This is a complete list of all of the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation Scholarships. Not all scholarships are awarded every year. Scholarship recipients will receive a more detailed description of the scholarship they are awarded.
If you are interested in donating to one of our scholarships, or would like to set up one of your own, please contact Melinda Booth, Senior Director of Development, at melinda.booth@supportum.org.
Aaron Caplan Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in any program in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation with financial need; preference is given to a student with an interest in music.
Alaback and Brewer Melipal Fellowship
The Alaback and Brewer Melipal Fellowship supports undergraduate or graduate research and public education focused on conservation and sustainable development in Latin America. Resource Conservation students who wish to work in Chile or Argentina are given priority, but the award is available to students in any FCFC degree program working on these topics anywhere in Latin America.
Alan and June Coates Forestry Management Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate students majoring in forestry or graduate students with an advisor in the Department of Forest Management who have financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office. The committee shall determine the amounts of the scholarship awards.
Anthony B. & Edna Helding Evanko Scholarship
This fund will provide scholarships to sophomore, juniors and seniors in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana. Preference will be given to students who are studying the following disciplines, in the order listed: 1) Forestry majors with an emphasis in Range Resource Management; 2) Forestry majors with an emphasis in Forest Resource Management; 3) majors in Ecological Restoration. Additionally, preference will be given to students with financial need. This scholarship is renewable provided the recipients reapply each year and continue to meet the above criteria.
Arne J. Jacobsen Forestry Travel Endowment
This fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate or undergraduate students enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation (not including Wildlife Biology, Range Management, or Environmental Studies programs). Awards are to cover all expenses incurred by students who are involved in forestry field study programs. These expenses include, but are not limited to, tuition, travel, room, board and instruction. Awards are to be based on the financial need of the student.
Arthur Wynn Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to FCFC sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate level students who are from Montana.
Barb & Ernie Corrick Forestry Scholarship
This fund will provide scholarships to Forestry graduate and undergraduate students working towards his/her degree who needs financial assistance and preferably, whose long-term goal includes working in industrial forestry. This scholarship is renewable provided that the recipient reapplies each year and continues to meet the above criteria.
Benjamin Rosenberg Cohen Memorial Scholarship
The fund shall be used to provide scholarships for deserving undergraduate students at the University of Montana who are pursuing Wilderness Studies. Students in the Wilderness and Civilization Program (from any major) or students in a wilderness major (if one is established) are eligible. Students must demonstrate academic ability.
BFPA - Joe Sieminski Award
This fund provides scholarship support for a student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana with an interest in fire research.
Bill Gabriel Avian Science Center Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to graduate or undergraduate students at the University of Montana who are volunteers, employees, conducting research, taking courses or otherwise engaged with the Avian Science Center. Recipients must have been engaged for a minimum of one semester and plan to return in the following academic year. Recipients must have a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Bill Greenwald Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Bill Greenwald Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a Forestry student at the University of Montana who is completing his or her sophomore year. Selection is based on grade point average, class standing, evaluation of two letters of recommendation from faculty and a statement of career goals. All other things being equal, students with an interest in forest management, logging engineering or wood utilization shall be given preference.
Byron & Bernice Dawson Memorial Fund
The purpose of the Byron D. and Bernice Dawson Memorial Fund is to provide financial assistance to students enrolled in the Environmental Studies Program at The University of Montana.
Castles Brothers Scholarship
The purpose of the Castles Brothers Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation students and promote excellence by encouraging scholastic achievement and potential to embark on a career in natural resources.
Chadwick Family Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate or graduate students in the College of Forestry and Conservation. Recipient must be a full-time junior, senior or graduate students who intend to pursue a career related to the betterment of the environment. Recipients must have a GPA of at least 3.0 and demonstrate financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office. Priority should be given for students who are underrepresented in the UM student body population or are the first generation in their family to attend college. The scholarship is renewable provided the recipient remains eligible and re-applies each year.
Charles K. Bolle Memorial Fund
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate or undergraduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation who are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Charles L. Tebbe Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Charles L. Tebbe Forestry Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student completing his or her sophomore year in the Forestry degree program. The recipient should be pursuing a career in wise natural resource management and will be selected on grade point average, class standing, letters of reference which address academic and professional potential from two faculty members, and a statement of career goals. Each recipient is to be known as a Tebbe Scholar.
Christian Bowers Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Christian Bowers Memorial Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a returning undergraduate student majoring in Wildlife Biology. The student should exhibit financial need and be in good academic standing.
Clarence and Martha Almen Memorial Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate or undergraduate students in the College of Forestry and Conservation according to the following guidelines. Recipient is to be selected based on merit and his/or her passion for the field of forestry.
Dan Pletscher Endowed Scholarship in Wildlife Biology
The Fund will provide scholarships to UM undergraduate or graduate students in the Wildlife Biology Program. The committee shall determine the amounts of the scholarship awards and the recipients. However, one meaningful award rather than several smaller awards is preferred.
Dan Pletscher Scholarship for Avian Science
This award was established to provide scholarships to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the Wildlife Biology program at the University of Montana. Recipients must have an interest in behavioral ecology and wish to pursue those interests with experiential learning, internships, or research. Preference shall be given to students with an interest in avian science and/or bioacoustics and who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. In addition to WBIO majors, Biology students with an option in organismal biology or ecology are also eligible for this scholarship.
Danny On Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Danny On Memorial Fund is to recognize an outstanding senior or graduate student enrolled in the University of Montana's W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation. The recipient must be majoring in ecology, silviculture or wildlife management and have maintained a 3.0 grade point average after 90 semester credits. He or she must have demonstrated ability and willingness to extend scientific knowledge to the public and to allied professionals. He or she must have demonstrated skill and involvement in wildlife, technical forestry, and scenic photography on a skilled amateur level and an interest in using that skill to further the enjoyment and education of others through photography. In addition, the recipient should display many of the characteristics that earned Danny deep respect among his colleagues and friends. These are as follows: objective, pragmatic, utilitarian, with commitment to biologically sound forest land management practices; enjoyment of the land in all its forms and uses, and dedication to the Society of American Foresters and its beneficial uses.
Darrell McDaniel Scholarship Fund
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate or graduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Preference will be given to undergraduate students. Recipients must have financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid.
Darshan S. and Jeety Kang Geography Scholarship
The purpose of this fund is to provide annual scholarships for deserving students majoring in Geography at the University of Montana. Recipients must be deserving undergraduate or graduate students. The awards will be given based upon academic performance and financial need.
DeDominic Geoscience Scholarship Endowment
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate and undergraduate Geosciences students. Applicants must be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office. Applicants must demonstrate and express an interest in Petroleum Geology, Stratigraphy or Sedimentology. If no viable applicants in those areas of interest qualify, the committee may award part or the entire annual scholarship amount to applicants attending a summer field geoscience course or senior thesis research of an applicant(s). Undergraduate students must have completed at least two (2) years of undergraduate work with a Geoscience major.
Donald J. Seibert Endowed Scholarship in Wildlife Biology
The Fund will provide scholarships to juniors or seniors in the Wildlife Biology program who have a 3.0 GPA and demonstrate outstanding scholastic and leadership achievement, a strong land, and conservation ethic and who are dedicated to gaining and transmitting knowledge concerning wildlife, wildlife habitat, and wild areas. Recipients must be graduates of high schools outside of Montana but may be Montana residents at the time of the award. Financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid Office or its equivalent at the time of the award, may be considered. The award may be renewed if the student remains eligible and reapplies.
Donald N. and Mary Ann Garner Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation who are junior, senior, or graduate level students pursuing a degree in Forestry or Forestry and Conservation Science within the who has an interest in one or more of the following areas of study: forest health; conservation; using and transmitting knowledge about wildlife ecological requirements in forest management. Recipients must have a GPA of at least 2.5. The award may be renewed for up to two additional years (three years total) if the student remains eligible and continues to make good academic progress in their degree program. One or two substantial awards will be made annually.
Doris & Kelsey C. Milner Memorial Scholarship
This fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana students according to the following guidelines: a junior, senior or graduate student in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation who is dedicated to preserving wilderness and producing healthy national forests, rivers and wildlife.
Dr. Jerry McGahan Wildlife Biology Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate or undergraduate students in the Wildlife Biology Program. The committee shall determine the amounts of the scholarship awards and the recipients. However, one meaningful award rather than several smaller awards is preferred.
Dr. Tom Nimlos Memorial Scholarship
This Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate or graduate students in the W. A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation. Preference shall be given to those students with an academic focus in soil science, students that have or are interested in serving with the Peace Corps or students interested in international conservation work in South America. Students who demonstrate a high level of integrity and a devotion to social justice shall be preferred. Tom Nimlos was a man of such integrity and honesty that he inspired others to do the same. This scholarship is intended to continue his legacy. One meaningful award rather than several smaller awards is preferred.
Drew van Teylingen Award
The purpose of the Drew van Teylingen Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana.
Edward F. Barry Scholarship
The purpose of the Edward F. Barry Memorial Scholarship is to recognize an outstanding senior or graduate student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana who has demonstrated exceptional skills in the field as well as the classroom. The scholarship recipient will be selected for specific contributions in forestry which exemplify Mr. Barry's concern for a prudent, balanced use of natural resources.
Elenore H. Schofield & Donald J. Schofield Scholarship
This fund will provide scholarships to W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation students at the University of Montana. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible.
Environmental Science and Sustainability General Scholarship Fund
The fund's purpose is to receive gifts designated for unrestricted scholarship use for Environmental Science and Sustainability students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation.
Environmental Studies Program General Scholarship
The fund's purpose is to receive gifts designated for unrestricted scholarship use to students in the Environmental Studies Program.
Fay G. Clark Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Fay G. Clark Memorial Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation. Further qualifications may be set by the appropriate officers of UM and the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation.
Food Systems Leadership Scholarship Fund
The Food Systems Leadership Scholarship Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana outstanding graduate students pursuing experiential learning and professional development opportunities, including as crew leaders at the PEAS Farm. Recipients should demonstrate leadership promise and commitment to building food and farming systems that are sustainable, resilient, just and secure.
Footloose Montana's April Christofferson Memorial Scholarship
The Fund will provide an annual scholarship to a University of Montana undergraduate student in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation pursuing a degree in Environmental Science and Sustainability who is in good academic standing.
Forestry Alumni Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the School of Forestry Alumni Memorial Fund is to provide scholarships to outstanding juniors in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation based on scholastic achievement and service to the school.
Frank (Shorty) Nelson Memorial Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate or graduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation who are Montana high school graduates with financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office or its equivalent in existence at the time of the award.
Franke College of Forestry and Conservation Need-Based Current Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate or undergraduate students in the College of Forestry & Conservation. Preference shall be given to Montana residents majoring in forestry who are in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office.
G.M. "Monk" DeJarnette Scholarship
The purpose of the G.M. "Monk" DeJarnette Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry &Conservation with financial need. The recipient does not need to be an outstanding academic.
Garrett Grothen Memorial Scholarship
Distributions from the Fund shall be used to provide scholarships for deserving students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana. The scholarships shall be awarded to a junior entering his or her senior year in Forestry. Preference is to be given to a student who is interested in pursuing a career in the private forest industry, is active in the Forestry Club and/or the Woodsmen's Team and who exhibits good organizational and leadership skills. Grades are not to be a deciding factor. If there are no juniors that fit the above criteria, the award may be given to a sophomore. The recipients will be informed about Garrett's life and the love he had for Forestry.
Geography Emeritus Faculty Endowed Scholarship
The fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate or undergraduate students majoring in Geography at the University of Montana.
George E. Bright Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the George E. Bright Memorial Fellowship Fund is to provide graduate fellowships for worthy graduate students enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation who are pursuing a field of study closely related to forest management.
George R. Myers Scholarship
The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships to Forestry majors at the University of Montana. It is the donor's wish that the scholarship benefit students in the range management course of study.
Geosciences Student Research Fund
The primary purpose of the Geosciences Student Research Fund is to provide scholarships to deserving Geosciences students based on evaluation of research proposals. This fund is intended to provide assistance for students who are enrolled at and intend to return to The University of Montana to complete their research.
Glen Alan Babcock Resource Conservation Scholarship
This Fund will provide scholarships to juniors or seniors enrolled in the Environmental Science and Sustainability degree program with a preference for those pursuing a concentration in Resource Conservation. Recipients must demonstrate financial need and be in good academic standing. Academic merit may serve as a tie-breaker.
Graduate Scholarship in Natural Resource Conservation Policy
Thus fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation. Recipients must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and out-of-state residency status for at least the first year of the scholarship. This scholarship is renewable provided the recipient reapplies each year and remains eligible based on the selection criteria.
Harold Bockemuehl Scholarship
The purpose of the Harold Bockemuehl Scholarship is to provide scholarships for deserving undergraduate or graduate students who are Geography majors.
Hawkins Family Scholarship
The purpose of the Hawkins Family Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana.
Herman William Gabriel Scholarship
This scholarship honors Herman William Gabriel, a wildlife biologist and acclaimed wildlife photographer. The purpose of the Herman William Gabriel Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student in the Wildlife Biology program who is in good standing. If the student continues in good standing, he or she should continue to receive the award until graduation.
Howard C. Lee Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Howard C. Lee Memorial Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana who is employed during school and maintains good academic standing.
Jack and Kathy Thomas Endowed Graduate Scholarship
This fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate students in the Wildlife Biology Program in good standing who have interest in combining biological with social aspects of wildlife conservation and who have excellent communications skills.
James A. (Smokey) Alexander Memorial Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship will be awarded to students demonstrating financial need and pursuing an undergraduate degree in Resource Conservation or a minor in Fire Sciences & Management, as well as graduate students pursuing a degree in Resource Conservation.
James C. Salinas Scholarship
The purpose of the James C. Salinas Memorial Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a senior-level student majoring in Wildlife Biology who has demonstrated superior academic performance and has financial need.
Jerry and Alice Craghead Wilderness Studies Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation who are enrolled in the Wilderness and Civilization program or pursuing the Wilderness Studies Minor. If there are no qualified undergraduate applicants, the scholarship may be awarded to a graduate student working on a wilderness research project. Preference shall be given to those applicants who currently are serving, or have served as wilderness rangers in U.S. Forest Service Region 2.
John Fidler Scholarship Endowment
This fund will provide scholarships to students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation who will have junior or senior class standing in the year they receive the scholarship. Preference will be given to students focusing on forest management or fire science. Recipients must be active in extra-curricular FCFC activities which may include, but are not limited to, Forestry Club, the Foresters' Ball or Section 13. Student GPA should not be considered in awarding the scholarship. Section 13 participation hours may be substituted for Foresters' Ball participation hours to be considered active.
John L. Wachsmuth Scholarship
This Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate and graduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Recipient must be a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate level student in good academic standing who has an interest in one or more of the following areas of study: water quality, aquatic invasive species, wilderness studies, wildland management, recreation management, and/or ecological restoration.
John R. Milodragovich Scholarship
The purpose of the John R. Milodragovich Scholarship Endowment is to provide an annual award to a returning sophomore, junior, or senior student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation. Fields of emphasis may include: forestry, silviculture, range management or recreation management. The student should be in good standing with UM and display financial need. In case of a tie during administration of the scholarship, preference shall be given to a veteran of the U.S. Army and then of any other branch of service. The selected student shall be dedicated to promoting and maintaining professionalism in forestry and intend to pursue the applied science of forestry upon graduation.
John Richard Seiver Scholarship
This fund will provide scholarships to undergraduate or graduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation with financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office or its equivalent in existence at the time of the award. Awards will be based on merit.
Kenneth P. Davis Scholarship
The purpose of the Kenneth P. Davis Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation. Selection is limited to members of the junior class or graduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation and will be based on scholastic achievement and recommendations regarding leadership and professional responsibility from at least two FCFC faculty members.
Kuipers Legacy – Trout Unlimited Graduate Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana students in the W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation in Wildlife Biology with an emphasis on Fisheries Science, preparing them for work in conservation, protection, and restoration of North America's cold-water fisheries and their watersheds. Each year, one award will be made.
Lee Woodward Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate or graduate students in the Department of Geosciences. The committee shall determine the amounts of the scholarship awards.
Leonard & Sandy Sargent Environmental Studies Fund
The purpose of this fund is to provide graduate fellowships for students involved in Environmental Studies.
Les Pengelly Scholarship
The purpose of the Les Pengelly Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a junior or graduate student in Wildlife Biology who demonstrates outstanding scholastic achievement, a strong land and conservation ethic, and is dedicated to transmitting knowledge concerning wildlife and wild areas to the public. Financial need may be used as a secondary selection criterion.
Lifeline Produce Food Sovereignty Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate or graduate students in the Environmental Studies Program studying in the emphasis area of sustainable food and farming systems and/or food sovereignty. Preference may be given to applicants who are enrolled members of an American Indian tribe.
Lisa Ann Fisher Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship shall be awarded to undergraduate or graduate students at the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation based on merit and/or financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid or its equivalent in existence at the time of the award.
Marks Lumber Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Recipients shall be undergraduate students in good standing pursuing a forestry degree.
Mary Cardell Moore and Robert & Florence Cardell Memorial Scholarship in Forestry
The purpose of the Mary Cardell Moore and Robert and Florence Cardell Memorial Scholarship is to provide scholarships to merit-based students enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana.
Mary Jane Landt Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Mary Jane Landt Memorial Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana.
Melvin S. Morris Scholarship
The purpose of the Melvin S. Morris Award is to provide an annual award to a student entering his or her junior or senior year with an emphasis in range management at the University of Montana. Selection will be based on conscientious effort and interest, service to the school, extra-curricular activities and need.
Mike Barker Scholarship
This fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate students in the Wildlife Biology program who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. Qualified recipients will have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and must have financial need.
Moseley Scholarship Fund
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate students in the Wildlife Biology Program who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater. Recipients must demonstrate leadership potential and have junior or senior class standing during the scholarship award year.
Mr. & Mrs. A.M. Mikalson Scholarship
The purpose of the Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Mikalson Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana. It is also preferable that the student have financial need. The scholarship is renewable provided the student reapplies.
Myrick-Hansen Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Myrick-Hansen Memorial Scholarship is to provide an annual award to sophomore-level students enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana with high scholastic standing, whose activities project credit and honor to his or her profession.
National Smokejumpers Association Trail Maintenance Award
This fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate or undergraduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation. Qualified applicants must be pursuing one of the following degrees: 1) Bachelor of Science in Forestry; 2) Bachelor of Science in Recreation Resource Management; 3) Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology. Qualified applicants may also be pursuing graduate degrees in the above areas. Scholarships shall be awarded to students who are currently employed and/or have been employed for a minimum of one fire season as a smokejumper, or who have worked or volunteered for the National Smokejumper Association. Additionally, children or grandchildren of smokejumpers who meet the criteria may be selected. Students shall maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, and preference will be given to those students who are military veterans or who have financial need. Qualified applicants shall show an interest in forestry school organizations.
NewFields Environmental Geoscience Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana juniors, seniors or graduate students majoring in Geosciences with an interest in environmental geoscience. Awards shall be made based upon merit and need as determined by the Financial Aid Office or its equivalent in existence at the time of the award.
Norman Knapp Undergraduate Scholarship in Geosciences
The Fund will provide scholarships to The University of Montana undergraduate students in the Department of Geosciences according to the following guidelines: Montana high school graduate majoring in geosciences. Financial need and academic performance will be considered in the selection, with preference given to student with financial need. Recipient must be of junior standing and may receive the scholarship in his/her senior year provided that he/she continue to meet the criteria and funding is available.
PEAS Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate students participating in the Summer PEAS Farm Internship program. Awarding the PEAS Undergraduate Scholarship Fund shall be the responsibility of the scholarship selection committee authorized to award scholarships to students in the Environmental Sciences Program. The committee shall determine the amounts of the scholarship awards and the recipients.
Peterson Family Scholarship Endowment
This fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation and students in the Health and Human Performance Department in the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences on a rotating year-to-year basis and according to the following guidelines. The W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation will be the recipient in odd-numbered years. The scholarship is to be awarded to undergraduate or graduate students based either on academic merit or financial need or both.
Phil Janik Graduate Scholarship
This fund shall be used to provide scholarships for graduate students within the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana. Recipients must have a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.5 or higher and shall have an interest in public land management.
Recreation Management Excellence Scholarship
This fund shall be used to provide scholarships for students who are majoring in Parks, Tourism & Recreation Management in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana. Recipients must have junior or senior standing and shall have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Additionally, recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA in recreation management courses. Preference shall be given to students who have experience working in the recreation management field through community service, in the private sector, or with other government agencies. This scholarship is renewable provided the student reapplies each year and continues to meet the above criteria.
Richard D. Taber Memorial Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate students in the Wildlife Biology Program. Recipients shall be returning juniors or seniors in good academic standing (GPA of at least a 3.0) and with financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office or its equivalent in existence at the time of the award. Preference shall be given to those active in the Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society who are interested in doing field work on mammals.
Richard F. Johnson Legacy in Forestry & Conservation Scholarship
This fund shall provide scholarships for juniors, seniors or graduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana. Awards shall be made based upon academic achievement, community service and leadership abilities.
Richard J. Hansen Scholarship
The Richard J. Hansen Scholarship fund shall be used to provide scholarships to Forestry majors enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana. It is not important that students be at the top of their class, only that they show a strong determination to finish the program and demonstrate financial need.
Robert and Eleanor Weidman Scholarship in Geology
The purpose of the Robert and Eleanor Weidman Scholarship in Geology is to provide an annual award to an undergraduate in their third or fourth year, majoring in Geosciences. Recipients must have completed at least one year of study at The University of Montana-Missoula, including three or more courses in Geosciences. No one student will be eligible for renewal, although under unusual circumstances, exceptions may be made. Selection will be primarily based on scholastic ability, but academic potential, character and financial need should also be factored into the decision. The recipient should have strong interest in classical geology or field studies. Although the award will ordinarily be applied to tuition and fees, upon advance approval by Geosciences faculty, part or all of the award may be used for enrollment in the summer field course or to support a field-based project of independent study. This must be approved by the faculty and a final report is to be presented to the faculty and student body.
Robert L. Dennee Scholarship
The purpose of the Robert L. Dennee Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a worthy student in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation who is enrolled in a program dealing with land conservation and protection. Both undergraduate and graduate students may be considered.
Robert S. Morgan Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Robert S. Morgan Memorial Forestry Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation who demonstrates high academic achievement. The award may be made based on need alone if good progress is being made toward earning a degree.
Ron and Nancy Erickson Scholarship in Environmental Studies
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate students in the Environmental Studies Program who are pursuing an emphasis in either environmental ethics or some area of environmental humanities.
Ron Barger Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Ron Barger Memorial Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a student majoring in Forestry who exemplifies Ron Barger's dedication to the profession of forestry. The recipient must demonstrate professionalism and leadership in practical forest management and have junior standing.
Russell M. Gates Memorial Award
The purpose of the Russell M. Gates Memorial Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a junior or senior student working toward a Bachelor's degree in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation. The recipient must show professionalism and service to the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation and must exemplify Russell Gates' characteristics.
Russell Nagle Scholarship
The purpose of the Russell Nagle Scholarship is to provide an annual award to a freshman or sophomore within the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana. Selection will be based on the student's chance for success, professional attitude and need.
Samuel Cooper Howell Sylvester Memorial Scholarship
This fund shall be used to provide scholarships for graduate or undergraduate students (must be sophomores or above) at the University of Montana. Fifty percent (50%) of the annual spending distribution shall be awarded to students who are Forestry majors within the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation. Recipients, first and foremost, must be kind and caring individuals. Preference shall then be given to nominees who are active in one or more of the following: the Forestry Club, the Woodsman Team and the Forester's Ball. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the annual spending distribution will be awarded to students enrolled in the Wilderness and Civilization Program. Again, recipients, first and foremost, must be kind and caring individuals. Preference shall then be given to nominees who are passionate about our environment and our wilderness, and have an interest in one or more of the following: primitive skills, back country exploration, and wilderness studies.
SCIF Sables Brown-Monson Foundation Hunting Heritage Scholarship
The SCIF Sables Brown-Monson Foundation Hunting Heritage Scholarship shall be used to provide at least one undergraduate scholarship per academic year. Recipient must be a citizen of the United States of America or a permanent resident who are in their junior or senior year majoring in Wildlife Biology. A student awarded the scholarship in their junior year will be awarded the scholarship in their senior year provided all these selection criteria continued to be met (meaning is it renewable). Recipient must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid or its equivalent in existence at the time of the award. Recipient must have a 3.0 GPA or better on a scale of 4.0 to be eligible for and/or retain a scholarship award. Preference will be given to students who self-identify in writing they are a hunter. Scholarship recipients may be invited to attend the SCI Convention (preferably in their junior year). SCIF will pay 100% of reasonable and necessary travel, food, accommodation, and expenses for such attendance at the SCI Convention. SCIF will not invite recipients to AWLS in lieu of attending the SCI Convention. Such expenses shall not be paid from the Fund.
Soka'piiwa Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate students in the Wildlife Biology program. The recipient may be renewed provided he or she reapplies and continues to meet the scholarship criteria.
Sonny Kless Clean Energy and Climate Change Student Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate students in the Environmental Studies Program with an interest in energy and climate change and a commitment to the natural world. Recipients shall have a demonstrated commitment to, and preferably a track record of, making positive change in areas of energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and/or climate change. Recipients also will have proven leadership experience, or at a minimum have promising leadership potential, including the capacity to make increasingly positive contributions in the future.
Stephanie A. Gibert Scholarship
The fund will provide an annual scholarship to a student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Awards shall be in the amount of $2,500 as long a sufficient funding is available.
Susan Churchill Scholarship
The Fund will provide an annual scholarship to be used for tuition at the Flathead Lake Biological Station or for other experiential learning opportunities for University of Montana undergraduate students majoring in the Aquatic Option of the Wildlife Biology program. Recipients should demonstrate strong academic achievement.
The Matthew P. Tynan Conservation Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation who are juniors or seniors enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation who are pursuing a degree in Environmental Science and Sustainability (ESS), Forestry or Wildlife Biology, with preference for those pursuing degrees in ESS or Forestry. Preference shall be given to first generation students. One meaningful award rather than several smaller awards is preferred. The award is renewable if the recipient reapplies.
The Stacie Ann DeWolf Memorial Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana juniors, seniors or graduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation who exemplify the traits and ideals of Stacie Ann DeWolf and reflect her interest in proper management and conservation of forest land. The recipient(s) should demonstrate a strong desire to work with and give back to the community. Recipients will be provided with a detailed description of the scholarship's namesake and the ideals that she exemplified.
Thomas H. Leik, Sr. Wildlife Biology Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana graduate or undergraduate students in the Wildlife Biology program who are in good academic standing.
Tom Roy Family Scholarship in Environmental Studies
The purpose of the Tom Roy Family Scholarship in Environmental Studies is to provide an annual award to graduate students either incoming or continuing in the Environmental Studies Program at The University of Montana who demonstrate merit as determined by the director of the EVST Program. Financial need is given preference, where possible.
Tom Spaulding Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Tom Spaulding Memorial Fund is to recognize an outstanding junior or senior enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana who has demonstrated scholastic achievement and service to the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation.
Vicki Watson Public Interest Environmental Science (PIES) Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate or graduate students in the Environmental Studies Program who demonstrate that they are pursuing a course of study, research and action that applies public interest environmental science to building a more peaceful, just and sustainable local community and world. Eligible recipients include students enrolled in or accepted to the Environmental Studies Program. Awards will be based on community service/action, course of study and academic merit. Research projects or plans shall be considered in evaluating graduate student applications. Preference may be given to eligible students who are close to graduating.
W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation General Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to students enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation.
W.A. Franke Scholarship
The W.A. Franke Scholarship Fund will provide general scholarship support for students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation based on academic merit and financial need, with additional scholarship criteria determined by the FCFC scholarship committee. Scholarships may be renewable at the discretion of the Dean provided recipients re-apply each year and continue to meet the selection criteria.
Walrus Oil Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to any University of Montana student enrolled in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation participating in the Native American Natural Resources Program.
Wiancko Environmental Studies Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to outstanding graduate students in the Environmental Studies Program. Recipients should demonstrate a history of commitment, leadership, initiative and integrity.
William R. (Bud) and Jane Buckhouse Moore Graduate Research Endowment
This fund will support Research projects by graduate students who are focusing their studies on the Northern Rocky Mountain - Crown of the Continent bioregion. Areas of study include programs focused on Resource Conservation, Systems Ecology and Society and Conservation. Although the funds will be administered through the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, research support for selected student projects is open to application to students in the Division of Biological Sciences as well (excluding study of human biology and medical technology). Awards will be based on a merit research award application process. However, if two or more research projects have equal merit, then the award should be made to the student applicant who has the most financial need based on the Financial Aid need analysis. Applicants should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B" average) with a good academic record but, above all, should have a clear view of how their project connects to one or more of the fields listed below. Applicants should be motivated by a deep respect for the land that sustains us. Studies should include:
- Enhancing our knowledge of native species and their connections and dependencies (in particular, endangered, threatened or potentially threatened species, or, inversely, invasives and their control)
- Understanding, protecting, restoring and/or expanding wilderness (examples from Bud Moore's work, including the proposed Great Burn Wilderness area, the proposed Swan Front addition to the Bob Marshall Wilderness area, Monture Creek, etc. These examples can be found in the William R. Moore Collection at the Mansfield Library Archives.)
- Assessing the values of wilderness, wildness and naturalness
- Forest ecology, soils and watershed
- Connectivity and scale (from landscapes to micro-habitats) - all things are inter-related
- Wildness and spirituality - protect and sustain the spirit of place
- Place-based preservation - working toward concrete results with the local community
- Holistic sustainability of our natural lands (not just individual resources but the place as a whole)
- Systems Ecology - maintaining ecological integrity (sustaining and protecting natural processes)
- "Eco-cruising" and Eco-system Management (in particular with a focus on small private forest owners)
- Environmental ethics
- Carbon storage and climate change
- interdisciplinary studies for a sustainable future (for example: education and environmental conservation, the economics of natural values, energy conservation and natural resources, outreach and communication on ecology and the environment...)
- History of forestry and natural resources policies
Worf Family Memorial Wilderness Scholarship
The Worf Family Memorial Wilderness Scholarship was initially established in 1996 by William A. and Eva Jean Worf in memory of their sons Gary and Keith. Wilderness Watch and various others also contributed to this fund. Gary and Keith died in separate accidents - Gary in 1980 and Keith in 1993. "Both Gary and Keith held a deep respect for nature in general and wilderness in particular," according to their father. Eva Jean, who passed away in 2005, shared this family passion for wilderness and in her memory the scholarship was renamed in 2007 as the Worf Family Memorial Wilderness Scholarship. Bill Worf is a 1950 graduate of the UM School of Forestry and is one of three founders of Wilderness Watch, a national nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to preserving America's wilderness and wild and scenic rivers.
Wyman & Patricia Schmidt Family Endowed Scholarship in Forest Ecology and Silviculture
The Fund will provide scholarships to full-time University of Montana graduate or undergraduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation who are focusing their studies in forest ecology. The preference is that this scholarship be awarded to a student who is studying forest ecology and silviculture in larch ecosystems. This is a merit-based award.
Zane and Betty Smith Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships to University of Montana undergraduate students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation majoring in Forestry. If there are no eligible students majoring in Forestry then the award may go to a student majoring in Wildlife Biology.
Zuuring-MAGIP Graduate GIS Scholarship
The Fund will provide scholarships for first-year graduate students who are in good standing at the University of Montana. Recipients may study any discipline, but must be working on a project that incorporates Geographic Information System sciences and technologies as a significant part of their thesis research. Projects must have a reasonable chance of completion within 1.5 years or less. Strength of GIS sciences and technologies is more important than financial need; however, financial need may be used as a secondary criterion. Graduate program deficiencies are acceptable if progress toward program completion is being made.