DHC Coordinated Scholarships

Presidential Leadership Scholarships

The Presidential Leadership Scholarships are The University of Montana's premier academic scholarships, recognizing outstanding talent, academic performance, leadership, and contribution to the community. These awards are renewable for four years, subject to satisfactory performance by the student. Each scholarship includes a full or partial tuition waiver, the value of which varies according to the amount of tuition each year. Approximately 16 awards will be made in each annual competition. Their approximate value each year, including the tuition waiver, will be:

Gold level: $11,400

Silver level: $8,900

Eligibility: All applicants for admission to the Davidson Honors College will be considered for the Presidential Leadership Scholarship. Eligible candidates for the Presidential Leadership Scholarship must be recent high school graduates who have not previously enrolled as a regular college or university student. Finalists in the fall 2007 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars posted an average of 3.99 GPA, SAT combined score of 2090, or ACT composite score of 31. Davidson Honors College applicants not chosen to receive a Presidential Leadership Scholarship will automatically be placed in the UM Entering Student Scholarship Program competition. You do not need to file a separate application for the UM Entering Student Scholarship Program.

To be eligible for a Presidential Leadership Scholarship, the DHC application deadline is December 31, 2007.

Application for Admission to the Davidson Honors College

The Watkins Scholarship

The Watkins Scholarship Program generally awards $2,000 to sixteen seniors per year, and is open to all UM-M students.

All applicants must anticipate attaining senior status by the beginning of autumn semester 2008; have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher at the time of application; plan on working on a senior project (a written thesis, a creative production, performance, or a public service activity) that will be directed by a faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Applications are available in the Honors College office. The application deadline is Friday, April 11, 2008 for scholarships awarded in the 2008-2009 academic year.

Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Award Application/Watkins

The Jane Buttrey Memorial Scholarship

The Buttrey Family Trust Fund generally awards up to ten $1,500 scholarships per year to outstanding juniors who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need. This scholarship is open to all UM-M students.

All applicants must attain Junior status (60-90 credits) by Autumn semester of their scholarship year; major or minor in a field that is in either the humanities or social sciences; have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher at the time of application; demonstrate financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office.

Applications are available in the Honors College office. The application deadline is February 28 each year for scholarships to be awarded in the following academic year.

Buttrey Scholarship Application

Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Awards

Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Awards will support up to 10 student/faculty research teams. These awards are open to any student on the UM-M campus. Each successful student applicant will receive an undergraduate research scholarship of $1,000 and each student/faculty team will receive up to an additional $500 to cover expenses related to their research activities (the purchase of books or materials, travel, etc.). The program is intended to a) provide selected students (sophomores through seniors) a) the opportunity to spend the academic year apprenticing with a faculty mentor, learning from and assisting with his or her research activity, and b) planning, developing, and carrying out his or her own research project with the guidance of that faculty mentor. Specific information can be found by downloading the information and application below.

Undergraduate Research Award Application

DHC Study Abroad Scholarships

The Davidson Honors College offers scholarships of up to $500 to offset the cost of a study abroad experience. Funds are available for study abroad, particularly for Spanish majors or minors who intend to travel to Spain or Mexico. Only Davidson Honors College students are eligible for these awards. DHC Study Abroad Scholarships are based primarily upon merit, but also on need, and preference will be given to upper division students. Applications are available in the Honors College office. The application deadline is October 27 for Spring or Summer Semester, and March 15 for Fall or Winter Semester.

DHC Study Abroad Application

The University of Montana offers two Dailey Study Abroad Scholarships of $1,500 in support of a full-year study abroad program in a country where English is not commonly spoken. All undergraduates at The University of Montana-Missoula are eligible to apply; preference shall be given to individuals born in Montana. The application deadline is March 15 for the following academic year.

Dailey Study Abroad Scholarships Application

The Ridge Research Awards

The Ridge Research Awards foster student research that utilizes the resources in the Ridge Library. Housed at the Health Information Center at St. Patrick Hospital, the Ridge Library is an important resource in the medical humanities. With a growing collection of about 1800 books and monographs, as well as over fifteen journals, the Ridge Library serves as a resource for health care providers, scholars, and students who are interested in the rich nexus between the science and the art of medicine. Works in history, ethics, literature, biography, anthropology, sociology and other fields allow users to gain insights into the very human experiences of health and illness. Two categories of Ridge Research Awards will be made, one limited to undergraduate students and the other open to graduate students. Awards of approximately $750 will be made in support of research that will be conducted in the Ridge Library during the following fall semester. Undergraduate applicants must be juniors or seniors at The University of Montana, in any major, with a GPA of at least 3.4. Application deadline: May 16, 2008. Please visit the following link for more information on theRidge Research Awards Criteria.

Ridge Research Award Application

Additional Information

Large National Scholarships

Most are open to all University of Montana-Missoula students and alumni unless otherwise specified.

For more information about the following scholarships, contact:

Laure Pengelly Drake
      Director of External Scholarships and Advising
     laure.pengellydrake@umontana.edu
      (406) 243-6140; DHC 102

UM alumni also work through the fellowship advisor listed above for the preparation process and official university nomination letters where necessary.
More scholarship information is available on the websites for individual scholarships, which you can find easily under the scholarship name. Look for other possibilities on the National Association of Fellowship Advisors’ website http://www.nafadvisors.org/scholarships.htm, and then visit with the UM fellowship advisor listed above to discuss your application.
UM Scholarship Recipients

Undergraduate Scholarships

Alpha Lambda Delta

Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) is a national freshman honor society for students who have achieved a 3.5 or above cumulative grade point average during freshman year. The society offers many scholarships and leadership opportunities to members. www.national.org

Phi Kappa Phi

Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) is a national honor society for juniors and seniors. Scholarships are available to various groups: rising sophomores who have not been inducted, nonmembers who are students at a PKP institution such as UM, and student and alumni PKP members. www.phikappphi.org

Goldwater Scholarship

The Goldwater Scholarship Foundation awards up to $7,500 per year to outstanding sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue careers in math, science or engineering. UM deadline: Usually early October.

Truman Scholarship

Apply as a junior for a Truman Scholarship for graduate school. The Truman Scholarship Foundation awards merit-based scholarships to juniors with one year of undergraduate education remaining who wish to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or elsewhere in public service (up to $15,000 for the first year of graduate study and up to $15,000 for the final year of graduate study). UM deadline for selection to apply: Usually the beginning of November.

Udall Scholarship

The Udall Scholarship awards up to $5,000 to sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue careers in an environmental field, or are Native Americans or Native Alaskans who plan to pursue careers in health care or tribal policy. UM has the highest total number of Udall Scholars in the nation. UM deadline: Usually the end of November.

Graduate Scholarships

For the following scholarships, students should contact the fellowship advisor at least a year before the applications are due, which is usually the beginning of October for graduate school the following year. The qualifications vary, but all require excellent academic, service, and leadership records. One test is that applicants should be strong candidates for top graduate programs in the US.

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship awards graduate study at Cambridge. The application for the scholarship is tied to the application for study at Cambridge.

Marshall Scholarship

The Marshall Scholarship awards up to two years of graduate study at any British university.

George J. Mitchell Scholarship

The George J. Mitchell Scholarship awards one year of graduate study in any discipline at an institution of higher learning in Ireland.

Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship awards outstanding seniors and recent graduates up to two years of study at the University of Oxford. UM has produced 28 Rhodes Scholars to rank nineteenth in the nation and fifth among public universities. Two web sites that may be of interest to students are http://www.umt.edu/urelations/highlights/html#rhodes and http://www2.umt.edu/comm/f01/fighting.html.

Other Graduate Scholarships

Alpha Lambda Delta

Phi Kappa Phi

Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation offers scholarships of up to $50,000 a year for professional schools or graduate study in any academic discipline. With Foundation approval, students may use the scholarship for programs outside the US. This is a highly competitive scholarship designed for students with unmet financial need (generally that means you would qualify for a Pell Grant) who have excelled academically, proven themselves effective leaders, and compiled an extensive record of public service while also showing appreciation for or participating in the arts and humanities. Scholarship recipients must begin their first graduate program in the fall of 2008. UM deadline for selection to apply: End of January.

Leifur Eiriksson Foundation Scholarship

The Leifur Eiriksson Foundation Scholarship awards about $25,000 or one year’s cost of graduate attendance, research, and study in most fields at a university in Iceland. UM deadline for assistance: Mid-November.

Fulbright Scholarship

The Fulbright Foundation awards grants to outstanding students for study and research abroad. Students receiving the Fulbright must have completed an undergraduate degree before beginning their Fulbright year. UM deadline: Beginning of October. (Interested students should contact Liz Ametsbichler in the German Department at 243-5001.)

James Madison Memorial Fellowship

This fellowship will award up to $24,000 to students planning to pursue “master’s degree level graduate study of the framing and history of the U. S. Constitution.” College seniors and graduates who intend to become secondary school teachers of American history, American government, and/or social studies are eligible for this scholarship. UM deadline for assistance: Early February.

Portz Scholars Competition

Nominate an outstanding student paper at the end of fall semester or by May 17. At the end of May, the DHC will send one honors college student’s paper to the national competition. Three students will receive a $250 stipend and expenses for presentation at the National Collegiate Honors Council conference in fall 2008. Current Honors College seniors who will not be at the DHC in fall 2008 are still eligible. If you do not know whether the student is a member of the Honors College, call Laure Pengelly Drake at (406) 243-6140. UM deadline: Mid-May.

Scholarships from NIH with Oxford/Cambridge University:

The National Institutes of Health-University of Cambridge Health Science Research Scholars and the National Institutes of Health-University of Oxford Scholars in Biomedical Research.

These are relatively new doctoral programs at the National Institutes of Health that permit American students to pursue collaborative biomedical research projects between a laboratory at NIH and either Oxford or Cambridge University, leading to a Ph.D. from that university. This program offers a unique experience in international collaborative research.

Moreover, the Oxford/Cambridge program allows students to complete a Ph.D. in any area of biomedical research in three or four years. Roughly half of their thesis work is done on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland; the other half is done at Oxford or Cambridge where they are members of colleges and participate fully in university life.

The NIH is the largest biomedical research facility in the world and has trained over 100 Nobel laureates. The NIH-Oxford-Cambridge program is now six years old with 65 students enrolled. It has attracted outstanding students (the average GPA this year for the entering class was 3.9 on a 4 point scale; only the top 9 percent of the applicant pool was accepted).

About one third of the students actually come from medical schools. Both the Marshall and the Rhodes scholarships have formed an alliance with the NIH scholarship so that their science students can participate in the NIH program.

Students are fully funded for their tuition, college fees, health insurance, and stipend. They also receive a laptop computer and a generous travel allowance. Finally, financial support has just been approved for students desiring to complete combined M.D./Ph.D. degrees through the program.

This is an exceptional opportunity for your brightest students. Additional information about the Scholarships can be found on these web sites.

http://gpp.nih.gov/Applicants/ProspectiveStudents/Oxford/
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~chri1906/index.htm
http://gpp.nih.gov/Applicants/ProspectiveStudents/Cambridge/
http://www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/~sj304/Nih-cambridge/home.html

For more information about the above scholarships, contact:

Laure Pengelly Drake
      Director of External Scholarships and Advising
     laure.pengellydrake@umontana.edu
      (406) 243-6140; DHC 102

PLEASE NOTE: THE DAVIDSON HONORS COLLEGE COORDINATES THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITIONS ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY ENROLLED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA. IF YOU ARE NOT AN ENROLLED STUDENT ON THIS CAMPUS, CONTACT YOUR OWN CAMPUS SCHOLARSHIP REPRESENTATIVE FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE.

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