The Montana Community Foundation (MCF) runs a single online application each year that matches applicants against roughly 100 donor-established scholarship funds covering every part of the state, plus a handful of open, no-county-restriction awards such as the Alan & Janette Blackburn Scholarship. MCF distributed nearly $1 million in scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year; individual fund awards generally range $500-$5,000 and some renew for multiple years. The application opens every January 1.
Individual fund awards vary; ~$1M distributed statewide for the 2025-26 cycle