Background

The intent of the Bigger Sky Scholarship Fund is to assist students of any ethnicity in pursuing postsecondary education for the purpose of realizing their vocation. The founder of the Bigger Sky Scholarship Fund hopes to enable the dreams of a wide variety of students, including those who have not had the advantage of a stable home environment.

Criteria

Required Criteria

The following are required criteria for this scholarship. Applicants must:

• have graduated from a high school on the Fort Peck Reservation within the last three years.
• be accepted or currently enrolled at an accredited educational institution, including colleges and universities, junior colleges, tribal colleges, trade schools, or vocational programs.
• demonstrate financial need.

Preferred Criteria

Preference in consideration will be given to applicants who:

• are, or will be, graduates of Wolf Point High School in Wolf Point, MT.

Continuing Criteria

Scholarship recipients will be eligible to receive the awarded scholarship for up to 4 academic years (over a 5-year period). Current recipients of this scholarship looking to continue the scholarship for another year must:

• continue to meet the required criteria for this scholarship;
• remaining in good academic standing; and
• complete the MCF Continued Scholarship Form (sent via email in early Spring to each recipient).

Reapplication

Previous recipients are NOT allowed to apply again.

Awards

This scholarship typically provides the following each academic year.

Award Type

Multi-Year (Up to 4 Years)

Amount per Award

Typically $1,000 to $2,000 per academic year.

# of Awards

Typically 1 to 2 recipients each year.

Applying

Application Access Code

26BSSE

Use this Access Code to apply directly for this scholarship within the MCF Scholarship Portal.

Materials Needed

The following materials are required for submission with an application.

• Most Recent Transcript (High School of College)
• FAFSA FSS
• Letter(s) of Recommendation