Accepting Applications: Spring 2026 Internship in Asian American Public Humanities

The Global Asias Initiative is now offering the fourth and final round of its student research fellowship in Global Asias for Spring 2026. 

This spring the format for the fellowship will be a 3-credit undergraduate internship with Asian Studies or American Studies. Interns will also receive a $500 stipend. The intern will be working with the Howard County Historical Society (HCHS) to support increasing their archival material on the Asian American Community, which will include both gathering materials as well as community outreach and interviews. 

Internship applications are due October 12, 2025 by 11:59pm.

Application Process: 

• Review the full position description and requirements 

• Speak with a faculty member in Asian Studies or American Studies willing to serve as your Faculty Supervisor should you be selected for the internship

• By 11:59pm on Sun, October 12, 2025: Submit responses to the following questions to Dr. Tamara Bhalla (tbhalla@umbc.edu) and Priya Bhayana (priyab@umbc.edu). Please keep your total response (all 3 questions) to 250 words maximum.

• 1) What interests you about this position?

• 2) Please describe your prior experience with gathering archival material, if any (experience is not required!). If you don’t have direct professional experience in this area, please describe what skills you have that you would bring to this task.

• 3) Please describe your prior experience with community outreach or interviewing, if any (experience is not required!). If you don’t have direct professional experience in this area, please describe what skills you have that you would bring to this task.

TIMELINE:

Deadline for Application: Sun, Oct 12, 2025 by 11:59pm

Applicants Notified of Decision: Wed, October 22, 2025

Spring 2026 Course Registration Opens: October 27, 2025

PAYMENT DISBURSEMENT:

Payment will be distributed to the student as a stipend in two $250 amounts at the beginning and the end of the semester.

• If selected, students will have to complete a short onboarding process

• If students are not already employed by system, they will also have to fill out an I-9

CONTACT INFO:

Please reach out to both Dr. Tamara Bhalla at tbhalla@umbc.edu and Priya Bhayana at priyab@umbc.edu with any questions.