Walker Fellowship
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Early-career scholars
Other requirements
- Interests in one or more of the focus areas listed above
Overview
Overview:
The Walker Fellowship supports the efforts of early-career scholars with interests in sustainability, demography, security, economic development, human rights, and diplomacy. Walker Fellows are part of the Population Institute's longstanding Fellowship Program, whose scholars support PI in clarifying and communicating how population dynamics and demographic shifts relate to social, political, and economic development globally.
Focus Areas:
- Sustainability
- Demography
- Security
- Economic development
- Human rights
- Diplomacy
- Population dynamics and demographic shifts
Geographic Scope: Global
Eligibility:
- Early-career scholars
- Interests in one or more of the focus areas listed above
Background:
The Walker Fellowship honors the legacy of Robert J. Walker, former Population Institute President (2009-2021), who dedicated his career to advocating for the safety and rights of those around him, focusing on reproductive health, economic development, security, sustainability, and the environment.
Contact Information:
- The Population Institute
- 105 2nd St, NE
- Washington, DC 20002
- Phone: 202.544.3300
- Fax: 202.544.0068
What The Population Institute Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 6
- Total given
- $1.04M
- Median grant
- $49K
- Range
- $15K–$734K
- By dollars: District of Columbia 96%, Michigan 2%, California 2%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Ann Arbor, MI; Berkeley, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
State Voices · Washington, DC
Population education
$734K
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars · Washington, DC
Population conference
$173K
Foreign Policy Magazine · Washington, DC
Population conference
$75K
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI
Population research
$23K
Venture Strategies for Health & Development · Berkeley, CA
Population conference
$21K
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Fields of Work
- Science research
- Humanities
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