Emerging Leaders
The Stewarding the Common Good Fellowship provides two years of support including $15,000, coaching, a cohort experience, and workshops to interfaith leaders who demonstrate the power of interfaith cooperation to bridge deep divisions in America’s civic fabric. We understand the common good as the ongoing work of cultivating justice, dignity, and shared responsibility through leadership, relationships, and public influence.
Closed May 31
Interfaith America’s Stewarding the Common Good Fellowship* is dedicated to supporting the public scholarship, project leadership, and professional development of outstanding, experienced, and accomplished civic leaders, community organizers, and spiritually-driven field builders, and inspired storytellers.
The fellowship will bring together a cohort of ten excellent leaders engaging in the pressing issues of our communities, country, and globe to support, inspire, and connect bridgebuilding efforts across various sectors. With the generous support of Fellowship in Prayer, we are dedicated to investing in the ongoing leadership development and collaboration among this dynamic group of leaders.
*The Sacred Journey Fellowship was renamed Stewarding the Common Good Fellowship in 2026.
Established leaders across sectors and areas of expertise are encouraged to apply. Previous engagement with Interfaith America or the Emerging Leaders Network is not required. Applications that demonstrate a willingness to advance narratives of civic pluralism and interfaith cooperation through the applicant’s work will be prioritized.
$15,000 total, made in two installments over the fellowship period.
As a part of our commitment to racial equity, Interfaith America, and the staff who steward our grants, look to integrate thought partners with diverse racial backgrounds throughout the process of the grant- from creation to outreach, applications, implementation, and feedback. We are intentional about reaching out to new communities and partners, thinking critically about racial diversity in the applicant and acceptance pools, and prioritizing applicants that promote racial equity through their projects, engage their community, and are prepared to share their stories through our online platform.
The mentorship provided has been instrumental in navigating challenges and making informed decisions, greatly benefiting our projects and mission. Overall, the Fellowship has catalyzed growth and innovation, allowing us to expand our reach and build stronger interfaith communities with renewed vigor and purpose.
The fellowship’s support has been instrumental in providing the resources (particularly the time needed to think!) necessary to delve deeply into this topic [of religious polarization] ...and has led to significant scholarly output.
I've been able to step back and take in more of a broad picture of my career, the narrative arc... It's somewhat scary but extremely affirming. It is gratifying to lift my head from the day-to-day happenings to look around and reflect.
It raised my acumen as a leader in my field and helped me become more strategic in my work through engagement with the cohort.
The fellowship has had a tremendous impact on my (1) interfaith network, (2) leadership development, (3) contemplative practices, and (4) the financial viability of my project.
I support very diverse faith communities and having trusted partners and resources from different faith backgrounds that I can lean on to help me address concerns in an empathetic and impactful way has been a game changer.
The Fellowship gave me new relationships and new insight into the work I do, helping me to see potential oversights, check my assumptions, and find new points of connection across traditions.
