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Thanks for the advice - particularly in University selection. I am glad I came to you for my son. All the best!

Mrs. Raj, Parent

Montana State University

The newest and most available scholarship at this time is the "Preferred Partner Scholarship" that is available for the first 100 new international students who apply and enroll at MSU Billings for Fall 2011 and who are referred to us through INTELLIGENT PARTNERS.

The Yellowstone scholarship is also available for international students but in limited quantities each year. The "Preferred Partner Scholarship" is the one that is most readily available for new students.

Yellowstone scholarship is awarded to international students that meet the following requirements:

Have applied and been accepted by MSU Billings
Maintain non-immigrant status
Be enrolled full time
(undergraduate full time = 12 credits; graduate full time = 9 credits)
Must earn and maintain an cumulative grade point average of undergraduate 2.5 or graduate 3.0

The General scholarships are available for all MSUB students, once they have been admitted, and are awarded every spring for the following year. These are competitive scholarships that are based on academic achievement, major, campus and community involvement, etc.

It is most likely for a new student to be able to be awarded the "Preferred Partner Scholarship" as long as they are among the first 100 new students enrolling for fall 2011. Once they are at MSUB, then they could also apply for the General Scholarships after their first year at MSUB (they would apply in the spring of their first year for these competitive scholarships in their second year).

Knowing yourself takes more work than writing down a list of extracurricular activities. We will help you learn how to find the "method behind the madness" of your life and present it in a winning way. Why? Because scholarship committees award funding to candidates they can understand and relate to and who distinguish themselves from other candidates by their ability to communicate their special-ness.

Should you apply for scholarships? We think so. Why? Beyond the obvious fact that every extra dollar can help you and your family, the scholarship process is also a way to develop the winning skills that will serve you well in whatever you do in your life. The ability to organize, prioritize, write well, match message to audience and most of all, know yourself, are gifts you should give yourself as soon as possible.