Greenleaf Scholars Program

Greenleaf Scholars will be selected by an international review committee comprised of faculty members from a range of universities. Applicants will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Significance of work to the servant leadership movement
• The expected influence on practice of the proposed study
• Quality of the applicant’s research proposal, including the research plan, progress on the project, and scholarly potential of the research.
• Demonstrated knowledge of servant leadership scholarship and Robert K. Greenleaf’s works.

We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse group of scholars who utilize a range of methodologies. The selection committee aims to represent the disciplinary and methodological breadth of servant leadership scholarship through the selection process. While previous award winners will, in rare cases, be considered for subsequent support, it would only be for a new research study and only if all previous commitments to the program have been fully met.

The Greenleaf Center will sponsor awards each year for pre-tenured faculty, early career practitioners, and advanced graduate students who engage in research that explores servant leadership. Greenleaf Scholars will be selected by an international review committee comprised of faculty members from the following public and private universities in the United States and overseas, including:

• Seton Hall University
• Georgia State University
• Northwestern College
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• Union Institute and University