Mustard Seed Foundation – Harvey Fellows Program
The Harvey Fellows Program provides scholarships to Christian students who are pursuing graduate studies at premier universities in fields considered to be underrepresented by Christians and who possess a unique vision to impact society through their vocations.
Initiated by the Mustard Seed Foundation (MSF) in 1992, the Harvey Fellows Program seeks to mark, equip and encourage individuals to actively integrate their faith and vocation as leaders in strategic occupations. We understand God to be creator and sustainer, not only of human beings, but of society’s disciplines and structures which make up our world. We believe God uses individuals to redeem these structures. We therefore desire to empower students who evidence the passion and ability to lead others as they participate in God’s work in the world. Through the program, the Foundation seeks to identify, prepare, and celebrate this generation’s Daniels, Esthers, Josephs and Lydias — people of God willing and able to assume positions of leadership and influence for the cause of Christ in fields such as media, government, scientific research, industry, the arts, and higher education.
Mission Statement
1. To identify and mark Christian graduate students who possess exceptional leadership and academic abilities, and validate these abilities as gifts from God, worthy of cultivation.
2. To equip them with financial resources necessary to undertake advanced study at premier graduate institutions in preparation for vocations that are culturally influential, and where there is little Christian presence.
3. To encourage Harvey Fellows to lead integrated lives, addressing important societal issues from within the framework of a Christ-centered worldview, by offering a forum for the exchange of ideas on the integration of faith, learning, and vocation, and encouraging the development of a network of talented Christians who are leaders in numerous occupational arenas.
1 year with possible renewal for 2 additional years
$16,000
- Be enrolled in or have applied to a full-time graduate program.
- Be attending or applying to a premier university — typically those with an internationally recognized reputation as a “top five” program in the specific discipline, or studying with an advisor (and/or team) who is an internationally recognized expert in their field.
- Be able to demonstrate that their intended vocational field has a significant impact on society, and yet appears to be underrepresented by Christians.
- Demonstrate personal faith in Jesus Christ and desire to serve and witness in His name. The Lausanne Covenant best articulates the theological vision of the Mustard Seed Foundation.
- Priority fields include: Economics, business and finance in public and private sectors; international diplomacy, security, and business; journalism and media; film production and visual and performing arts; public policy and federal, state, and major city government; applied and theoretical sciences; research, teaching, and administration at premier secular colleges and universities.
- Applicants may be of any nationality.