APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED FOR 2024

Eligibility

TAF was designed to aid Native students in achieving their educational goals leading to careers in agriculture. The fellowship program provides a generous benefits package that can include up to four years of fellowship status, with funding to earn agricultural degrees or technical certifications.

  • Rising and current technical, undergraduate, and graduate students
  • Provide proof of Tribal enrollment or community connectedness
  • Upon selection for TAF, provide acceptance/enrollment information for selected academic or certificate program

Upon selection for Tribal Agriculture Fellowship program, fellows will be required to:

  • Sustain suitable academic progress
  • Complete two (2) fellowship hours per month assigned by TAF staff
  • Participate in all TAF required activities
  • Provide semester updates to TAF Program Coordinator
  • Serve as a peer mentor to upcoming Fellows

Have questions about how to create an application account? View Application Instructions

Supporters

In recognition of the need for more agriculture education opportunities specifically geared toward Native students, the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) established the Tribal Agriculture Fellowship (TAF) with additional support provided by John Deere, Farmer Mac and the Farm Credit.