Rural Education Teacher Scholarship

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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 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 be renewed 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, 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, may participate each year and can promote as desired, including matching funds or 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, may 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.  

5. The BroadbandMT board selects the final winner. Blackfoot Communications may also select its own winner from the submitted applications with a scholarship award.

BLACKFOOT COMMUNICATIONS DEADLINE IS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026.

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