Scholarship Season Offers Funding Opportunities to Area Graduates

It’s scholarship season, and the Counselor at Chinook High School, Fay Friede announced that several scholarships are available to Blaine County high school graduates. While encouraging graduating seniors to submit their applications, Friede reminds all Blaine County students that because each scholarship has its own requirements and application deadline, they are advised to read carefully so as not to miss any important funding opportunities.

“There are obviously thousands of scholarships. Some of these are memorials; others are specific to a degree area, like the American Garage Automotive Scholarship. The Blaine County Cruisers also started a county-wide scholarship a couple years ago for students going into a two-year technical program,” Friede said.

With some scholarship amounts starting at $500 and going up from there, the local awards include those listed with their respective due dates:

• American Garage Automotive Scholarship April 1

• Justin Overcast Memorial Ag. Scholarship April 1

• Jesse James Foundation Scholarship April 1

• Blaine County Cruisers Scholarship April 1

• John W & Evelyn Vogt Memorial Scholarship April 10

• Dawn Marie Zellmer Medical Field April 15

• Dawn Marie Zellmer Memorial Citizenship Scholarship April 15

• Chinook Lions’ Club Scholarship April 15

• Presbyterian Church Scholarship April 15

• Milk River Gobblers Scholarship April 15

• Chinook Rod and Gun Club Scholarship April 15

• Phillips County Motor Sports Scholarship April 15

• Billmayer Water Supply Scholarship April 30

• Red Rock Power Scholarship May 1

• Montana Seed Show Scholarship May 1

• Tristan Billmayer Memorial Mental Health Field Scholarship July 1

“From that list, The Blaine County Cruisers, American Garage, Billmayer Water Supply, and Dawn Marie Zellmer Medical Field Scholarships are all county-wide; while the Milk River Gobblers, Montana Seed Show, Tristan Billmayer, and Phillips County Motor Sports are regional,” Friede explained.

Others scholarships in our area include the Big Flat Electric Scholarship, Triangle Communications Scholarship, Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship, and the menu of Montana Farm Bureau scholarships.

Anyone with questions about these or other scholarships is encouraged to call Friede at Chinook High School. She can be reached at 406-357-2454.