Native Agriculture & Food Systems Scholarship

The Native Agriculture and Food Systems Scholarships encourages more Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students to enter agriculture and food systems fields so that they can better assist their communities with their food systems efforts.

First Nations will award 20 to 25 $1,000 to $1,500 scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic school year to Native college students majoring in agriculture and agriculture-related fields, including but not limited to, agribusiness management, agri-science technologies, agronomy, animal husbandry, aquaponics, environmental studies, fisheries and wildlife, food production and safety, food-related policy and legislation, food science and technology, horticulture, irrigation science, and sustainable agriculture or food systems.

• Applicants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in an agricultural-related field, or be able to demonstrate how their degree program relates to Native food systems.

• Applicants must be tribally-affiliated and able to provide documentation.

• Applicants must have at least a 2.50 GPA.

• Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to helping their community reclaim local food-system control.

A straight scholarship paid to the student — no match, no repayment, no cost-share.

• Award size: $1,000 to $1,500. "Through this project, First Nations awards $1,000 to $1,500 scholarships to Native college students majoring in agriculture and agriculture-related fields."

• No number of awards per cycle is published on the current page, and there is no published renewal or multi-year commitment — treat it as a single-year award you reapply for.

• Status: "The application window for scholarships for the 2026-2027 school year closed June 16, 2026. Please check back for updates."

• Questions go to NAFSI@FirstNations.org.

Applications must be submitted via the online application system, which can be accessed at this link.

• Request for Applications