Montana Tech award rules
Will the scholarship last four years at Montana Tech?
We pulled the school’s grade, credit, and time limits into one place so you can see what it takes to keep the award.
The short answer
3 of 3 published awards are listed as renewable.
The exact rule can change by award. Check the award your student may receive before you count on the same amount every year.
What to do
Find the award name in the full research below. Save its grade, credit, and deadline rules with your college plan.
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At a glance
- Renewable tiers
- 3 of 3
- One-time tiers
- 0
- Tiers with published renewal terms
- 3
- Renewal risk profile
- low
Renewal risk profile
Montana Tech's published renewal rules cluster around a 3.0 floor with no major-GPA gating, which is survivable for the typical freshman with steady study habits. The risk is non-renewal due to enrollment status (dropping below full-time), not GPA.
- Oredigger Merit Scholarship: See notes
- Marie Moebus Presidential Scholarship: See notes
- Ryan and Lisa Lance Scholars Program: See notes
Renewal terms by tier
Oredigger Merit Scholarship
Amount not publishedEntry requirements: Based on GPA (specific cutoffs not published) GPA · Based on test scores (specific cutoffs not published) SAT · Based on test scores (specific cutoffs not published) ACT
To keep it: Renewal terms not stated on the pages opened; confirm with Financial Aid.
Source: https://www.mtech.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/index.html
Marie Moebus Presidential Scholarship
Amount not published (combination of a tuition waiver and cash)Entry requirements: Cumulative high school GPA of 3.75 or higher GPA · SAT >= 1410 SAT · ACT >= 30 ACT
To keep it: Renewable for up to four years; specific renewal GPA/criteria not stated on the page.
Source: https://www.mtech.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/presidential/index.html
Ryan and Lisa Lance Scholars Program
$4,000 per year (renewable up to an additional three years; up to $16,000 total)Entry requirements: Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher at the time of application GPA
To keep it: Renewable for up to an additional three years (four years total / up to $16,000); specific renewal GPA not stated.
How families lose this aid
- Missing the Lance Scholars deadlines.
For the cycle shown, the FAFSA was due February 1, 2026 and the Lance application February 15, 2026, with recipients notified April 1 and acceptance due May 1, 2026. Miss these and you lose the $4,000/year award.
Renewal questions families ask
- What is the scholarship deadline?
- For the Lance Scholars Program cycle shown: FAFSA due February 1, 2026; Lance application due February 15, 2026; recipients notified April 1, 2026; deadline to accept May 1, 2026. Oredigger Merit Scholarships require no application (automatic on GPA/test scores); the Marie Moebus Presidential application is submitted via the student's PURL page.
- What stats does the Presidential Scholarship require?
- A cumulative high school GPA of 3.75+ and ACT ≥ 30 or SAT ≥ 1410, plus an essay, two letters of recommendation, and a resume.
How Montana Tech compares across our verified dataset
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Montana Tech is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Sources used on this page
Every renewal claim is checked against Montana Tech’s own published materials.
- Policy pageMontana Tech stacking policy
- Merit tiersOredigger Merit Scholarship
- Merit tiersMarie Moebus Presidential Scholarship
- Merit tiersRyan and Lisa Lance Scholars Program
More on Montana Tech merit aid
- Montana Tech merit aid overviewFull tier ladder, named scholarships, departmental awards, and how families decide.
- Montana Tech scholarship stackingWhether outside awards land as upside or quietly displace institutional aid.
- Does Montana Tech displace outside scholarships?The dollar math on a $5,000 outside award, plus peer schools that handle it differently.
