Description:
The Library of Congress Junior Fellows Program (JFP) is a paid, 10-week annual summer internship program that enables undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates to gain career experience by working with analog and digital collections and supporting the services of the world's largest library.
Requirements:
- Must be a U.S. citizen. Permanent residents are ineligible for consideration.
- MUST be a U.S. citizen currently enrolled at time of application in a degree-granting program of study at an accredited institution of higher learning at the undergraduate level (college, university, or tribal college), or graduate level, AND/OR have graduated or will graduate between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
- MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR FULL TEN WEEK PERIOD from May 18 through July 24. MUST be available to attend mandatory orientation on Monday, May 18, 2026. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Must be available to work a full-time schedule, Monday – Friday during the Junior Fellow Program’s core business hours: 6:30am – 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time.
- MUST be located in the U.S. or its territories for the entire duration of the internship, no exceptions.
- Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of a personnel security/suitability investigation. Note: If selected, you must assist us to expedite processing of your application by responding quickly (within one week) to the Personnel Security Department. It is your responsibility to meet the concrete deadlines set forth under this announcement. It is also your responsibility to ensure that you respond and complete the necessary components of the background investigation within the given timeframe.
- Resume.
- Responses to all Vacancy Questions.
- Latest transcript from the current or most recently attended college or university, official registrar documentation certifying enrollment in Fall 2025, certification of enrollment via Clearinghouse, OR copy of degree obtained in 2025.
If you are freshman at your institution and do not have an unofficial transcript at your disposal OR your unofficial transcript does not display enrollment in the Fall 2025 semester, please submit another document from your institution and/or registrar’s office to certify your current enrollment. Certifications via Clearinghouse are acceptable to verify enrollment. Lastly, if you have graduated in 2025: a copy of your degree will suffice as verification.
A legible copy of your latest college/university transcripts or one of the aforementioned enrollment verifying documents is required with your online application. Unofficial transcripts or a copy of your degree are acceptable at the time of application. Your transcript will be used to certify your eligibility for the program. Official transcripts will be required if selected for the position. Transcripts must be issued by the college or university, and must include your name, the name of the institution, and the courses and course dates. Screenshots, JPEGS, Word or other text documents, and stand-alone course lists are not acceptable . Failure to submit the required legible documentation at the time of application will result in disqualification.
If you do not have an unofficial transcript at your disposal, please submit another document from your institution and/or registrar’s office to certify your current enrollment. Certifications via Clearinghouse are acceptable to verify enrollment. You may also provide a copy of your degree as verification.
10. Two (2) references (name, email and phone) that can attest to the applicant's proficiency, skills, work ethic, reliability, quality of work, and capacity to work on teams. PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR REFERENCE NAMES, AND CONTACT INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF YOUR INTERVIEW. DO NOT ATTACH REFERENCE INFORMATION TO YOUR APPLICATION.
Letters of Recommendation are NOT required for the application.
For all documents except professional references, you should follow the steps for submitting documents found below in step 5 of the "How to Apply" section.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once selected and hired for the internship, every effort will be made to accommodate project selections. Due to the popularity of some areas of interest, preferred project placement cannot be guaranteed. All project areas may not be available at the time applicants are selected and others may be added. Applicants should be sure to indicate three project areas of interest within their applications. Please refer to the “How You Will be Evaluated” section for more information.