Montana's STEM and Healthcare Scholarship
Montana University System (Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education)
$6,000 over four years ($1,000 / $1,500 / $1,500 / $2,000) for Montana high school seniors entering a STEM or healthcare major at a qualifying Montana college.
- How much
- $6,000 over 4 years: $1,000 first year, $1,500 second, $1,500 third, $2,000 fourth
- Who qualifies
- Montana resident (BOR Policy 940.1); graduating from a Board of Public Education-accredited Montana high school; 3.25 cumulative GPA; 4 years of college-prep math and 3 years of college-prep science; first certificate or degree; full-time (12+ credits); must start the fall semester right after high school graduation.
- For high school seniors, students starting college
- For STEM, healthcare students
- When to apply
- Opens later annual; opens Dec 1 of senior year, due Mar 15
- How to apply
- Apply to and be accepted by an eligible campus, then apply in the Award Montana portal (opens December 1) and upload your 7th-semester transcript, acceptance letter, and the Math and Science Certification page signed by your counselor by March 15
- What you'll need
- state application + transcript
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (mus.edu) and page 2
The details
Incentive scholarship for Montana seniors who enter a qualifying STEM or healthcare major. First year $1,000; renewing recipients may receive $1,500 in year two, $1,500 in year three and $2,000 in year four. Can be used toward any cost of attendance and stacked with a tuition waiver such as MUSHS. Usable at MUS campuses and Montana community and tribal colleges (MSU Bozeman, UM Missoula, Flathead Valley CC, Salish Kootenai, Gallatin, Missoula College, Miles CC, Blackfeet CC, MSU Billings, Montana Tech, Dawson CC, Little Big Horn, City College, Highlands, Aaniiih Nakoda, MSU Northern, UM Western, Chief Dull Knife, Great Falls College, Helena College, Stone Child, Bitterroot, Fort Peck CC). Renewal (checked automatically): 3.0 cumulative GPA, qualifying major, continuous full-time enrollment, 30/60/90 credits after 2/4/6 semesters. Students who will finish a bachelor's early can notify OCHE to get the remaining amount in their final semester. The FAQ says every eligible applicant is offered a scholarship.
More money from Montana
- Gianforte Trade and Technology Scholarship$1,500 per semester full-time; $750 per semester part-time; up to $6,000 total
- 2 Plus 2 Honor ScholarshipWaiver of undergraduate tuition at a 4-year MUS campus for up to four semesters
- MUS Honor Scholarship (MUSHS)Tuition waiver; average value about $5,000 a year or $20,000 over four years at a 4-year Montana campus
- Montana Minnesota Dental ProgramSupport fee matching the WICHE dentistry support fee, applied to tuition and fees, for up to 4 years
- Montana WICHE Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP)Set support fee per field of study (amounts on wiche.edu), applied to tuition and fees
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