Nominations & Applications

The Rewards Of Nominating Leaders

The Krista Colleague Cohort program is modeled somewhat after the Fulbright Scholars or Woodrow Wilson Fellows in academia, yet our focus is to elevate a sense of service to the common good.

Each year, a "Class of Krista Colleagues" is selected through nominations from university professors, church or civic leaders. Qualifying nominees are invited to apply and finalists selected for interviews.

Krista Colleague joins our ecumenical Christian mentoring community and receives a $1000 Service and Leadership Development Grant. The Grant must be used to explore vocational interests and develop leadership and service skills while on assignment or shortly thereafter; these opportunities are usually not possible while living on subsistence wages. Each Krista Colleague also commits to helping mentor future Krista Colleagues through involvement at retreats and conferences planned by the Foundation. Our mentoring community and leadership development model is explained in more detail under the Krista Colleague program section of this website.

Nomination Criteria For New Leaders

1) Nominated: All potential colleagues must be nominated by a university, civic or church leader. All eligible nominees will then be invited to apply.

2) Part of a service organization: Either accepted or in the process of applying to a service organization (i.e. VISTA, Presbyterian USA Mission, World Concern, Mennonite Central Committee, Peace Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Doctors Without Borders, etc.) *Teach for America DNQ

3) Volunteer service: Nominee must be pursuing volunteer or vocational service. Our three areas of focus: urban America, developing nations, or environmental stewardship.

4) Term Commitment: Nominee must commit to a meaningful term of service. We define this as at least 9 months on a full-time or near-full-time assignment.

5) Service as a Faith Expression: Nominee must be motivated for service as an expression of their Christian faith and values.

6) Location/origin: Nominee must be originally from or a current resident of Washington, Oregon, California or Idaho.

7) Age: The future colleague must be between the ages of 20-29.

Have a question or want clarification? See our FAQ section and/or feel free to contact us.

Don't fit our criteria? If you are bummed that you don't fit our criteria, then we're bummed too. Please read our Get Involved page to find other ways we can try to keep connected.

Nomination Timeline

Nomination Form

Nominators: Take the first step by completing the form below. Or click here to Learn more about how the Krista Foundation supports our colleagues and extended community!