Presidential Scholarship

The Presidential Scholarships are Montana State University’s most distinguished academic awards, recognizing scholastic achievement, demonstrated leadership and unique personal qualities. Scholarship recipients receive annual tuition waivers, a generous stipend and priority registration. Recent Presidential Scholars have gone on to receive such renowned awards as the Goldwater, Truman, Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarships. As Ambassadors of the university, they reflect its highest ideals through demonstrated leadership and public service, and are in the process of leaving a unique fingerprint on their world.

The Presidential Scholarship is a rigorous, competitive application. Recipients of the scholarship routinely have a 3.9 GPA or higher and are ranked in the top 3% of their class. Please review our Frequently Asked Questions to determine if you are a competitive candidate for the scholarship.

The Presidential Scholarship application is open to incoming freshmen with a high school GPA of 3.7+. Students must first complete the General Scholarship Application before they are eligible to access the Presidential Scholarship application. If you do not have a 3.7+ GPA, but feel you would be competitive for this scholarship, please contact the Honors College office at honors@montana.edu.

Award
Varies
Deadline
12/06/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Parent/Guardian 1 Information
    • 1. Parent/Guardian 1 -- First Name
    • 2. Parent/Guardian 1 -- Last Name
    • 3. Parent/Guardian 1 -- Mailing Address
    • 4. Parent/Guardian 1 -- City
    • 5. Parent/Guardian 1 -- State
    • 6. Parent/Guardian 1 -- Zip Code
  2. Parent/Guardian 2 Information
    • 1. Parent/Guardian 2 -- First Name
    • 2. Parent/Guardian 2 -- Last Name
    • 3. Parent/Guardian 2 -- Mailing Address
    • 4. Parent/Guardian 2 -- City
    • 5. Parent/Guardian 2 -- State
    • 6. Parent/Guardian 2 -- Zip Code
  3. Academic Background
    • 1. Are you a National Merit Semi-Finalist?
    • 2. Current unweighted high school GPA:
    • 3. Current weighted high school GPA:
    • 4. Current class rank/percentage rank
    • 5. Senior Year class schedule -- Fall semester
    • 6. Senior Year class schedule -- Spring semester
  4. Honors and Awards
    • List the most significant academic honor or award you have received while in high school. Please include the dates you received it. You may add up to five responses by selecting the Add Another Answer link below.
  5. High School Activities
    • List the most significant high school activity you participated in while in high school. Please include any leadership positions, offices held, dates of involvement, and hours per week you spent on the activity. You may add up to five responses by selecting the Add Another Answer link below.
  6. Community Service
    • List the most significant public service/community activity you participated in while in high school. Please include any leadership positions, offices held, dates of involvement, and hours per week you spent on the activity. You may add up to five responses by selecting the Add Another Answer link below.
  7. Summer Activities
    • List a summer activity you participated in while in high school. You may add up to five responses by selecting the Add Another Answer link below.
  8. Employment
    • List an employer, if applicable, including a description of your job title and dates of employment. You may add up to five responses by selecting the Add Another Answer link below.
  9. Student Essays -- Please complete Academic Statement and respond to ALL essays, A, B and C
    • Academic Statement -- Describe how your academic course of study, membership in the Honors College and engagement in the university community will support your future plans. (250 words maximum)
    • Explain how your view of yourself and the world changed as the result of a specific book, story or poem. (500 words)
    • Recount a time when you faced a personal setback or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? (500 words)
    • Tell us about a time you felt inspired to take action on something, what inspired you and what the outcome was. (500 words)
  10. Please provide the name and email address of your high school counselor.
  11. Please provide the name and email address of two other people who can give a letter of recommendation for the Presidential Scholarship.
    • Recommender 1 Information
    • Recommender 2 Information
  12. I certify that the information provided above is accurate and true and that the essays are my own work.
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