UM Scholarships
Below are a few of the scholarships offered by the University of Montana. Some use the scholarship portal to gather applications and some have a separate application process. Please click on the Application Information links under each award for more details on how to apply.
RIDGE SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Applicants: Graduate / Undergraduate
Description:
The goal of the Ridge research awards is to foster creative student work that involves important issues that concern both health/healthcare and the humanities. We construe “humanities” broadly to include both traditional humanities topics, but also the social sciences and the arts. The awards also encourage the use of the Ridge Library resources.
For this round of scholarships, applications related to health equity, narrative medicine and storytelling, end-of-life care options, climate change and health, suicide and community response to suicide, social determinants of health, and other current topics will be considered. A focus on these issues in the Missoula region is encouraged but not required provided the research is relevant to that area. “Research” includes traditional scientific and humanities research, as well as creative works.
Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students are eligible for the awards. Up to five awards of $1000.00, payable in two installments, are available.
GEORGE M. DENNISON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Applications are no longer being accepted. Please check back in September.
Applicants: Undergraduate
Description:
MTCC’s George Dennison Civic Engagement Scholarship honors students at Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) affiliate campuses who have volunteered significant time, energy and resources – while pursuing a degree or certificate – to projects that make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. MTCC selects at least nine current undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of one year of college or community college at a MTCC Affiliate Campus.
Half of the funds for each $1000 scholarship have been donated in memory of George M. Dennison by Jane Dennison and sons, Rick and Robert Dennison, and their families. George Dennison was a tireless champion of service and was the co-founder of Montana Campus Compact. The other half of each scholarship is matched by the winners’ institutions.
BOREN AWARDS
Deadline for Undergrad Scholarships: Applications are no longer being accepted. Please check back in November.
Deadline for Grad Fellowships: Applications are no longer being accepted. Please check back in November.
Applicants: Graduate / Undergraduate
Description:
Boren Scholarships for undergraduates, and Boren Fellowships for graduates, are an initiative of the National Security Education Program and provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. In exchange for funding, Boren Scholars commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation. Graduate student awards are $30,000 and undergraduate awards are $20,000.
Interested students are encouraged to contact:
Kylla Benes, Director of Prestigious Scholarships
Davidson Honors College, University of Montana
Office: DHC 116
Phone: 406-243-5241
Email: kylla.benes@umontana.edu
NATIVE AMERICAN CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Deadline: Applications are no longer being accepted. Please check back in November.
Applicants: Graduate / Undergraduate
Description:
The Native American Congressional Internship Program provides American Indian and Alaska Native students with the opportunity to gain practical experience with the federal legislative process in order to understand first-hand the government-to-government relationship between Tribes and the federal government. The internship is funded by the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy.
This is a great summer internship program for Native American undergraduate, law, and graduate students in DC.
WYSS SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE AMERICAN WEST
Deadline: Applications are no longer being accepted. Please check back in November.
Applicants: Graduate
Description:
The Wyss Foundation is a private, charitable foundation dedicated to land conservation in the Intermountain West. The Wyss Scholars Program seeks to identify and nurture a new generation of leaders on western land conservation issues by providing financial support to Master’s degree students who are committed to careers as practicing conservationists of western land, primarily with a federal or state land management agency or a non-profit conservation group working in the region.
Up to three Wyss Scholars will be selected from the Environmental Studies Program, the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation (Resource Conservation and Wildlife Biology), and the School of Law on the basis of their leadership potential, commitment to furthering land conservation in the Intermountain West, commitment to pursuing a career as a practicing nonprofit or public-sector conservationist, and their academic strength.
Interested students must submit their intent to apply by Friday, December 17, 2021 at noon MST. Application materials must be submitted in a single PDF by Thursday, January 6, 2022 and interviews will be held the week of January 17th.
DAVID NICHOLAS MEMORIAL FUND
Deadline: Applications are no longer being accepted. Please check back in December.
Applicants: Graduate
Description:
The David Nicholas Memorial Award was established in 2005 to honor a deceased doctoral student in the Division of Biological Sciences who was widely admired for his lust for life, insatiable curiosity, and infectious love of learning. Thanks to the generosity of many donors, the Nicholas fund is a permanent endowment. The David Nicholas Memorial Fund supports meritorious graduate study in the field of ecology by providing funds either for field research or for travel to national meetings to present research findings. $500 will be awarded on a competitive basis to a deserving University of Montana doctoral student in the Division of Biological Sciences or in the Wildlife Biology program.
Interested students should submit:
- A one-page research statement
- A current CV
- A reference letter from one of your committee members (forwarded or sent directly)
Please direct all materials and any questions to Anne Tolo (anne.tolo@mso.umt.edu).
BOB & SUE BROWN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ETHICS IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Deadline: Applications are no longer being accepted. Please check back in January.
Applicants: Undergraduate
Description:
The Mansfield Center will be offering two scholarships totaling $3,000 to two UM undergraduates each year to recognize the importance of ethics in public affairs. The scholarships will be awarded annually to authors of academic papers or creative projects that focus substantially on a topic or topics related to Ethics in Public Affairs, submitted in fulfillment of course requirements in any subject part of the undergraduate curriculum.
Faculty can nominate papers by emailing the Mansfield Ethics and Public Affairs Program Director, Robert Saldin directly with their nomination. It is a rolling application process and nominations should be submitted throughout the Fall and Spring semesters, but no later than April 1st each year.
SUPPORTING TALENT WITH ALIGNED RESOURCES FOR STEM STUDENTS (STARS) SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Applications are no longer being accepted. Please check back in January.
Applicants: Undergraduate
Description:
STARS is a collaborative project among four partner institutions - Salish Kootenai College, the University of Montana, Montana Technological University, and Blackfeet Community College. It is a scholarship program sponsored by the National Science Foundation and is based on the premise that building a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) workforce that can successfully solve complex problems must include all segments of our population.
STARS will offer 5-8 new scholarships at each of the three partner institutions of up to $10,000 per academic year for undergraduates or associate-level students in STEM fields with renewable possibility for up to 4 years. Students must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status, be enrolled at least half time, major in one of the STEM fields, and demonstrate financial need (by FAFSA).