Frequently Asked Questions

Students' primary advisors are assigned to students via the college they are in. We strongly recommend keeping a relationship with one's primary advisor, for they will be the expert on students' specific majors. Scholars' Montana 10 advisors are here to provide scholars individualized support and assist them in everything they need. This can include assistance with a variety of topics, from: paying off a parking ticket on campus to evaluating if they are happy in their major. 

If a student falls short of the Montana 10 Program Expectations, we ask they be proactive in reaching out to their MT10 advisor to address the issue. Your Montana 10 team is on your side and believes in you. If a student falls behind a 2.0 for a semester, they will be required to be on an MT10 SAP (Success Action Plan). The Mt10 advisor will decide the MT10 SAP, and it will be designed specially for each student to help get them back in good academic standing.

Montana was initially funded as part of Montana’s performance-based funding model that grew from the MUS's shared policy goals with the Montana legislature. This program is building the case of the education system’s capacity to organize broad implementation, so that similar integrated supports can be scaled statewide.

The program is named after the 10 benefits given to scholars in the program. To see the full list, please review the Montana 10 homepage.

Currently, there are 5 institutions participating in the Montana 10 program. University of Montana/Missoula College, Montana State University- Billings, Helena College, UM Western and Montana Tech.

The first University of Montana MT10 Cohort was established in 2020. The Missoula College MT10 Cohort was established in 2022. We are currently admitting students for both the second University of Montana and Missoula College MT10 2023 Cohorts.

Invitations to apply will begin to go out via email to eligible students starting in January 2023. Please note you must meet eligibility criteria to be a Montana 10 scholar. If you would like to recieve an interest form, and have not been emailed, please email MT10 Program Coordinator Jamie at jamie.miller@mso.umt.edu