The mission of the Tribal Agriculture Fellowship is to create opportunities for students to advance their education in agriculture, increase specialized knowledge and preserve and promote the legacy of agriculture in tribal communities. The TAF Program is a last-dollar fellowship program. Students are encouraged to accept financial aid from other sources, including university financial assistance, federal financial aid, prestige fellowship & scholarships, and tribal scholarships. TAF was designed to close the financial gap to allow Fellows to place their primary focus on their academic pursuits while allowing Fellows to have the time and resources needed to participate in educational enrichment activities. In recognition of the need for more agriculture education opportunities geared explicitly 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.