Aid for Indigenous Lumberjacks

Steps to apply for financial aid as an Indigenous student

Step 1: Complete the FAFSA

The first and most important step in paying for college is to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This ensures you receive the most possible financial aid, and many tribal organizations use your FAFSA information to consider you for other scholarships and aid.

• Be sure to submit your FAFSA before April 1 to meet NAU’s priority deadline.
• Use NAU school code 001082 when submitting.
• Students must re-submit a new FAFSA each year when it opens.

Step 2: Federal verification

Some students might be selected for a process called “verification” after submitting their FAFSA. If you’re selected, a notification will show up under your “To Do List” in your LOUIE student account.

Step 3: Consent to release information

Once you apply and receive your NAU login credentials, you must complete a Consent to Release FAFSA Data form, which will be found under your “To Do List” in your LOUIE student account. This allows us to release your financial information to and work directly with your tribe or tribal organization to make sure you’re receiving the most possible aid. You’ll only have to do this once as an NAU student.

Step 4: Financial Needs Analysis (FNA) form

The Financial Needs Analysis form is a key part of your tribal scholarship application and must be completed each semester or year, depending on your tribe/tribal organization. Watch the below video for details and assistance completing the form.

Submit your completed FNA to OSFA at scholarships@nau.edu.

Step 5: Aid awarded

Check out the video below to learn more about how and when financial aid is awarded based on your FNA submission:

Access2Excellence

NAU guarantees full tuition and fee coverage for all members of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes through our Access2Excellence (A2E) initiative. This applies whether you live in Arizona or out-of-state, and your family income does not matter. This is applicable at NAU’s Flagstaff and Statewide campuses (Online students are not eligible).

Helpful financial aid information for Indigenous students

Tribal scholarship deadlines

See important dates and deadlines for a full list of tribal scholarship application deadlines.

Indigenous scholarship resources

Check out the video below for additional resources for scholarships and financial aid:

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Most financial aid requires students to continually meet certain academic standards in order to maintain their financial aid.

Land Acknowledgement

Northern Arizona University sits at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, on homelands sacred to Native Americans throughout the region. We honor their past, present, and future generations, who have lived here for millennia and will forever call this place home.