Accessing Wildlife Conservation Scholarships in Montana Ecosystems
GrantID: 78972
Grant Funding Amount Low: $4,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $4,000
Summary
Explore related grant categories to find additional funding opportunities aligned with this program:
Awards grants, College Scholarship grants, Education grants, Financial Assistance grants, Higher Education grants, Individual grants.
Grant Overview
Montana's wildlife conservation scholarships confront a primary barrier created by extreme distances between high schools and the state's seven university field stations. Seniors living east of the Continental Divide must travel between 120 and 280 miles to reach the nearest certified ecology lab, a trip that requires overnight stays most families cannot finance. Winter road closures on Highway 2 and Highway 212 further compress the usable field season to roughly 90 days.
These constraints affect students in the 23 frontier counties where high-school enrollment averages under 80 students per grade. In those counties, 41 percent of seniors interested in wildlife biology report that transportation costs alone exceed available family discretionary income. Reservation schools on the Fort Peck and Crow agencies face additional permitting delays when projects involve tribal lands.
The scholarship program therefore front-loads a transportation and permitting stipend paid directly to the student's school district before any tuition award is issued. Districts use the stipend to contract with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks for van transport and to cover campground fees at designated monitoring sites. This structure converts abstract eligibility into scheduled field access.
Geographic anchors include the 1.2 million acres of roadless country in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and the 340-mile gap between the University of Montana Western and the nearest Bureau of Land Management office in Miles City. The program requires applicants to map their intended field sites against these distances, ensuring funds address the actual logistical deficit rather than generic tuition support. Unlike Idaho applications, Montana requires demonstration of extreme rural delivery capacity due to frontier county designation.
Eligible Regions
Interests
Eligible Requirements
Related Searches
Related Grants
Grant Support for Youth AI Skills and Workforce Readiness Training
Access funding for innovative solutions addressing social and economic challenges affecting low-inco...
TGP Grant ID:
78978
Early-Phase Cancer Clinical Trial Funding For Research Institutions
Grants for research institutions and qualified investigators for patient-centered cancer research an...
TGP Grant ID:
78979
Research Funding for Viticulture and Enology Projects Work
Grants for researchers and qualified institutions for studies that address important challenges faci...
TGP Grant ID:
78987
Grant Support for Youth AI Skills and Workforce Readiness Training
Deadline :
Ongoing
Funding Amount:
$0
Access funding for innovative solutions addressing social and economic challenges affecting low-income communities. Support is designed to help organi...
TGP Grant ID:
78978
Early-Phase Cancer Clinical Trial Funding For Research Institutions
Deadline :
2026-11-06
Funding Amount:
$0
Grants for research institutions and qualified investigators for patient-centered cancer research and early-stage clinical trials conducted in the Uni...
TGP Grant ID:
78979
Research Funding for Viticulture and Enology Projects Work
Deadline :
Ongoing
Funding Amount:
Open
Grants for researchers and qualified institutions for studies that address important challenges facing the grape-growing and wine-production industrie...
TGP Grant ID:
78987