Scholarships and Fellowships
If you're in need of some financial aid, you should look through the scholarships offered through the College of Arts and Sciences or search by department for a scholarship.
University of Montana Scholarships
Fulbright Scholarship
Deadine: Varies but is always early October for the following academic year
www.fulbrightonline.org/
Criteria: U.S. citizen, bachelor's degree at the time of departure. Candidates are judged on quality of proposal, academic background, and recommendations
Contact: See Dr. Elizabeth Ametsbichler, Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Udall Scholarship
Deadine: December 1st
www.udall.gov/p_scholarship.htm
Criteria: Native American and Alaska Native students studying fields related to the environment, health care, or tribal public policy are eligible for the scholarship. Native American and Alaska Native scholars have come from such backgrounds as American Indian studies, political science, sociology, geography, anthropology, tribal policy, economic development, government, health care, health sciences, and health policy.-Any college sophomore or junior studying fields related to the environment. Majors have included environmental engineering, agriculture, biology and other natural sciences, natural resource management, political science, sociology, anthropology, geography, cultural studies, history, public policy, and pre-law. It is anticipated that the candidate's plan of study will include coursework in ethics and public policy and/or public or community service experience in the area of the candidate's career field.
Contact: Please contact Melissa Millage with any questions at (520) 670-5542, or by email at millage@udall.gov
Rhodes Scholarship
Deadine: October 1st
www.rhodesscholar.org
Criteria: The Rhodes Scholarship ia awarded to outstanding students and recent graduates, and provides them with two yearsof study at Oxford University in England.Those receiving the scholarship must have completed their undergraduate degree prior to attending Oxford.
UM Rhodes Scholars
The University of Montana has a phenominal record of producing Rhodes Scholars. Twenty-eight men and women have received the prestigious award since 1904, the first year the competition opened to American students. As a result, UM currently ranks fifth among public institutions in the nation (excluding military academics) and is nineteenth overall. Such an enviable record says many things about both the students and the University, according to philosophy Professor Tom Huff, who has helped sheperd applicants through the process for thirty years.
~(Caroline Lupfer Kurtz)
| Name | Department | Year |
|---|---|---|
| George Barnes | *Classics | 1904 |
| James R. Thomas | *Geology | 1906 |
| Clarence K. Streit | Journalism | 1919 |
| Radcliffe H. Beckwith | *Geology | 1920 |
| James A. Farmer | Law | 1921 |
| Arthur K. Burt | *English | 1923 |
| Dorr C. Skeels | *Mathematics/ Physics | 1930 |
| Joseph H. Fitzgerald | *Economics/ Sociology | 1932 |
| Eugene Sunderlin | *Chemistry | 1933 |
| Robert C. Bates | *Economics | 1937 |
| Ralph K. Davidson | *Political Science/ Economics | 1948 |
| Sterling "Jim" Soderlind | Journalism | 1950 |
| Walter W. Eyer | *Political Science | 1955 |
| William Bruce Cook | *Political Science/ History/ Economics | 1957 |
| Roger M. Baty | *Economics | 1958 |
| John Carlson | *History | 1962 |
| David R. Howlett | *MCLL/ Latin | 1966 |
| Kent DeMers Price | *History/ Political Science | 1967 |
| Mark S. Peppler | *Microbiology | 1973 |
| James R. Murray | *Philosophy | 1976 |
| Ann Haight | History | 1978 |
| Katie Richards | *Classics | 1984 |
| Andrew Vliet | *Wildlife Biology | 1986 |
| David Wheeler | *Zoology/ Pre-Med | 1988 |
| Bridget Clarke | *Philosophy | 1989 |
| Mollie Ann Kramer | *Environmental Studies | 1991 |
| Scott Bear Don't Walk | *Philosophy/ Native American Studies | 1992 |
| Charlotte Morrison | *Philosophy/ Honors | 1993 |
| * = Departments within The College of Arts & Sciences | ||
