The First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), in partnership with the Henry Luce Foundation (Luce), has launched the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship to honor and support a select cohort of fellows as they work to further Native knowledge creation, dissemination, and perpetuation in Native communities.
Donor Name: First Nations Development Institute
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/06/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The goal of the fellowship is to support exceptional leaders, knowledge holders, and knowledge makers who are doing noteworthy work to advance Indigenous knowledge and knowledge systems in diverse fields. The fellowship supports individuals who are working to make broad, transformative impact and change in their diverse knowledge fields and within Indigenous communities. By supporting the exceptional creativity and progressive and critical thinking of knowledge holders and knowledge makers, the fellowship will grow a cadre of Indigenous knowledge leaders who are actively working to perpetuate Indigenous knowledge and knowledge systems for the benefit of Native communities and their respective knowledge fields.
Funding Information
First Nations will award 10 fellowships of $75,000.
Grant Period
January 1, 2027, and the end date is December 31, 2028.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship, applicants must:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States
- Be tribally affiliated with a Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian community
- Be actively engaged in the creation, dissemination, and perpetuation of knowledge in their field
- Have a body of work that demonstrates experience or expertise within the knowledge field or area they are pursuing
- Be able to clearly demonstrate how their work can impact and benefit a Native community or communities in the U.S. or U.S. Territories
- Apply or be nominated as an individual, not on behalf of an organization or group.
For more information, visit First Nations Development Institute.
