YWCA Billings is now accepting applications for the 2025 Salute to Student Scholarship! Finalists will receive a $5,000 scholarship for Fall 2025.

Eligible Candidates

Women students in Yellowstone, Big Horn, Carbon, Custer, Musselshell, Rosebud, Stillwater, and Treasure Counties who are enrolled in a degree program at any accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university, and who have not previously been awarded a Salute to Student Scholarship.

Criteria for Consideration

1. Application and other required materials must be submitted BY 11:59 PM ON TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025.

2. Two letters of recommendation and completed essays that demonstrate the student’s dedication to the YWCA Mission to save and change lives through

   • Empowering women

   • Working for peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all

   • NOTE: Each letter of reference should be from a teacher, professor, school counselor, advisor, or employer (no family members)

3. Copy of academic transcript with ACT and/or SAT scores

4. A minimum 3.0 GPA (or Montana HiSET score equivalent) and a record of self-motivation and perseverance in the academic environment.

5. An in-person interview for those selected as semi-finalists. Not all applicants will be interviewed.

6. YWCA Billings Board Members, staff members, and their families are not eligible to apply.

Instructions to Applicants

1. To save your work as you go, hit the “Save” button at the bottom of the form. Please note that you will need to have or create a Jotform account in order to do this. To prevent any data loss, we highly recommend keeping a backup copy of your responses. Use this word doc to prepare your application or as a backup copy.

2. Submit your completed application here BY TUESDAY, APRIL 1 2025 BY 11:59 PM.

3. If you have any issues with the online application, please contact Renee Toscan at renee.toscan@ywcabillings.org

-Click here to start your application!-

DUE BY TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025 BY 11:59 PM