The Graduate Christian Scholars is a year-long program supporting the intellectual, professional, and spiritual formation of Christians called to work in higher education. It is open to graduate students and postdocs in any discipline who are considering careers as faculty. A cohort of 6-10 scholars will meet during the calendar year at a weekend retreat, six dinner discussions, and a series of workshops for peer feedback. 

This program is premised on the belief that truth about God is relevant to the search for truth in every discipline and field of study. Called to love God with all our hearts, souls, and minds, we are necessarily called to love God within our specific social and institutional contexts and offer our daily work to him. For Christian academics, that means our research, teaching, institutional service, and public witness must be informed by faith in Jesus Christ, looking to the Bible and to millennia of Christian intellectual tradition for wisdom. The Graduate Christian Scholars Program aims to help young scholars in formation approach their academic work in a spirit of faith; make connections between Christian theology and their disciplines; articulate the value of Christian perspectives for pluralist university contexts; and support one another amid the challenges of graduate school.

Participants in the program commit to attend the retreat, at least five spring meetings, and at least five fall meetings, as well present one academic project (e.g. article, dissertation chapter, conference paper, syllabus, lecture, or presentation sharing academic work with a public audience) at a fall workshop. They will receive a stipend of $250 as a token of appreciation for their time and commitment.