YWCA Billings Salute to Students Scholarship
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Women residing in Yellowstone, Big Horn, Carbon, Custer, Musselshell, Rosebud, Stillwater, or Treasure counties in Montana may apply. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited two- or four-year college or university, hold at least a 3.0 GPA (or Montana HiSET equivalent), and must not have previously received this scholarship. YWCA Billings board members, staff, and their families are ineligible.
Two non-renewable awards of $5,000 each support students who align with the YWCA mission of empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
Submit a completed online application with two recommendation letters (non-family), essays on your dedication to the YWCA mission, and an academic transcript including ACT or SAT scores.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Completed online application
- Two non-family recommendation letters
- Academic transcript including ACT or SAT scores
- Required essays and educational/vocational-goals response
- Cumulative GPA minimum 3.0 (or MT HiSET equivalent min. score 501)
- Two letters of recommendation from a teacher, professor, school counselor, advisor, or employer (no family members); signed and in a sealed envelope
- School transcript with ACT/SAT scores
- Eligibility: identify as female; live/lived in Yellowstone, Big Horn, Carbon, Custer, Musselshell, Rosebud, Stillwater, or Treasure county (MT); enrolled or planning to attend an accredited 2- or 4-ye
- Semi-finalists must complete an in-person interview with the scholarship committee
- Application submitted online via Jotform; deadline April 1, 2026 (11:59 PM)
- Semi-finalists must complete an in-person interview with the scholarship committee.