CAS Scholarships & Fellowships
The following scholarships are awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences. Many additional awards are made by the University or individual departments.
The Genevieve LaMotte Fund for International Experience
The Genevieve LaMotte Fund provides scholarships to undergraduate students for international experiences. Scholarship awards and amounts vary.
Eligibility: Undergraduate Students in the College of Arts and Sciences are eligible to apply.
Application requirements: CAS Scholarship Information Form, a short essay detailing the benefits of international experiences and proposal for international experience (of any duration). Click here for forms and to apply.
Application deadline: April 15th.
Award Criteria: Consideration will be given to applications which show the transformative nature of international study. Financial need and academic performance will also be considered in the selection.
Helen J. Olson Scholarship
Criteria: Students enrolled in the study of English, History or Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures. Selection is made based on academic standing and financial need.
Scholarship awards and amounts vary. Please contact the Departments of English, History, or Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures (Administered by CAS).
Henry & Fannie Clift Kain and Daniel & Jessie McKay Scholarship
Criteria: Undergraduate students attending The University of Montana majoring in Anthropology, Communication Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, Political Sciences, Psychology or Sociology.
Scholarship awards and amounts vary. Please contact the above named Departments (Administered by CAS).
Montana Model United Nations Scholarships:
Minnie Spurgin Fullam and Bess Reed & Dallas J. Reed Memorial
Criteria: Scholarship awarded through the College of Arts & Sciences to incoming freshmen at The University of Montana who were outstanding high school senior participants in the annual fall Montana Model United Nations Conference.
No application necessary – nominations are forwarded by high school advisors at the conference.
The Richard Drake Award for Writing:
The Richard Drake award is designed to honor excellence in writing in the humanities; specifically history, literature, philosophy, religion, politics and the classics. Two awards of $750 will be given annually; one to a graduate student and one to an undergraduate student.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and Graduate Students enrolled in a course in the College of Arts and Sciences are eligible to apply.
Application requirements: CAS Scholarship Information Form, a paper dealing with any theme based on a humanistic discipline, and a letter of recommendation from a CAS professor.Click here for forms and to apply.
Application deadline: April 15th.
Award Criteria: Papers will be judged on the basis of excellence in writing, imagination in research, and force of argument.
Rose Southworth Megee Scholarship in Literature
Criteria: Students of literature in the Department of English or the Department of Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures.
Scholarship awards and amounts vary. Please contact the Departments of English or Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures (Administered by CAS).
Wiegenstein Family Fund
Criteria: Deserving students in the pre-medicine curriculum in either Chemistry or the Division of Biological Sciences at The University of Montana. Every third year, preference is given to students who are enrolled members of any American Indian Tribe.
Scholarship awards and amounts vary. Please contact the Department of Chemistry or the Division of Biological Sciences (Administered by CAS).
