We are pleased to invite you to apply for the Interfaith Incubator, a program designed to develop effective and impactful leaders in a world full of people with different religious beliefs. The program will welcome 10 select students, both current and incoming Cobbers. Participants will meet regularly with one another and high-impact leaders to build their knowledge of the world's faith traditions, develop skills to lead in religiously diverse communities and gain access to a network of local and national interfaith leaders.

*The program is PEAK eligible (pending), and all participants will receive $500 in seed money to help in the completion of a project by Spring 2024.

Program Benefits:

  • A built-in community of new and continuing Cobbers, from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, who are interested in becoming leaders in a world full of religious diversity.
  • Funding and guidance to complete a high-impact project of your design. 
  • PEAK credit (pending).
  • Access to local and national interfaith leaders and mentors with a track record of leading change in their communities. 
  • Concrete design and project management skills that will transfer to any future career.

Application Question:

We live in a world of complex communities. Please tell us about a specific time when you encountered deep differences or conflict in one of your communities/relationships, and how you responded.

This is a chance for us to get to know you. Please share your response in the way you feel most comfortable, and will give us the strongest sense of who you are: written, audio, or video format. (If you want to share an audio or video file, use the response box below to share a link.)

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