STEELE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development provides meaningful, hands-on training in numerous professional careers. In addition, interns learn and work in the company of baseball's best-known personalities during the annual Hall of Fame Weekend and Induction Ceremony, held in Cooperstown each summer.
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE SUMMER OF 2025 HAS PASSED
THE APPLICATION FOR THE SUMMER 2026 PROGRAM WILL BE AVAILABLE FALL 2025.
SUMMER 2025 STEELE INTERNSHIP POSITIONS
The Steele Internship Program provides meaningful, hands-on training in numerous professional careers while learning and working in the company of baseball's best-known personalities during Hall of Fame Weekend.
Jonathan Chodzko was a development intern in the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program. (Parker Fish / NBHOFL)
MORE INFORMATION
The Steele Internship Program is a summer-long experience that offers college students an opportunity to work alongside Museum and Library staff to gain hands-on professional training in a field that closely matches their majors. Interns craft leadership and communication skills by attending career seminars hosted by Hall of Fame staff and community leaders and also by participating in thematic public speaking, research and writing assignments that directly relate to fulfilling the mission of the organization.
To be considered for the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development, students must have completed at least their sophomore year and be enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program at a college or university during the internship, or have just graduated in May of the year of their internship. All Steele interns receive a stipend during the course of the program and access to affordable student housing. If fulfilling an academic requirement, college credit may also be awarded.
The Frank & Peggy Steele Internship Program welcomes applicants for the Ozzie Smith Diversity Scholarship. Students of ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds pursuing a four year bachelor's or master's degree are eligible for a scholarship. Complete scholarships are awarded following acceptance into Frank & Peggy Steele Internship Program. If interested, please attach a one-page statement of interest with your cover letter and resume.
Each year during Hall of Fame Weekend Ozzie Smith hosts Turn Two, a Museum fundraiser that supports the Hall of Fame’s educational mission and the Ozzie Smith Diversity Scholarships for the Museum’s Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development.
Please contact education@baseballhall.org with any questions about the Ozzie Smith Diversity Scholarship.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
ARE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE?
The Frank & Peggy Steele Internship Program welcomes applicants for the Ozzie Smith Diversity Scholarship. Students of ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds pursuing a four-year bachelor's or master's degree are eligible for a scholarship. Complete scholarships are awarded following acceptance into the Frank & Peggy Steele Internship Program.
Scholarships include: bi-weekly stipend, travel and housing costs. The scholarship recipients are members of our museum-wide internship program and are expected to participate in all activities and assignments. For more information, please e-mail education@baseballhall.org.
IS A STIPEND OFFERED?
All interns receive a bi-weekly stipend over the course of the summer-long internship.
IS HOUSING AVAILABLE?
A local college in Oneonta, NY, offers dorm housing to interns. Oneonta is 22 miles south of Cooperstown; most interns carpool daily. Interns may seek housing in Cooperstown; however, most accommodations fill quickly due to tourist demand.
HOW DO I APPLY?
The application deadline for the Summer of 2025 has passed.
The application for the Summer 2026 program will be available Fall 2025.
WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT WITH MY APPLICATION?
In order for your application to be complete you must submit a one-page resume and a cover letter.
CAN I REAPPLY?
Yes. If you are still enrolled in school the following year, you may reapply.
ARE THERE REMOTE POSITIONS AVAILABLE?
All summer internship positions will be in-person in Cooperstown, NY.
WHEN WILL APPLICANTS BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE?
Once the application deadline is reached, all applications will be carefully reviewed and distributed to individual department directors. All applicants will be notified of the decision by phone or e-mail message by the first week of April. If you would like to inquire about the status of your application please email education@baseballhall.org.
WHAT ARE THE START AND END DATES?
The Summer 2025 program begins Monday, June 2, 2025 and ends Friday, August 8, 2025. All interns must begin and end on these dates.
HOW MANY HOURS WILL I WORK?
The work schedule varies for interns depending on the needs of each department. Many interns work weekends, holidays and evenings. All interns accumulate 40 work hours each week and receive 2 days off in a 7-day time period. Interns do not receive vacation or personal days and are expected to work each week for the full summer.
IS TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE?
Cooperstown is 90 minutes from Albany International Airport. Buses and car rental services are available from Albany to Cooperstown and Oneonta. A car is strongly recommended but not necessary as a bus runs daily from Oneonta to Cooperstown. Many interns choose to carpool.
IS THERE A DRESS CODE?
Yes. All interns are required to wear a short-sleeved polo uniform shirt, stone-colored khakis, a black belt and black or white shoes. The uniform shirt is provided by the Museum but the purchase of khakis, belt and shoes are the responsibility of the intern. The overall dress code for the Museum is conservative professional.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN INTERNSHIP?
To be eligible, students must have completed their sophomore year and be enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program at a college or university during the internship, or have just graduated in Spring 2025.
CAN I RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDIT FOR THE INTERNSHIP?
Yes. The Hall of Fame staff works with each individual intern to ensure they receive the experience necessary to gain academic credit if required.
WHAT IF I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?
If you have any additional questions, please email education@baseballhall.org.
The Steele Legacy at the Hall of Fame
For more than two decades, the names of Frank and Peggy Steele have been attached to the internship program at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Peggy approached the Hall of Fame about launching the program shortly after Frank's passing in 2000. Knowing that Frank had a special interest in the education of young people, Peggy wanted to create and fund an internship program that would benefit college students looking for an important work experience. “I thought the internship program was a natural because Frank mentored people. That was something that he always did.”
Frank and Peggy Steele at the 1995 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown. Peggy founded the Museum’s Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Leadership Development in 2001.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational institution, dedicated to preserving history, honoring excellence and connecting generations.
2025 STEELE INTERN POSITIONS
The Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development provides meaningful, hands-on training in numerous professional careers.
VISIT COOPERSTOWN
A pristine lake, unique museums, world-class arts and a wide array of craft beverages all come together in this oasis of Americana and adventure.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational institution, dedicated to preserving history, honoring excellence and connecting generations.
2025 STEELE INTERN POSITIONS
The Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development provides meaningful, hands-on training in numerous professional careers.
VISIT COOPERSTOWN
A pristine lake, unique museums, world-class arts and a wide array of craft beverages all come together in this oasis of Americana and adventure.