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.

PNM Everett F. Chavez Memorial Scholarship 2022-2023

Status: Closed

The PNM Everett F. Chavez Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the life and legacy of Everett F. Chavez. This scholarship provides financial assistance to eligible students from one of the 19 Pueblo Nations of New Mexico who are pursuing a graduate degree in the field of engineering. This opportunity is a merit-based award.

Requirements

Students must meet the following to be considered for this scholarship:

  • Be an enrolled member or first- or second-generation descendant of one of the 19 Pueblo Nations in New Mexico. Documentation is required via a copy of Certificate Degree of Indian Blood (CIB), Tribal membership card, or an enrollment or descendant letter from the Tribal Enrollment Office.
  • Be enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university.
  • Be pursuing a graduate degree in the field of engineering.
  • Have a minimum unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.5.

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.