Undergraduate Research Fellow- Lepage Center Fellow 2026-2027 in Villanova, Pennsylvania at Villanova University

Students majoring or minoring in History or Communications are invited to apply to be a Lepage Center Fellow at the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest for the 2026-27 academic year.

The Lepage Center aims to bring historical scholarship and perspective to bear on contemporary events. The undergraduate fellow will work with the Center Director, the Assistant Director, and the Lepage graduate student fellow(s). Duties include:

One student fellow will be selected for the entirety of the academic year. Duties will be performed on dates that the university is open, and classes are in session, throughout the entirety of the fall 2025 and spring 2026 semesters. Students must meet Villanova, Pennsylvania and U.S. requirements for eligibility and receipt of payment. The selected fellow will work 10 hours per week (on average).

Students are required to be entering their junior or senior year at Villanova University.

Students majoring or minoring in History (including Art History) or Communications are preferred. To be considered for the fellowship, please upload your resume and a one-page cover letter in this application.

The undergraduate student fellow will formally apply to the position through Villanova University’s online recruitment system. The student will be interviewed by the Director and Assistant Director. Human Resources will coordinate onboarding and collect all required employment documentation.

The fellow is strongly encouraged to apply to earn academic credit through the Ellis Center for Undergraduate Students (formerly OUS). To earn academic credit, the accepted student must complete the online OUS Internship application. Once completed and accepted by this program, the student will be enrolled in HIS 2993, the three-credit History internship course, with grading and assignments designated by the appropriate faculty member of the History Department. For more information about the credits, please contact Kathryn Szumanski, Ellis Center Director of Professional Development kathryn.szumanski@villanova.edu

Letters of recommendation are not required, but we do ask for the names of two History professors that can serve as references. Questions for about the position, the application, and the Lepage Center should be directed to Lepage Center Assistant Director Kevin Fox at lepage@villanova.edu