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‘Treasure Montana: Cultivating Our Tomorrow’ is a fundraising campaign that seeks to inspire philanthropic support for a new building that will serve as Montana’s hub for environment and conservation on the UM campus. Join us in creating an intentional and iconic space for the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation that enriches teaching, learning, and research while fostering collaboration to address the critical issues facing Montana and the American West.
The Montana Media Lab at the UM School of Journalism has received $250,000 to expand its work fostering media literacy and audio storytelling in rural and Indigenous communities. A two-year, $200,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations and an additional one-year, $50,000 grant from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation support Montana Media Lab’s Youth Voices programming for young people from communities often overlooked by traditional media. This support is helping UM cultivate a generation of storytellers who will contribute to a more diverse and inclusive media landscape.
An additional $7.5 million gift from longtime University of Montana supporters Terry and Patt Payne is allowing UM to help more Montana students pursue their dreams of earning a degree. With this support, the University is expanding its Payne Family Impact Scholarship, established with a $7.5 million gift from the Payne family in 2021. The program is designed to help students whose families don’t have the resources to outright pay for college, but whose income is above the threshold for large financial aid packages, such as Pell Grants. Read more to learn how the Paynes’ philanthropy helps remove financial barriers for Montana students and enhances access to higher education.
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