Samuel Cooper Howell Sylvester Memorial Scholarship - FOR

The Fund shall be used to provide scholarships for graduate or undergraduate students (must be sophomores or above) at the University of Montana. It is our preference that awards are $500 or more. Fifty percent (50%) of the annual spending distribution shall be awarded to students who are Forestry majors within the College of Forestry and Conservation. Recipients, first and foremost, must be kind and caring individuals. Preference shall then be given to nominees who are active in one or more of the following: the Forestry Club, the Woodsman Team and the Foresters’ Ball. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the annual spending distribution will be awarded to students enrolled in the Wilderness and Civilization Program. Again, recipients, first and foremost, must be kind and caring individuals. Preference shall then be given to nominees who are passionate about our environment and our wilderness, and have an interest in one or more of the following: primitive skills, back country exploration, and wilderness studies.