The starting point
Montana Western does NOT publish an automatic GPA-to-dollar merit grid; the one automatic, stat-based award is the WUE tuition scholarship (over $10,000/year, auto for non-resident WUE-state students with a 3.0 HS GPA), while everything else — including the full-tuition Chancellor's Leadership Scholars Award for Montana residents — flows through one competitive UMW Scholarship Application due February 2.
More than one award path. Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Awards to discuss
The 2 awards in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) Scholarship
Over $10,000 annually · Published award terms
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Minimum cumulative 3.0 HS GPA (freshmen); transfers with a minimum cumulative 2.7 GPA are also considered
Eligibility: Must be a resident of a WUE member state (out-of-state); must be fully admitted to Montana Western by July 1 to be eligible
Renewal: Automatically renewed from fall term to fall term as long as the recipient maintains a minimum cumulative 2.7 GPA, is a full-time student (12 or more credits), and remains enrolled for consecutive semesters. Students may receive the WUE scholarship for up to 12 consecutive semesters.
Other terms: This is the only clearly AUTOMATIC, stat-based UMW scholarship found on official pages — awarded automatically to qualifying high-school students with a 3.0+ HS GPA; no separate scholarship application is required for the WUE award itself. It reduces non-resident tuition rather than paying a cash amount; the page states the scholarship is 'valued at over $10,000 annually.' Resident (Montana) students are not eligible for WUE.
https://www.umwestern.edu/section/wue/
Chancellor's Leadership Scholars Award
Full tuition · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Exceptional students residing in the state of Montana who will be attending UMW in the fall. Applicants are encouraged to submit ACT or SAT test scores when applying for UMW's Chancellor's Leadership Scholar Award. Competitive — applied for through the UMW Scholarship Application; not automatic.
Renewal: Described as a four-year scholarship; specific per-year renewal GPA not stated on the official page.
Other terms: Competitive, NOT automatic. Restricted to Montana residents (out-of-state students are not eligible). UMW does not publish a fixed dollar value; the award is 'full-tuition,' so the cash value tracks the resident tuition rate (resident on-campus tuition and fees were $7,468.88 for 2026-2027, which includes mandatory fees, not tuition alone). Apply via the UMW Scholarship Application (AwardSpring) by the February 2, 2026 priority deadline.
https://www.umwestern.edu/article/montana-western-announces-2023-24-chancellors-leadership-scholars/
