Henry A. Wallace Fellowship Application Form

Please note: as the form does not allow you to save your progress, we encourage you to answer the questions in a word document before copying and pasting here for submitting. Please download a copy of these questions if you’d like to prepare them in advance of filling out this form.

Note on eligibility: As a paid work opportunity, all applicants must be eligible for employment during the fellowship period. Current F-1 Student Visa holders authorized for Curricular or Optional Practical Training are eligible to apply. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor new visa applications.

Note on AI: Researchers and writers at IPS do not use generative AI to produce their public scholarship. Applications that display significant evidence suggesting the use of generative AI to prepare your responses will not be considered for advancement in the selection process.

Name(Required)

First Last

Pronouns(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Are you available to work in-person at the D.C. office June 1st through July 31st?(Required)

Yes

IPS is committed to building a cohort that reflects identities across a wide range of experience. We know that internships often have not embraced or lifted up marginalized groups, and we aim to change that. As we work to transform the make-up of our world’s future movement leaders, we are deeply committed to supporting diversity (across races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, levels of ability, etc.) in the next generation of public scholars. Why does this statement matter to you?(Required)

In order to successfully and sensitively build power from the ground up, we believe we need to be conscious of the ways in which class and economic inequality intersect with movement building. Why does this matter to you? How does your lived experience inform your interest in these issues?(Required)

Are you from a rural community?(Required)

Yes

As part of this year’s program, we seek to recruit several fellows from rural communities, which have often been ignored by progressive movements. Since you've identified as being from a rural community, please share how this shapes your perspective.(Required)

Tell us about a movement that you're involved in and how you'd like to see this movement create change.(Required)

Which of the following internships are you most interested in working on? (Please select at least two)(Required)

For a description of this summer’s internship placements, download this PDF.

Please elaborate on your selections.(Required)

What skills, experience, and/or knowledge would you most like to obtain and why?(Required)

(Examples: writing, fundraising, event planning, editing, networking, an analysis of alternative economic models, etc.) Limit of 100 words.

Give an example of a time that you used research skills. Describe the project from beginning to end. How did you organize your work? What tools or methods did you use?(Required)

How do you stay on top of breaking news and current events?(Required)

In assessing your own financial needs, does your school offer money for students to attend summer internship programs?(Required)

Have you applied for or will you be receiving outside assistance for your internship this summer in the form of a stipend, grant, or scholarship? If so, please specify.(Required)

How did you hear about this program?(Required)

Please attach a writing sample in PDF format.(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 GB.

Your writing sample can be a blog post, an excerpt from an essay or research paper, a letter to the editor, an article in your school’s newspaper, etc. Feel free to provide a couple sentences of context if you’re excerpting your selection from a larger piece. The important thing is for us to get a sense of something you’re passionate about …oh, and, we’d love to see if you can string a sentence together, too. Please limit your writing sample to 5 pages or less.

Please attach your resume, in PDF format.(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 GB.

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