Native Forward Student Access Funding Grant

Native Forward Student Access Funding Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Native Forward Scholars Fund
Last Updated: December 09, 2025

Summary

The Native Forward Student Access Funding supports American Indian and Alaska Native students by providing financial assistance for graduate and professional examination costs. With over 50 years of experience, Native Forward has empowered more than 22,000 students across the United States. This funding not only covers exam fees but also related preparatory expenses, ensuring that students can pursue their educational goals without financial barriers. The initiative aims to enhance representation and visibility of Native scholars in higher education.

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. Native Forward Student Access Funding 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.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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.