National Scholarships

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
• Post-Baccalaureate Opportunities
• USA and International Teaching Fellowships and Post-Graduate Internship Experiences

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.

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.nationalald.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.

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. 

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.

Other Graduate 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.nationalald.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

Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship

No longer available.

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.

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 2012. Current Honors College seniors who will not be at the DHC in fall 2012 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.

Portz Scholar Information