Henry A. Wallace Fellowship Program

To sustain dynamic movements for peace, justice, and the environment, we need to galvanize those most impacted by them: young people. 

As a paid 10-week program, the Henry A. Wallace Fellowship Program offers young activists training in what we call “public scholarship” — the connection between policy research, advocacy, and grassroots activism. Through workshops, hands-on experience, and individualized mentorship, the Henry A. Wallace Fellowship Program looks to sharpen young scholar-activists’ voices and hone their skills.

This program is a transformation of IPS’s Next Leaders Interns program. It’s named for Henry A. Wallace, a key architect of the New Deal as FDR’s Vice President, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of Commerce. This new program honors Wallace’s commitment to fighting fascism, militarism, and racism while championing democracy, workers, and racial and gender equity. 

The program features workshops with leading strategic thinkers at IPS and beyond. In addition to public scholarship skills like research, writing, and media training, the workshops will include the history of successful movements and lessons to be learned from both victories and defeats. Each cohort will leave the program with a more nuanced understanding of peace and environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice.