Tribal Agriculture Fellowship

Are you an Indigenous student passionate about agriculture? The Tribal Agriculture Fellowship is your opportunity to participate in a fellowship devoted to sharing the Indigenous perspective and making a difference in Tribal agriculture. Our application will reopen again in Fall 2024. Become part of our mission to create a lasting impact for future generations.

Together, let’s shape the future of Native agriculture.

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 the application?
Reach out to April, our program coordinator. Her email is aprilp@taffellows.org or phone is 479-871-2135.

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.