA's Bay Area Urban Green program provides year-round paid opportunities for high school students to work on urban environmental projects, some involving historic sites.
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
A civics curriculum and competition from the Center for Civic Education in which student teams research constitutional issues and testify before a panel of judges acting as legislators, advancing from regional and state rounds to National Finals in Washington, DC.