Internships

Jerome Joss Internship

Description
The Goldstein Museum of Design's Jerome Joss program is an annual internship that provides the opportunity for a CDES graduate student to combine individual interests and skills with object-based research. GMD's permanent collection holds over 28,000 objects, and lends itself to a broad range of research topics. This 40 hour internship includes a $1000 stipend payable upon completion of the project.

Application Requirements

• Applicants must be seeking a graduate degree in the College of Design
• Applicants must submit a 1-2 page proposal for their project by March 8, 2013 to Jean McElvain at jmcelvai@umn.edu

Please include the following information on your proposal: date, name, degree sought, email address. Additional formatting specifics are at the discretion of the applicant, but the final proposal should be submitted as a pdf.

• Questions to consider in your proposal:
• What type of objects would you like your project to focus on?
• What type of process would you use to complete the project?
• What do you anticipate that your deliverable be?
• How does your project align with GMD’s mission and goals (see
• How does your project relate to design or design histories

See http://goldstein.design.umn.edu/collection/emigre/ to view previous Jerome Joss Internship project by Jessica Barness, MFA

Contact Jean McElvain (jmcelvai@umn.edu, 612.625.2737) if you would like to discuss proposals or collection object groupings prior to submission.

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Lila Bath UROP Internship

Description

GMD's annual Lila Bath UROP Internship is open to all undergraduate apparel design students in the College of Design. The successful candidate will spend a week in San Antonio, Texas at Incarnate Word University (IWU) experiencing the unique community resources. The internship includes:

A week in San Antonio, staying in a dorm on the IWU campus
$1,500 stipend to cover travel, housing, food, and supplies

Although the internship is not limited to juniors, this is an excellent opportunity to research ideas for a senior line. The Bath Intern will expected to speak on his/her experience at a GMD program. The award will be announced before spring break.

To Apply

Applicants must be undergraduate students currently enrolled in the College of Design apparel design program
Submit a resume and a 1-2 page proposal to Lucy Dunne ( ldunne@umn.edu) by January 31st
Applicants are advised to discuss potential proposals with Lucy prior to submission