Funding Opportunities for
Undergraduate Students
Native Forward Scholars Fund offers funding opportunities for undergraduate students including AS, BA and BS degrees in all majors, with special scholarships for STEM majors

Funding Opportunities for
Graduate Students
Native Forward Scholars Fund offers a variety of funding opportunities for graduate students including MA, MS, PhD, STEM, Medical, Law, MBA, and other professional degrees.

Native Forward Student Access Funding 2024-2025

Status: Open

Native Forward Scholars Fund recognizes the limited access American Indian and Alaska Native students have regarding graduate entrance and professional examinations, as well as the cost of affording such exams and related preparatory expenses. Native Forward offers the Student Access Funding to help cover the cost of a student’s graduate or professional examination as well as related preparatory expenses. Recipients are only eligible for one Student Access Funding award per academic year.

REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for Student Access Funding the applicant must meet the following requirements:

  • Provide a copy of their most-recent, cumulative transcript.
  • Be an enrolled member or descendant of a federally or state-recognized Tribe.
  • Provide proof of Tribal enrollment via a copy of their Certificate Degree of Indian Blood, Tribal membership card, OR a letter of enrollment/descendancy from their Tribal enrollment office.
  • Submit a receipt of payment and copy of test score to Native Forward.

DEADLINE: December 02, 2024, at 11:59 PM MST

For further questions, please reach out to our Scholarship Operations team at scholarships@nativeforward.org.

Application Link:

https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/98879-Native-Forward-Scholars-Fund

My whole life I really didn’t think that was in the cards for me and Native Forward Scholars Fund believed in me and was able to provide me with the support and the community to be able to study what I wanted and also know that I had a place within the science world.