NTF announced on Aug. 19 that applications are open for its Skills and Employment Advancement Scholarship. It says each recipient can receive $1,500 for eligible training or education focused on trades, employment skills or upgrading, including examples such as pre-trades, personal-support-worker, adult-basic-education, PASS and foundation programs. Source↗

This is a currently open, small-dollar funding option for Inuit taking shorter employment-linked programs. It is distinct from post-secondary student funding: NTF says its Board discontinued the Foundation’s post-secondary scholarship because similar funding is available through Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation. Source↗

Applicants can obtain the form through NTI and submit it by mail, email, in person or through a local Community Liaison Officer. NTF did not publish an application deadline. The Foundation lists its contact email as foundation@tunngavik.com and a toll-free number, 1-888-646-0006. Source↗

The Foundation says its post-secondary scholarship ended after policy amendments approved on Sept. 24, 2025, and cites both overlap with Makigiaqta funding and expected exhaustion of the Foundation’s remaining designated funds by mid-2026. The linked Makigiaqta post-secondary policy could not be retrieved during review, so this brief does not state Makigiaqta eligibility rules, amounts or application deadlines. Source↗