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Montana College Scholarships
When you grow up under bright Montana skies, you may be reluctant to leave home to attend college. However, even the cost of staying in state can become unreasonable when you have to travel from your rural home to stay on campus at the university. In most cases, individuals who wish to go to college are going to need financial assistance from every source they can find. Montana scholarships are configured to meet the needs of a number of students, based on both need and merit, in order to make the cost of college more manageable for as many students as possible.
The Montana Governor's Postsecondary Scholarship is based on both need and merit and offered to students with a GPA of at least 2.5 and showing financial hardship based on completion of the FAFSA. Scholarships are awarded in amounts between $1000 and $2000. The Montana US Senate Youth Program is funded by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and offers scholarships to two students annually from a choice of over 100 candidates. Students applying for this particular scholarship will submit to a rigorous exam and an oral interview, and the chosen delegates receive $5000 each.
MSU also offers Montana scholarships for both its Bozeman and Billings locations. Non-residents can find scholarship assistance through the Non-Resident Freshman Achievement Awards program, which is based on merit. Students qualified will have excellent ACT and SAT test scores and an above average GPA. Awards are offered for up to $7500 per academic year.
List of Montana Scholarships
- American Legion Department of Montana Oratorical Contest — $300 to $2000 awarded each year to 1-4 undergraduate students who are Montana residents.
- Indian Student Fee Waiver — $2000 awarded each year to 600 American Indian undergraduate students attending a Montana college.
- Montana University System Honor Scholarship — $2000 to $3000 awarded each year to 300-400 undergraduate students attending a Montana college.
- Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship-Montana — $1500 awarded each year to 22-23 undergraduate students who are Montana residents.
- United States Senate Youth Program-The William Randolph Hearst Foundation — $5000 awarded each year to two freshmen undergraduate students who are Montana residents.
Paying for school is not easy, but we are here to help. OEDb's student finance section will help you find the money you need to pay your tuition and other college expenses. We cover scholarships, college grants, and student loans. Scholarships and grants are both forms of "free money", meaning they don't need to be paid back. Scholarships are typically awarded by businesses or individuals, with the money being earmarked specifically for tuition. They can be awarded based on a student's location or by religious affiliation, such as Catholicism or Islam. Grants are typically awarded by governments or non-profit organizations and the money often can be applied to several different expenses a student may incur, not solely tuition. They can be awarded based on location or ethnicity, for instance African American or Hispanic. Loans are not considered "free money", because unlike scholarships and grants, they do need to be paid back after graduation. Common federal loans include Perkins and Stafford. Loans are also available by location.