Montana Tech scholarship applications open October 15
Montana Technological University, the state’s STEM university, will open applications for many of its major scholarships on October 15. Students have until January 15 to apply for these scholarship opportunities.
Montana Tech awards more than $1 million in scholarships to incoming first-year students annually.
“Montana Tech is incredibly proud of the scholarship dollars we can award through generous gifts from our alumni and industry donors,” Executive Director of Admissions and Enrollment Leslie Dickerson said. “It speaks to the value they place on a Montana Tech education and the quality of our graduates.”
Scholarship applications are located on each student’s personal URL, or PURL, page, which is generated after they submit an application for admission. Scholarship applications will only appear on the PURL pages of students who meet the eligibility criteria.
Students who need help obtaining their PURL login information can contact admissions@mtech.edu or 406-496-4791.
Scholarships accepting applications include:
Marie Moebus Presidential Award
The Marie Moebus Presidential Award is Montana Tech’s premier four-year scholarship for incoming first-year students. The scholarship covers the recipient's tuition, includes a cash scholarship, and is renewable for up to four years.
Applicants must:
Be an incoming first-time student.
Have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.75 or higher.
Have an ACT score of 30 or higher or SAT score of 1410 or higher.
Be actively engaged in their community and school.
Be pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Montana Tech.
Application materials include:
A resume of school and community activities.
Two letters of recommendation from teachers, employers or mentors.
A 600-word essay about an accomplishment, event or realization that sparked personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others, and how you will apply that experience to the next chapter of your life at Montana Tech.
Shirley Paxson Endowed Scholarship
The Shirley Paxson Endowed Scholarship is awarded to a graduate of Butte High School or Butte Central High School who demonstrates leadership and merit through community and school involvement. Applicants must have a 3.0 high school GPA to be considered.
Applicants must submit:
Two letters of recommendation from teachers.
A resume of school and community activities.
Robert Toshoff Alumni Association Scholarship
The Robert Toshoff Alumni Association Scholarship is awarded to a Montana resident entering their first year at Montana Tech who intends to graduate with a degree or certificate from the university.
Applicants must submit a 600-word, one-page essay outlining how family values, community involvement and volunteer activities have been an important part of their lives and influenced their life decisions. Applicants must have a 3.0 high school GPA to be considered.
Solvay Engineering for Environmental Protection Scholarship
The Solvay Engineering for Environmental Protection Scholarship is awarded to a Butte High School or Butte Central High School student entering their first year at Montana Tech in an engineering program. Applicants must demonstrate leadership and community and school involvement.
Applicants must submit:
A resume of activities.
A 500-word essay answering the question: “What role should engineers play in protecting and improving the environment?”
Montana Tech also awards several Oredigger Merit Scholarships. No scholarship application is necessary. Awards will be determined based on the information provided on students' application for admission.
Students must apply to Montana Tech before March 1 to be considered for Oredigger Merit Scholarships.
The Lance Scholars Program annually provides 50 in-state students with a $4,000-per-year scholarship, renewable for up to three additional years for a total of up to $16,000. Applicants are asked to answer in three to five sentences: “During your time at Montana Tech, what is one thing you would like to learn or experience that has the ability to effect change in the world?”
The Lance Scholars Program has a Feb. 15 application deadline. Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, by Feb. 1 to be considered.
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