Status: Open
This is the application for all Native Forward Scholars Fund scholarship opportunities for the 2025-2026 academic year. By submitting this application, you will be considered for all academic year scholarships that you are eligible for.
REQUIREMENTS
All applicants must meet the following requirements:
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- Be an enrolled member or descendent of a U.S. federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native group.
- Be able to demonstrate Tribal affiliation by submitting a Tribal Eligibility Certificate (TEC) or providing proof of Tribal enrollment via a copy of their Certificate Degree of Indian Blood, Tribal membership/citizenship card, or a letter of enrollment/descendancy from their Tribal enrollment office.
- Submit a Financial Need Form (FNF)
- The TEC and FNF forms are sent to the email address you provide for each.
- Double-check the email addresses input for spelling errors.
- Follow-up to ensure the email request was received from the application system. Email requests may be routed to their spam/junk email folder.
- *Note: Some Native Forward opportunities are merit-based, while others are need-based.
- The TEC and FNF forms are sent to the email address you provide for each.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students must be eligible to receive federal financial aid.
- Students who are not eligible to receive federal financial aid due to academic suspension, expulsion, failure to meet the institution’s satisfactory academic progress standards, or educational loan default may not be eligible to receive Native Forward funding.
- Be a degree-seeking student attending a U.S. accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education.
- *Note: Most Native Forward opportunities require full-time enrollment.
- Provide a copy of their most recent cumulative academic transcript.
- Provide a digital photo. This photo will not be used in the selection process.
- Provide contact information for two references.
- Ensure the correct email address is entered for the person selected for each reference (double-check spelling).
- Follow-up to ensure the email request was received from the application system. Email requests may be routed to their spam/junk email folder.
- By submitting each reference contact request, understand that references must complete and submit their online questionnaires by the deadline.
- Be an enrolled member or descendent of a U.S. federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native group.
*It is the applicant’s responsibility to monitor their application status to ensure ALL forms are submitted by the deadline.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2025, at 11:59 PM MST
For further questions, please reach out to our Scholarship Operations team at scholarships@nativeforward.org.
APPLY HERE
https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/98887-Native-Forward-Scholars-Fund
