Recognizing the unique demands of school and life placed on graduate students, Grad Resources provides online materials, meaningful connections, engaging speakers and supportive faith-based communities that enable students to flourish personally and professionally.

Our desire, since our founding in 1990, has been to integrate the heart and mind of Christ into their lives.

Broadly speaking, we do that by providing a) practical services that help graduate students navigate their time and experience in school, and b) faith-based communities and resources that help Christian graduate students impact their academy as thoughtful and informed followers of Christ.

From its inception, Grad Resources has operated as a faith-based organization with the conviction that spiritual health is significant to an individual’s overall well-being. While Grad Resources continues to offer its services free of charge to any individual regardless of religious affiliation, in 1998 the organization began developing and expanding local community groups known as Christian Grad Fellowships where graduate students could safely discuss and study the role of faith in their academic pursuits and lives. 

Campus programs are executed onsite by a volunteer student leader and professors who serve as resources for the student leader. Grad Resources serves, supports, and coaches student leaders, and is very involved in leadership succession as we vet and select new leaders for each campus, typically one year before the current leader graduates. 

This volunteer-led model (versus a staff-based model) allows the ministry to quickly establish a presence without requiring having to recruit a full-time, onsite ministry representative. Costs for maintaining a fellowship are almost non-existent, allowing the ministry to rapidly scale.