Applicants and Hosts Needed: Apply Now for the 2022 International Exchange Program

The US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program (IEP) is now accepting applications for the summer of 2022. US/ICOMOS seeks:

• emerging professionals from around the world to participate as interns, and

• host organizations in the cultural heritage sector to provide invaluable international experiences for these young, highly qualified professionals.

The US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program was established in 1984 and has provided hands-on training opportunities with partner organizations across the world to over 700 emerging cultural heritage professionals from 70 nations. The IEP shares the best cultural heritage preservation practices from the United States and around the world with young and emerging professionals from the U.S. and overseas. The IEP also reinforces the importance of the personal and communal benefits of international cultural engagement.

The program will run for twelve weeks beginning 20 June and culminate 26 August 2022 with a closing ceremony in Washington, DC. For more information and to apply visit https://usicomos.org/internship/.

• US/ICOMOS will accept applications for interns until 7 January 2022. All information for intern applicants can be found online here.

• Host organizations have until 21 January 2022 to apply. Please read the Call for Hosts here.

Pictured above are our three 2021 interns placed in the city of San Antonio, Texas, at the Office of Historic Preservation, City of San Antonio; the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park / Mission Heritage Partners; and the World Heritage Office, City of San Antonio.