Rural Education Teacher Scholarship

Rural Education Teacher Scholarship

Recruiting and retaining good, quality educators in rural schools is a significant problem in Montana. To help draw good educators to schools struggling to hire and retain teachers, each year BroadbandMT, and/or Blackfoot Communications will award one $2,000 scholarship to a current or incoming educator who commits to teaching for three consecutive years in eligible schools in Montana. The scholarship may renew for two additional years - for a total of $6,000 over three years for each winning educator.

RURAL EDUCATION TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA

Are you an incoming or current educator teaching at a Public School District located within Blackfoot Communications rural cooperative service territories in the following areas: Alberton, Arlee, Avon, Charlo, Clinton, Dixon, Drummond, Elliston, Gold Creek, Hall, Helmville, Noxon, Ovando, Philipsburg, Plains, Potomac, Salmon Prairie, Seeley Lake, St. Ignatius, St. Regis, Sunset, Superior, Swan Valley, Thompson Falls, or Trout Creek?   If so, you may be eligible to submit an application for the BroadbandMT/Blackfoot Communications Rural Education Teacher Scholarship.

RURAL EDUCATION TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA

Eligible Schools

* Located in a BroadbandMT member service area in Montana (see above)

* Rural Community

* Need for teacher recruitment/retention

* A Letter of Recommendation from your principal or other administrator if you are a current teacher, or someone related to your study of education if you are an incoming teacher.

Selection Process

1. All BroadbandMT member companies, including Blackfoot Communications, participate each year and promote as desired, including providing matching funds or even awarding funds to those teachers not selected by BroadbandMT.

2. BroadbandMT members solicit or select one or more schools from their service area for nomination and provide application to those schools/districts.

3. Blackfoot Communications, on behalf of BroadbandMT, will advertise/promote the scholarship program as they see fit.

4. Blackfoot Communications will select a final candidate from all the qualified applications and submit their nomination and accompanying application to BroadbandMT staff by April 5, 2024.  

                                    BLACKFOOT COMMUNICATIONS DEADLINE IS MARCH 25, 2025.

5. The BroadbandMT Board will select the final State winner. Blackfoot Communications may also select its own winner from the submitted applications.

6. One winner is selected in the first year after the program launches, then one in each subsequent year until there are three scholarships, with one rotating off and one new one rotating on each subsequent year. 

Additional Information

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Questions?

Email: education@blackfoot.com