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The Henry Wallace Fellowship Program is a transformation of IPS’s Next Leaders Interns program. It’s named after 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 Henry Wallace’s commitment to fighting fascism, militarism, and racism while championing democracy, workers, and racial and gender equity.

This paid 10-week program offers young activists training in public scholarship – the connection between policy research, advocacy, and grassroots activism. Through its workshop and events series and individualized mentorship, the Henry Wallace Fellowship looks to sharpen young scholar-activists’ voices and hone their skills.

The program will feature workshops with leading strategic thinkers. 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.

COMPENSATION AND ACADEMIC CREDIT

We offer an hourly wage of $17.50 to offset the cost of working with IPS while you help us build the future of the progressive movement.

IPS firmly believes that financial barriers shouldn’t exclude people from internship opportunities, and we are grateful to our donors who have made it possible to ensure this internship is paid. However, we strongly encourage applicants to find resources through their schools and other scholarships if they have the ability to do so. Many schools offer assistance for summer internship programs, and we ask that all applicants explore those options first in order to allow us to accept a greater number of interns that do not have access to those resources.

Interns may also receive academic credit, and IPS is happy to assist interns in filling out any requisite forms to help with the credit process.

APPLICATION INFORMATION AND TIMELINE

Applications for the summer 2025 Henry Wallace Fellowship Program will open in March, 2025.