The Crawford Wildlife Habitat Scholarship is available for all eligible graduate students to apply to each year (by March 15 for 2025). To be considered eligible, you should be engaged in or interested in conducting research, education, outreach and/or creative activities and are interested in a career in wildlife habitat areas. See this link for the MSU Today press release. If you feel you fall into this category, you should read further on the qualifications and consider applying. There may also be an opportunity that the recipients of this scholarship will become part of a larger community. 
Required Qualifications:
  • Open to all MSU graduate students (masters/doctoral) engaged in research, outreach or creative activities related to wildlife habitat.
  • Applicants for this scholarship must write a one page paper answering the following: 
    "Describe how you are contributing to expanding our understanding of wildlife habitat through research, outreach, education, or creative activity."
Award Information:
  • The recipients of this scholarship will receive $10,000 a year (each fall; masters and doctoral students only).
  • This funding can be combined with other funding the student may receive from the university (i.e., GTA/GRA, professional funding), our outside the university. 
  • These are annual awards; eligible students are able to re-apply each year; master's students can receive the award for up to three (3) years; doctoral students for up to five (5) years.
  • Starting in 2026, to re-apply for this scholarship, you will do so through CAT-Scholarships (link will be provided by Fall 2025).
To Apply:

Please write one page, single spaced and answer the following question: "Describe how you are contributing to expanding our understanding of wildlife habitat through research, outreach, education, or creative activity." Before you submit, be sure you have the following information in the upper right hand corner: 

Last Name, First name
GID
Graduate Program
Degree Level (Masters/Doctoral)

Submit your request for consideration by using using the Forms for the Graduate School.

Award Notices:

All applicants will receive a response via email. Award notices will be delivered by email within a few months of a committee review.  If you have questions on the application process, please contact gradfinances@montana.edu.