Chancellor’s Excellence Awards
The Chancellor’s Excellence Awards will be awarded each year to freshmen entering Montana State University Billings in September.
Recipients receive $4,000 per academic year. Scholars who meet or exceed all of the renewal criteria may expect to have their
scholarships renewed for four years for a maximum award of $16,000. In addition, recipients who plan to live in the residence halls their
freshman year will receive a housing/dining waiver valued at approximately one-half of the total cost of their room and board.
Recipients who maintain a cumulative Fall GPA of 3.75 or above during their freshman year will be eligible to receive an additional
$450 residence hall waiver for the spring semester of their freshman year. Recipients who maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 3.75
or above and continue to live in the residence halls, will be eligible to receive a $1,000 housing waiver their sophomore year, and each
consecutive year thereafter for as long as the GPA is maintained at or above 3.75. Chancellor’s Scholars also receive admission into the
University Honors Program.
Eligibility
• Applicants must apply for admission to Montana State University Billings as an entering freshman (traditional
or non-traditional) and must enroll as a full-time student with a minimum of 15 credit hours per semester.
• Scholarship applicants must have a composite score of 26 or greater on the ACT or 1240 or greater on the SAT.
Graduates of an accredited high school must also rank in the top 10% of their high school graduation class OR
have a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 3.5.
Appl
icants who have not graduated from an accredited high school, but are home school, charter high school,
or G.E.D. graduates, or applicants who have been out of high school more than three years, must satisfy the
ACT or SAT requirements listed above.
• Each applicant must provide evidence of leadership and a record of school/community service.
Three letters of recommendation are required from non-relatives who can attest to your academic achievement
and potential, leadership skills, and community service experience (e.g. high school teacher, school
administrator, school counselor, employer, community person, etc.).
• Applicants are required to provide a signed declaration of intent to complete a four-year undergraduate degree
conferred by Montana State University Billings and be enrolled in a Montana State University Billings
bachelor’s degree program.
Selection
Students will be selected as nalists based on the eligibility requirements and will be invited to campus for mandatory
interviews with members of the Chancellor’s Excellence Awards Selection Committee.
Renewal Criteria
Scholarships are automatically renewed each year to the awardees provided the following renewal criteria is met or exceeded:
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 maintained.
• Documentation of community/university service learning activity(ies).
• Successful completion of a minimum of 15 credits per semester with no grade below a C in any course.
• Record of effective citizenship and contribution to the campus community.
• A freshman entering the University with an undeclared major must formally declare an MSU Billings major by the
end of the second semester of freshman year.
Application Deadline
The application together with all related documentation must be postmarked no later than January 15 and sent to the
Chancellor’s Excellence Awards Committee. Finalists will be notied by February 1. Interviews will be scheduled
mid-February.
Please send the completed application on the reverse side with all required information to:
Chancellor’s Excellence Awards Committee
Montana State University Billings Foundation
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101-0298
You may write or call the Montana State University Billings Foundation if you have any questions. Phone: (406) 657-2244;
(888) 430-MSUB; Fax: (406) 657-1600; or e-mail srhodes@msubillings.edu or jennifer.ries@msubillings.edu
Application for Montana State University Billings
Chancellor’s Excellence Awards
Annual Deadline: January 15
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Chancellor’s Excellence Awards Application
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Name (Last, First, MI) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MSUB Student ID# _________________________________________________ Phone number_______________________________________________________
Permanent Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E-mail Address
Parents’ / Guardians’ Name(s)
Parents’ / Guardians’ Permanent Home Address: Street/Box City
County State Zip
ACADEMIC INFORMATION:
High School(s) attended (name, address, and year(s) attended): _______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date of high school graduation________________Cumulative high school GPA on a 4.0 scale ____________High school class rank ______ in a class of _______
ACT (English)___________ (Math)___________ (Reading)___________ (Science Reason)___________ Composite____________
SAT (English)___________ (Math)___________ (Writing)___________ Total___________
List Advanced Placement courses successfully completed or currently in progress _________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
National Merit Seminalist? ___Yes ___No
Other High School Academic Awards/Honors: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Intended Field(s) of Study _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
U.S. Citizen? ____Yes ___No State of legal residence_____________________________ If Montana resident, what county? ____________________________
Gender ____Male ____Female Marital status_________________________________ Have you ever been married?____________________________
Dependents? ____Yes ____No If yes, list ages________________________________________________________________________________
Employer______________________________________________________________________________________ Hours worked per week___________________
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
In order to be considered for a Chancellor’s Excellence Award, you must apply for admission at Montana State University Billings. We recommend applying for
admission at least two weeks before the January 15 scholarship deadline to allow adequate processing time for your admission application. In addition, and in
order to be considered, you must include all the below-listed materials with this application postmarked no later than January 15.
1. A letter addressing each of the following areas:
a) Please list and indicate year(s) of involvement in school/community service; and your leadership role in school/community clubs, organizations,
committees, departments, work experience and/or other groups or activities.
b) Briey state how you have beneted from your involvement in these activities.
c) Please explain why you are interested in attending MSU Billings and completing a four-year degree at MSU Billings.
d) Please describe how you plan to become actively involved at MSU Billings.
e) Please list any additional information (personal, nancial, etc.) you would like the scholarship committee to consider.
2. A transcript of your high school record including your cumulative GPA, rank in class and college test results. If ACT or SAT scores are not included on
transcript, the candidate must arrange to have such results (either ACT or SAT) forwarded by a responsible ofcial to the Chancellor’s Excellence Awards
Committee at MSU Billings Foundation no later than January 15.
3. A list of your senior year high school courses in which you are currently enrolled and that you plan to enroll in during the year. (If currently enrolled in
high school.)
4. Three letters of recommendation from non-relatives who can attest to your academic achievements and potential, leadership skills, and community
service experience (e.g. high school teacher, school administrator, school counselor, employer, community person, etc.). Each letter should include the
person’s name, address, occupation, title, and his/her relationship or afliation to you. Please ask your references to address the following: 1) How long and
in what capacity have you known the applicant? What is your position? 2) Describe the applicant’s motivation and potential for academic success. Please be
specic. 4) Describe the applicant’s leadership skills and/or involvement in school/community service. 3) Describe the applicant’s distinctive qualities and
characteristics, you have personally observed, that make the applicant particularly well qualied to receive a Chancellor’s Excellence Award.
5. An essay of no more than two pages (double-spaced) on your future goals and aspirations and how Montana State University Billings will play a role
in attaining those goals. Describe the academic, personal and other educational goals you seek to accomplish while attending Montana State University
Billings (be as specic as possible).
DECLARATION OF INTENT:
I wish to be considered for the Chancellor’s Excellence Award. I have made separate application for admission to Montana State University Billings and have
read and agree to all conditions stipulated for candidates for Chancellor’s Excellence Awards, including my intent to enroll in a Montana State University Billings
bachelor’s degree program and complete a four-year undergraduate degree conferred by Montana State University-Billings. I certify that the above information
is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and permit Montana State University Billings to release relevant public information to scholarship donors and/
or the news media.
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Signature of applicant Date
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