FOR UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STUDENTS The GCA Internship In Garden History & Design ESTABLISHED to encourage the study of garden history and design and, if possible, aid in cataloguing the Garden Club of America Collection in the Archives of American Gardens (AAG) at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Preference is given to an undergraduate or graduate student wishing to work and pursue independent research at the AAG, but is also available to a student at any facility approved by the Scholarship Committee that provides adequate supervision and structure. The GCA award of $2000 supplements any internship stipend provided by the AAG or other facility. Archives of American Gardens Applicants: The term of an AAG internship is 10 to 16 weeks. The AAG stipend for undergraduates is $360 per week, and $420 per week for graduate students. Interns are allowed one half day each week to complete one or more independent study projects. Interns may arrange for academic credit through their college or university.  Please note: successful GCA applicants must also submit a standard Application for Academic Internship in Horticulture to AAG (found online at www.gardens.si.edu ). Students with courses in garden history, horticulture, landscape design, museum studies, public education and related fields are best suited for an internship at the Archives of American Gardens. Interns working at the AAG may gain experience in the following areas: collections management, cataloging and description, research, development of finding aids, and basic preservation practices. Projects focus on organizing and processing photographic materials, locating and verifying data for research or exhibition purposes, cataloging images and describing their content according to recognized data standards, image digitization, and preparing reports. Images and garden documentation preserved in the AAG provide researchers with a valuable source of information on American gardens not found anywhere else in the country. A variety of individual research projects can be developed from these rich resources. Potential themes include: historical garden styles, garden furnishings, art and ornaments, cultural influences on garden design, and regional landscape practices. AAG staff can work with applicants to develop individualized projects.   Established in 2001 • Funds one scholar annually at $2000 • Deadline: February 1 • Contact: Ms. Judy Smith, The Garden Club of America, 14 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022-1002 • Phone: (212) 753-8287, Fax: (212) 753-0134