MUS Honor Scholarship

The MUS Honor Scholarship (MUSHS) is a 4-year renewable scholarship, which waives the recipient’s tuition when used at an eligible campus. Its average value at a 4-year Montana campus is $5,000 a year or $20,000 for four years. The scholarship does not cover mandatory or class fees. Students should ask the college for a list of fees that are not covered by the scholarship. The Board of Regents intends to offer up to 200 scholarships (contingent upon continued funding of the program) annually.

Student Eligibility Requirements

To apply students must:

• Must apply the year they graduate from a high school accredited by the Montana Board of Public Education list of eligible schools
• Must have been enrolled full-time at a high school accredited by the Montana Board of Public Education for at least three years (any combination of three years but must include senior year)
• Must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.4 at the end of the 7th semester
• Must be on track to meet the Board of Regents Rigorous Core Requirements OR receive an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma by graduation
• Must take the ACT or SAT test by February of the year the student graduates
• Must be a resident of the State of Montana
• Must be accepted by an eligible campus

Application Process

Applying for the MUS Honor Scholarship is a multi-step process. Students must complete each of the following steps by the deadline for their application to be considered complete;

1. Take the ACT or SAT test by February 2025
2. Apply to and be accepted by one of the eligible campuses
3. Apply online AwardMontana.mus.edu (applications open December 1)
4. Print the Rigorous Core/IB/Attendance Certification page from your application, have your High School Counselor/Designee sign it

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS THAT MUST BE UPLOADED TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION IN THE PORTAL

• Copy of official 7th semester transcript reflecting all classes from freshman through the first semester of senior year and cumulative GPA. To count Algebra I taken in middle school to meet the Rigorous Core Requirements, students must also upload their middle school transcript, ALL other courses must be reflected on their high school transcript
• Copy of College Acceptance Letter or Acceptance email
• Proof/certification of ACT/SAT score taken by February 2025 (print out from ACT/SAT OR listed as part of high school transcript)  Students can submit ACT Superscores, as long as they only include tests taken by February the year they graduate
• Rigorous Core/IB/Attendance Certification page, signed by your High School Counselor/Designee

How are the scholarships awarded?

Students from each high school will be ranked in GPA order. The individual(s) with the highest GPA will be awarded 30 points, the next highest will be given 29, and so forth, until all students with at least a 3.4 GPA are ranked. Once the GPA score has been determined, this score will be added to the student’s ACT or SAT* score (taken by February the year they graduate**), whichever is higher, to create a composite score. The students with the highest composite scores in the state will be offered the MUS Honor Scholarship.

• SAT scores are converted to equivalent ACT scores
• Students can submit ACT Superscores, as long as they only include tests taken by February of the year they graduate

Scholarship Award Process

• Once awards are announced High School Counselors/Designees will be notified, in addition, ALL recipients of these scholarships will be notified by email.
• If awarded, each recipient must accept or decline the offered scholarship, please be sure to return the information promptly.