BIE Professional Examination Funding Grant

BIE Professional Examination Funding Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Native Forward Scholars Fund
Last Updated: December 18, 2025

Summary

The BIE Professional Examination Funding, provided by Native Forward Scholars Fund in partnership with BIE, offers financial assistance to support Native students in taking professional examinations, including Bar Examination funding. This award covers registration fees, preparatory course costs, and other exam-related expenses. Applicants must have graduated within one year and can only receive assistance for one exam. This initiative aims to empower Native scholars and enhance their professional visibility and opportunities.

Overview

Our Story Throughout our 50-year history, Native Forward has empowered over 22,000 students from over 500 Tribes in all 50 states by providing scholarship dollars and support for services for undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. Our collective story is woven together from a diverse fabric of cultures, customs, and histories. The exchange of ideas and knowledge enriches our shared experiences from one generation to the next. We are all part of contributing to that story and with each Native perspective and journey, the next chapter will evolve and grow. We believe higher education deepens our transformative impact on every part of society. Knowledge and experience are powerful tools that can advance and preserve our way of life. By learning from the past, we are creating our own brilliant future. For more than 50 years, we have empowered Native leaders through national scholarship funding and student services to share their voices and strengthen their communities. To inspire excellence with impact, we provide: Holistic support services and resources to help Native students access and navigate the higher education of their choice. A strong network of engaged alumni that fosters community and mentorship beyond our organization. Advocacy of greater representation and visibility of Native communities. Trusted stewardship of donor support and scholarship funding to make meaningful differences. Empowering Native scholars and increasing visibility through higher education. BIE Professional Examination Funding Native Forward Scholars Fund, in partnership with the BIE, provides financial assistance to Fellows to cover the cost of professional examinations, including Bar Examination funding. Exam assistance is limited to a single examination which must be taken within one calendar year after graduation date. This award covers fees incurred to register for the exam, costs of preparatory courses and other exam-related expenses.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be considered for the BIE Professional Examination Funding, the applicant must meet the following requirements:Must be currently funded by:BIE Scholarship for ServiceBIE Special Higher Education Program (SHEP)BIE Science Post Graduate Scholarship Fund (SPGSF)Must have graduated within one year of applying for exam funding assistanceExam assistance is limited to one professional examinationRecipients of this funding must submit test results to Native Forward as soon as the results are received