Scholarships
Geosciences Scholarship/Fellowship/Grant Award Information
Geosciences Alumnus Scholarship (undergraduate and graduate)
- Value of Each: Varies
- Number of Awards: Varies
- Criteria: Deserving Geosciences graduate and undergraduate students, based on evaluation of research proposal, must be enrolled at UM and intend to return to UM to complete research.
- Where to Apply: Students nominated by faculty
Robert and Eleanor Weidman Scholarship in Geosciences (undergraduate)
- Value of Each: Varies ($200-$700)
- Number of Awards: Varies
- Criteria: Geosciences major in third or fourth year of undergraduate work; must have completed at least one year at UM (Missoula campus), including three or more courses in geosciences. Generally recipient not renewed; selection based primarily on scholastic ability, but also academic potential, character, and financial need. Recipient should have strong interest in classical geology or field studies. Award usually applied to tuition/fees, but upon advanced approval by geosciences faculty, part or all of the award may be used to support enrollment in the summer field geology course or to support a field-based project of independent study approved by the faculty - final report is presented to the faculty and student body.
- Where to Apply: Department of Geosciences
- Application Deadline: Contact the Geosciences Department.
Patrick J. McDonough Memorial Scholarship (graduate)
- Value of Each: Varies ($2500-$10,000)
- Number of Awards: Varies
- Criteria: Deserving Geosciences Graduate students based on a proposal similar to that of a thesis proposal for research in “Utilization and Development of Energy Resources within the State of Montana.
- Where to Apply: Geosciences Department
Michael Lee Wilson Memorial Scholarship (graduate)
- Value of Each: Varies
- Number of Awards: Varies
- Criteria: Geosciences graduate student; GPA and other academic credentials
- Where to Apply: Students nominated by faculty, no application necessary
