Reach for the Future Scholarship 2 Year
Education Level
Graduating Senior, College Level
Location
Statewide
Application Open
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Deadline Date
Monday, March 31, 2025
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you are applying for a financial need-based scholarship, you must complete the 2024-2025 FASFA Form before submitting your MCF Scholarship Application.
Following a 'soft launch' by the Department of Education on December 31st, the 2024-2025 FASFA Form is now open at www.fafsa.gov. The application may be periodically unavailable for maintenance, and a brief ‘waiting room’ at the login is possible.
Criteria
- Application Access Code: 24VMSE2YR
- Applicant must be a Montana Resident:
- Graduate from a Montana high school OR
- Provide a strong connection to Montana
- Family, historic, or strong personal connection
- Strong preference for nontraditional, i.e., older, re-entry students
- Applicantmust plan or be currently enrolled at an accredited post-secondary educational institution, (university, college, community college, college of technology, or technical school)
- 2 year - community college, college of technology, or technical school
- Pursuing a certificate in a specialized field related but not limited to Aviation Technology, Industrial welding, Metal Fabrication, Carpentry, Computer-aided Design, etc.
OR
- 4 years - must have successfully completed 60 credit hours
- Must be a natural resources or agricultural field
- Field study may include but not limited to botany, geology, hydrology, wildlife biology, agricultural economics, animal, range, or plant sciences.
- Applicant must be enrolled with 9 or more credits
- Applicant must demonstrate financial need
- Renewable up to 2 years:
- Must have a 2.0 GPA or higher
- Must provide a current non-official Transcript -
- Name, 9+ credits, and next semester class schedule
- Must complete MCF renewal student information and acceptance form
Re-Apply, Renewal or One-time
2 yr Renewal
Submitted Items Needed
- Transcript
- FAFSA/SAR
- LOR
- Essay