SUPPORTING TALENT WITH ALIGNED RESOURCES FOR STEM STUDENTS (STARS) SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Applications are accepted year-round.
Applicants: Undergraduate
Description:
STARS is a collaborative project among four partner institutions - Salish Kootenai College, the 91次元, 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).
Below are a few of the scholarships offered by the 91次元. 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.
DAVID NICHOLAS MEMORIAL FUND
Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026
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 91次元 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 Larie Hyslop (karie.hyslop@mso.umt.edu).
RIDGE SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Applications are no longer being accepted. Please check back in March.
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.
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 $1500 payable in two installments, are available.