The Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) is happy to announce that they are accepting proposals from prospective graduate student participants for the 2026 program. The program will be held next summer at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

SIMA is a graduate student summer training program in museum research methods offered through the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History with major funding from the Cultural Anthropology Program of the National Science Foundation.

The program offers two types of internships: Research Internships and Collections and Archives Internships. The internships are open to graduate students currently enrolled or recently graduated from a U.S. university, as well as U.S. students studying abroad. International students can be considered if they are enrolled in a university in the U.S. Members of Canadian First Nations are eligible under treaty agreements.

For detailed information about SIMA internships and application instructions, please visit: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/anthropology/programs/summer-institute-museum-anthropology

EcoSwell invites applicants for an Archaeology volunteer internship at El Brujo in Peru. This new program offers students a hands-on professional and cultural experience, supporting archaeology research, conservation and education initiatives alongside archaeology experts in the Wiese Foundation. Based in Magdalena de Cao, Northern Peru, participants will work alongside professionals at El Brujo, one of Peru’s most significant archaeological sites.

The Wiese Foundation is in need of hard-working volunteer interns with a passion/background knowledge/ experience in archaeology or related studies. The benefits of taking part in this volunteer internship are:

• Enhance your CV and gain professional hands-on experience supporting archaeological projects in one of Peru’s most prominent archeological sites with world class facilities

• Learn about sustainable preservation techniques

• Work alongside and learn from field experts and passionate professionals

• Live and work in a historical and culture rich setting in Northern Peru, in the Magdalena de Cao community

Interested in applying? Please visit the website.

The Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is offering two independent programs in training in geoarchaeology. Dr. Panagiotis (Takis) Karkanas, Director of the Wiener Laboratory, and Dr. Paul Goldberg, Senior Visiting Professor, Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie (INA), University of Tübingen will lead both courses.

For Summer 2026, the two courses are:

• International Field School on Site Formation, Stratigraphy, and Geoarchaeology in the Athenian Agora (May 30-June 5, 2026)
• Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology Course (June 15-19, 2026)

See attached flyers for more details.

For further information or questions, please contact Dr. Panagiotis (Takis) Karkanas at tkarkanas@ascsa.edu.gr .

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