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 Scholars Fund Johnson Scholarship Foundation CPA Examination Funding Application

Status: Closed

Native Forward Scholars Fund, in partnership with the Johnson Scholarship Foundation, provides financial assistance to American Indians and Alaska Natives to assist with the costs associated with taking the CPA examination sections. Students and professionals seeking CPA licensure are encouraged to apply.

Eligible applicants may receive assistance no more than one time for each section of the CPA examination, and recipients will only be awarded for one section of the exam at a time. Native Forward Scholars Fund will help with application fees, registration fees, and exam fees. This award covers fees incurred to register for the exam and other exam-related expenses. Costs of preparatory courses may be considered depending on funding availability.

To be considered for CPA Examination funding the applicant must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a member of a federally recognized Tribe.
  • Meet all CPA examination requirements.
  • Submit test results for each section to Native Forward Scholars Fund as soon as the results are received.
  • Exam assistance is limited to no more than one time for each section.

Questions:
Contact our Scholarship Operations team at Scholarships@NativeForward.org.

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.