Criteria

• The Reach for the Future Scholarship for Vocational Degree Programs was created to provide a Montana resident, or one who has a strong connection to Montana, with a 2-year scholarship intended to support the completion of a postsecondary vocational degree program. This award is intended for students who are enrolled, or who intend to enroll, in vocational degree programs that prepare people for skilled work, typically manual or practical in nature, and related to a specific trade or occupation.
• Application Access Code: 25VMSE2YR

Required Criteria

• The following are required criteria for this scholarship. Applicants must:
  • demonstrate, through documentation or written responses within the application, at least one of the following conditions:
    • Montana residency,
    • graduation from a Montana high school, or
    • strong family or historical ties to Montana.
  • be enrolled, or be seeking enrollment, full-time at a public, private, or tribal college in Montana during each academic year for which the scholarship is awarded.
  • be studying a vocation or trade such as, but not to be limited to, aviation technology, carpentry, welding, automobile mechanics, plumbing, etc.
  • demonstrate financial need.

Preferred Criteria

• The following are preferred criteria for this scholarship. Preference will be given to applicants who:
  • demonstrate status as a nontraditional student, defined as having one or more of the following characteristics:
    • Student who has delayed enrollment into postsecondary education,
    • Student who is working full-time while enrolled,
    • Student who is financially independent,
    • Student who has dependents other than a spouse,
    • Student who is a single parent, and/or
    • Student who did not obtain a standard high school diploma, but who has obtained a GED credential (e.g., Montana HiSET credential).

Average Award Amount

$2,000 to $5,000

# Recipients Awarded

1 to 2

Award Type

Multi-Year

Reapplication Allowed

No

Submitted Items Needed

• Most Recent Transcript (High School or College)
• FAFSA FSS
• Reference(s)