Montana 10 Scholars
Welcome to Montana 10
Montana 10 is a Montana University System scholarship program at Montana State University. The program offers academic, social, and financial supports designed to help students succeed in college.
Students who become Montana 10 Scholars will be part of a special group of students all across Montana who get one-on-one care they need with financial support, a community that knows them and supports them as individuals, and the specialized academic support that will help them to achieve their education goals and successfully launch their careers. Starting college should be exciting, but let’s admit, it can also be intimidating! MT10 is a free program designed to guide students step-by-step through their college journey. Montana 10 Scholars will receive the academic, social and financial supports needed to not just enroll but GRADUATE with a two-year or four- year degree.
Are You Eligible to become a MT10 Scholar?
- Be a Montana resident
- Complete a FAFSA and be Pell-eligible
- Be admitted to an MUS institution with a Montana 10 program
- Be a first-time undergraduate or transfer student with fewer than 24 credits (except
dual enrollment/AP credits).
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in the Montana 10 Scholars program! Interested students are encouraged to attend a quick, virtual info session to learn more about the scholarship program and receive the application.
Information sessions and applications have closed for Fall 2025. If you have questions about the program, please contact our MT10 Scholars office for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students' primary advisors are assigned to students via the college they are in. We strongly recommend keeping a relationship with one's primary academic advisor, as they will be the expert on students' specific majors. Scholars' Montana 10 advisors are here to provide scholars individualized support and assist them in everything they need. This can include assistance with a variety of topics, from: paying off a parking ticket on campus to evaluating if they are happy in their major.
If a student falls short of the Montana 10 Expectations, we ask they be proactive in reaching out to their MT10 advisor to address the issue. Your Montana 10 team is on your side and believes in you. If a student falls behind a 2.0 for a semester, they will be required to be on an MT10 SAP (Success Action Plan). The MT10 advisor will decide the MT10 SAP, and it will be designed specially for each student to help get them back in good academic standing.
Montana was initially funded as part of Montana’s performance-based funding model that grew from the MUS's shared policy goals with the Montana legislature. This program is building the case of the education system’s capacity to organize broad implementation, so that similar integrated supports can be scaled statewide.
The program is named after the 10 benefits given to scholars in the program.
Montana 10 Benefits:
- A special Montana 10 advisor who knows you and your goals
- A scholarship that is applicable to tuition and mandatory fees for Fall and Spring semesters.
- A $250 textbook stipend every semester
- A monthly incentive worth $50
- Academic coaches specifically for Montana 10 Scholars
- A dedicated orientation program for Montana 10 Scholars
- A freshman seminar course specifically designed to successfully launch your college career
- A full-time schedule (30 credits per year)
- Specialized math and writing courses
- Career development workshops and activities to prepare you for your chosen career