SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications for Freeflow’s 2026 Community Scholarship Fund and NRS Open Waters Scholarship are OPEN through March 28.
Applications for the Southwest Emerging Artist Scholarship are CLOSED for 2026.
Please contact us, sign up for our newsletter, or check back here to learn about future opportunities.
Applications for the 2026 Southwest Emerging Artist Scholarship are closed.
The 2026 application window for the Community Scholarship Fund and NRS Open Waters Scholarship are open late February through late March 2026.
Scholarship recipients should be notified of their awards by early April 2026
We are a tiny organization with limited resources. We have a small gear-lending library. Let us know in your application what additional support you may need and we will try our best to help you out. We encourage you to seek extra supports elsewhere. Check out some of our suggestions here.
We will provide you with logistical preparation and guidance leading up to and after your Freeflow course.
We encourage you to seek financial support beyond what we are able to offer. We add to this list of external funding sources regularly.
We encourage all artists, writers, leaders, educators, students, journalists, communicators, activists, and professionals to participate in Freeflow. Our scholarship programs exist to help you realize your vision.
Each Freeflow scholarship may have different application requirements. Please visit the scholarship page to learn about details specific to the award.
While preference is given to applicants from marginalized, underrepresented, or lower-income communities, everyone is welcome to apply to the Community Scholarship Fund.
2026 Scholarship OPPORTUNITIES
Community Scholarship Fund
Scholarships between $500 and $1000 | Open to everyone | For use on all 2026 Freeflow field experiences
NRS Open Waters Scholarship
$1500 to be applied to any water-based 2026 Freeflow Course + $500 NRS gear stipend + Mentorship under NRS’s Marketing & Communications Manager | Open to everyone | For use on any water-based 2026 Freeflow field experience
Running to Stand Still Scholarship
(DETAILS COMING SOON)
Full-Tuition Scholarship | Open to everyone | For use on Brendan Leonard’s 2026 Running to Stand Still workshop
ABOUT THE FREEFLOW FOUNDATION
Most of our scholarships are awarded by our sister non-profit organization, The Freeflow Foundation.
We believe that all people should have an opportunity to build skills, grow connections, and experience creative freedom in wild places. Through The Freeflow Foundation’s scholarship programs we aim to make Freeflow Institute programs available to all, regardless of background or current economic means.
We are committed to fostering a sense of deep belonging in outdoor education, for all people.