FINANCIAL AID
At Montana Wilderness School we strive to serve diverse and motivated youth from communities throughout Montana. Our goal is to facilitate the development of impassioned leaders with a strong connection to the natural world. To make our courses accessible to students from a variety of backgrounds, we aim to provide all deserving students with some level of financial assistance on a sliding scale.
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Financial aid is based on motivation of the applicant, financial need, and references (from non-family members or relatives). We understand that tax forms may not reflect a full financial picture and encourage you to provide us with details about other expenses that are not reflected on your tax returns.
Financial Aid is awarded on a first come, first serve basis. It is in your favor to get your financial aid application submitted with your general application.
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Our financial aid packages are designed to cover some or all of the cost of course tuition. Financial aid does not cover the cost of transportation to our course start in Bozeman, MT.
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MWS supplies all the technical and camping equipment that students will need for their expedition. We do not expect you to purchase all new gear or specific clothing items for your expedition. We have generous donors who have helped us in equipping all students at the beginning of each course.
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We are fortunate to have an amazing community of generous supporters and sponsors who donate to our Scholarship Fund. Our Spring Scholarship Fundraiser is an essential part of our organizational structure, as it allows us to support Montana students and families. Our community support has enabled hundreds of students to have the opportunity to participate in one of our challenging and empowering course experiences. Through our Scholarship Fund, MWS has awarded more than $880,000 in financial aid awards since 2015.
Financial assistance is available for all students. The link is within our General Application.
If you’re interested in one of our courses for yourself or for a student please have your student fill out the General Application as well as a Financial Aid Application (found in the General Application).