Student/Intern Erica C. Vaughns NLS Aspiring Leaders Internship Program
- General Website: https://www.loc.gov/nls
- Program Website: https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/internship-program/
- Hosting Service Unit: Library Services
- Program Contact: NLSInternships@loc.gov
- Interests/Areas of Study: Arts and Humanities, including foreign languages and music; Business; Liberal Arts, including communications and English; Library Science; Science and Technology
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
- Application Period: Ongoing
- Application Notes: The application period for the summer 2025 session is now closed. To learn more about the application process for next year, please refer to the program website link above.
- Compensation: GS-4
- Academic Credit: The Library does not provide academic credit, but you may arrange with your school in advance to receive credit.
- Available Benefits: None
- Program Duration: Short-term. Approximately 10 to 12 weeks a session; part-time.
- Qualifications: Currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students and those who have graduated within the past five years from an accredited two-year or four-year college or university. Must be a U.S. citizen; legally blind; be able to work remotely.
Program Description: The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), supported by the National Library for the Blind Endowment, sponsors a paid internship that offers legally blind individuals the opportunity to gain work career experience and explore career options working in the areas of collections building, program delivery, and business oversight and management.