Students heading to college in the state of Montana are probably searching for a scholarship to get them a free ride through their college years in a competitive arena.
There are a large number of scholarships that go unclaimed every year in Montana because they are lesser-known or because no qualified applicants apply.
For example, the Montana Office of Public Instruction offers online applications for the…
Robert C Byrd Honors Scholarship
http://www.opi.mt.gov/PUB/PDF/Scholarships/09ByrdApp.pdf
United States Senate Youth Program
http://www.opi.mt.gov/PUB/PDF/Scholarships/09SYBrochure.pdf
Scholarships offered locally in Montana include…
- The Fort Peck Tribes Scholarship Program $3600
- The Montana Federation of Garden Clubs Scholarship $1000
- American Legion Department of Montana Oratorical Contest $2000
- Indian Student Fee Waiver $2000
- Robert C Byrd Honors Scholarship $1500
- Senate Youth Program $5000
Students can also contact their high school guidance counselor as well as the college admissions office, student adviser or financial aid office for more advice on how to apply for the proper scholarships available. Here is a list to get started:
• Lawrence C. & Shelly Van Atta Scholarship Fund
• Leadership & Community Service Scholarship
• Leadership Scholarships
• Leroy Keilman Memorial Agricultural Safety Scholarship
• Lori Rhett Memorial Scholarship
• Margaret Orr Memorial Scholarship
• Marion H. Whittaker Educational Scholarship
• Mark Callahan Memorial Scholarship
• Mary Baker Emerick Scholarship
• Mary Koenig Whooley Memorial Scholarship
• Mary M. “Peggy” Ford Rockwell Scholarship
• Mathematics Education Scholarship
• Max & Betty Swanson Memorial Scholarship
• Missoula Electric Cooperative Scholarship
• Monsignor McHugh General Assembly Fourth Degree Scholarship
• Montana 99′s Flight Scholarship
• Montana Catholic Parish Scholarship
• Montana First Credit Union Mabel Allen Memorial Scholarship
• Montana Knights of Columbus Council Scholarship
• Montana Senior Citizen Waiver Scholarship
• Montana State ESA Council Scholarship Endowment
• Montana University System Honor Scholarship (MUSHS)
• Montana Valedictorian Scholarships
• Morlacci Scholarship
• Morningstar Traditional & Non-Traditional Scholarship
• Music Department Activity Grant
• National Merit Scholarship
• Neil F. Wakley Scholarship
• Newcombe Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students at Presbyterian Colleges (ethnic)
• Newcombe Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students at Presbyterian Colleges (need)
• Out-of-State Fee Waiver
• Parish Scholarship
• Parrott Family Scholarship
• Paul Johnson Scholarship
• Pendergast Scholarship
• Phi Theta Kappa
• Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship
• Presidential High School Graduate Scholarship
• Presidential Leadership Scholarship
• Presidential Scholarship
• Presidential Transfer Scholarships
• Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP)
• Providence Health & Services Scholarship
• Providence Scholarship
• Rhoda Harrington Farris Scholarship
• RMC Daycare Grants
• Robert Monaco Memorial Scholarship
• ROTC Scholarships
• Dufresne Foundation Scholarships
• Ed Cebull Alumni Memorial Scholarship
• Ed Cebull Memorial Scholarship
• Eleanor Dougherty Memorial Scholarship
• Elizabeth Wright Evans Scholarship
• Elsie Corette Memorial Scholarship
• Endowed Scholarships
• Engineers’ Scholarship
• Erb Family Endowment Scholarship
• Erik Jon Osburnsen Memorial Scholarship
• Eugene Maughan Graduate Student Scholarship
• Everett C. Elliott Memorial Scholarship
• Faculty & Staff Tuition Waiver Scholarship
• Family Allowance Scholarship
• Family Grants
• Fine Arts Scholarships
• Founders Scholarship
• Fr. John Sladich Memorial Scholarship for the Native American
• Freshman Honor Scholarship
• Governor’s Merit Scholarships
• Governor’s Merit-at-Large Scholarship
• Governor’s Need-Based Scholarship
• Graduate Student Waiver Scholarship
• Great Falls Auto Dealers Association Scholarship
• Great Falls Baseball Club Scholarship
• Great Falls Broadcasters Association Scholarship
• Great Falls Chapter CPA’s Scholarship
• Hamilton Misfeldt Scholarship
• Hans & Georgiana Andersen Memorial Scholarship
• Harrison Palmer Kellum Memorial Scholarship
• Heisey Scholarship
• Helen & Dan Kidder Endowed Scholarship
• Helm Memorial Scholarship
• Honor Scholarship for National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists
• Honorably Discharged Veteran Waiver Scholarship
• Honors Scholars Program Scholarship
• Howard & Grace Carroll Scholarship
• Ida M. Kober Scholarship
• Jack & Nancy Burke Family Foundation Scholarship
• Jack E. Corette Memorial Scholarship
• Jane Buttrey Memorial Scholarships
• Jane Buttrey Scholarship
• Joe Durso, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
• Joseph A. Roberts Scholarship
• Joseph E. McCarvel Scholarship (a)
• Joseph E. McCarvel Scholarship (b)
• Kenneth H. Davis Scholarship
• Kleis Larsen Scholarship
• Kristen Dunfee Memorial Scholarship
• L.S. Osborne Memorial Scholarship
• School of Business Administration Faculty Scholarship
• School of Business Administration, Dean’s Scholarship
• September 11, 2001 Victims Waiver Scholarship
• Short Memorial Scholarship (a)
• Short Memorial Scholarship (b)
• Siegel-STS Scholarships
• Speech & Debate Scholarship
• Sr. Mary Trinitas Scholarship
• Steele-Reese Memorial Scholarship
• Surviving Dependents of Montana Firefighters-Peace Officers Fee Waiver Scholarship
• Surviving Dependents of Montana National Guard Member Waiver Scholarship
• Teacher Scholarships
• Theater Scholarship
• Thomas Francis Meagher Hibernian Scholarship
• Tractor & Equipment Company Scholarship
• Trustee Scholarships
• Trustee Transfer Student Scholarships
• Undergraduate Student Waiver Scholarship
• US Bank Scholarship (a)
• Valedictorian-Salutatorian Scholarships
• Van & Jeanne Wolverton Scholarship
• Vern Dahlstrom Memorial Agriculture Scholarship
• Wallace & Ersel Webb Sharples Scholarship
• War Orphans Waiver Scholarship
• Washington Foundation Scholarship
• Wells Fargo Bank Scholarship
• Western Mathematics Scholarship
• Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)
• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
• William Bender Memorial Scholarship
• William F. Stufft Memorial Scholarship
• Academic Scholarships
• Achievement Grant
• Agricultural Studies Scholarships
• Albert & Ethel Bender Scholarship
• All Saints Scholarship
• All Saints Transfer Student Scholarships
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• American Indian Scholarship
• American Indian Waiver Scholarship
• Art Department Scholarship
• Art Pattison Scholarship
• Athletic Grants
• Athletic Scholarships
• Bill & Avis Mitchell Scholarship
• Bill & Genevieve Boisvert Scholarship
• Billings Broadcasters Association
• Bi-Mart Corporation Annual Scholarship
• Brenda Farrell & M.B. (Scotty) Wilson Memorial Scholarship
• Bridge to Bachelors American Indian Scholarship Program
• Campus Visit Scholarship
• Carlson Estate Scholarship
• Cascade County Estate Planning Council Scholarship
• Cashell-DePlazes Memorial Scholarship
• Church Matching Fund Grants
• Clyde Eccleston Memorial Scholarship
• Cobb Foundation Scholarship
• Coca Cola Bottling Scholarship
• College Scholarships
• Community College Honor Scholarships
• Computer Science Club Scholarship
• Cooperative Studies Scholarships
• Cora Benson Scholarship
• Creative Writing Activity Grant
• Crouse-Sisteron Memorial Scholarship
• David & Goldie Enger SOBA Athlete Scholarship
• David Shepherd Memorial Scholarship
• Directors’ Scholarship
• District 6 Fellowship
• Diversity Scholarship
• Don G. Willems Scholarship
• Don McCune Scholarship
• Don McGonigle Memorial Scholarship
• Donald J. Byrnes Memorial Scholarship
• Dorothy DiRocco Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. Albert T. Helbing Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. Francis DiRocco Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. Paul B. Blomgren, Dean Emeritus Scholarship