Scholarships & Grants

Our members are committed to youth & education

Grants & Scholarships applications are
closed for 2025

Due May 1st
Due April 1st

2025 Scholarship Winners

Montana Farmers Union has awarded nearly $15,000 in scholarships to Montana students.

Reinhard Bold, Big Sandy, $1,000 MFU 

Lauren Crowder, Highwood, $1,000 John Korsbeck Memorial 

Morgan Feist, Vaughn, $1,000 Cascade County-wide Farmers Union Local 

Michaela Hauk, Great Falls, $1,000 MFU 

Jordan Leach, Ledger, $1,000 MFU 

Sierra Mauland, Big Timber, $1,000 MFU  

Addison Reichelt, Carter, $1,000 MFU, $500 Chouteau County Farmers Union Local  

Lance Rutledge, Big Sandy, $1,000 John Korsbeck Memorial 

Grayce Siderius, Bozeman, $1,000 Bud Daniels Memorial, $500 Flathead Local 

Sujatha Bay, Alberton, $500 MFU 

Annika Joyes, Westby, $500 MFU 

Madison Jones, Roundup, $500 MFU 

Cadence Kallenberger, Havre, $500 MFU 

Reagan Long, Livingston, $500 MFU 

Shea Ostberg, Fairfield, $500 MFU 

Meredith Sackman, Fallon, $500 MFU 

Lauryn Siderius, Kalispell, $500 Flathead, $250 MFU 

Carolyne Christoffersen, Froid, $250 MFU 

Katelyn Christensen, Hot Springs, $250 MFU 

Thomas James “T.J.” Hickey, Moore, $250 MFU 

Kaelin Jackson, Terry, $250 MFU 

Russell Lang, Roundup, $250 MFU 

Leann Murphy, Great Falls, $250 MFU 

Ryder Zanto, Highwood, $250 MFU 

The 2025 Grant Recipients

To be announced soon!

4-H Sentence Grants

Our mini-grant program with a total of $10,000 available from Montana Farmers Union bolstered Montana 4-H club projects this past year, with applications are open for another $10,000 in funding in  2025.

The process was simple to encourage clubs to apply by submitting a sentence about how they would use $100.

Download the form and submit to:

Montana Farmers Union

PO BOX 2447

Great Falls, MT 59403

Have questions email your local MFU ambassador, find one near you today!

For over five decades, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) has inspired young people to make a difference and become catalysts for positive change in their home, school, workplace, and community. As America’s foremost youth leadership organization, HOBY has a long and impressive history of successfully motivating youth and volunteers to outstanding leadership. HOBY aims to inspire and develop our global community of youth & volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and innovation.

More Scholarship Options through Montana Farmers Union

Bud Daniels Memorial Scholarship- $1,000

Bud Daniels was a former president of Montana Farmers Union. Bud also served as the National Farmers Union Vice President in 1992. He had a life-long devotion to improving the lives of rural Americans and keeping farmers on the land.

John Korsbeck Memorial Scholarship- $1,000

John Korsbeck was involved in farming and the “country way of life” throughout his lifetime. He was involved with 4-H and Farmers Union, becoming a Torchbearer, which is the highest award presented to Farmers Union youth. John was a Montana Farmers Union insurance agent from 1976-2005. John proudly served his country in Vietnam and was highly admired and respected.

MFU Scholarship and County Scholarships- $1,000- $500

Scholarships are awarded at the County level from the following counties:

– Chouteau – Cascade – Flathead Applications must reside in the county for which they apply.

Stanley Moore Scholarship- multiple $1,500

Stanley Moore was born into two prominent Farmers Union families, the Moores and the Talbotts. As a young boy, he traveled with his grandfather, C.C. Talbott, a principal organizer and the first president of the North Dakota Farmers Union.