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Apply online for the MARLS Scholarship Foundation First-Year or Continuing-Student scholarship. You may save your progress and return later using the private link emailed to you.

Before starting, have your transcript available as a PDF. Applicants attending an out-of-state institution may also need documentation showing that the surveying curriculum meets that state’s licensing requirements.

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MARLS Scholarship Foundation Application

Complete one application below. Your questions and requirements will change based on the scholarship you select.

First-Year Scholarship: Up to $2,000. Deadline: July 31, 2026.
Continuing-Student Scholarship: Up to $3,000. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Scholarship decisions will be made by September 1, 2026. Funds are awarded after proof of enrollment is submitted to the MARLS Scholarship Foundation.

Which scholarship are you applying for?(Required)

First-Year Surveying Student Scholarship

Continuing-Student Surveying Scholarship

First name(Required)

Last name(Required)

Street address(Required)

City(Required)

State(Required)

ZIP code(Required)

Telephone number(Required)

Email address(Required)

First-Year Scholarship Education

Complete the education information for the First-Year Scholarship.

Program path(Required)

Entering the first year of a two-year surveying curriculum

Entering the second year of a four-year surveying-focused curriculum

High school name(Required)

High school city and state(Required)

High school graduation month and year(Required)

Enter your actual or anticipated graduation month and year.

Current four-year institution(Required)

Required only for applicants entering the second year of a four-year program.

School you plan to attend(Required)

School city and state(Required)

Surveying program or curriculum(Required)

Is the institution outside Montana?(Required)

Yes

No

Out-of-state curriculum eligibility proof(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Upload a PDF showing that the curriculum meets that state's requirements for becoming a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor.

Transcript(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Upload your high school transcript to date, or your current four-year-program transcript if applicable. PDF only, maximum 10 MB.

Continuing-Student Scholarship Education

Complete the education information for the Continuing-Student Scholarship.

Program path(Required)

Entering the second year of a two-year surveying curriculum

Entering the third year of a four-year surveying-focused curriculum

Institution attended for your prior surveying year(Required)

Prior institution city and state(Required)

Institution you plan to attend next(Required)

Next institution city and state(Required)

Surveying program or curriculum(Required)

Is the institution outside Montana?(Required)

Yes

No

Out-of-state curriculum eligibility proof(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Upload a PDF showing that the curriculum meets that state's requirements for becoming a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor.

Post-high-school transcript(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Upload your transcript to date. PDF only, maximum 10 MB.

Recommender name(Required)

Enter the counselor or surveying instructor who will submit your confidential recommendation directly to MSF.

Recommender email(Required)

Recommender title and institution(Required)

Description of financial need(Required)

Describe how this scholarship would assist you with your education.

Work experience(Required)

Include your employment history and emphasize any surveying-related experience.

First-Year Scholarship essay(Required)

In approximately one page, describe what interested you in pursuing an education in surveying and explain your career goals.

Continuing-Student Scholarship essay(Required)

In approximately one page, describe what you have learned about surveying to date and how that knowledge will help you achieve your career goals.

Confidential recommendation required

Your counselor or surveying instructor must submit the recommendation directly to MSF. After submitting this application, send your recommender to www.marls.com/scholarship-recommendation/.

Applicant certification(Required)

I certify and agree

I hereby certify that all information on this application is true and correct. I understand that false information or deliberate omissions may be grounds for rejection and withdrawal of any scholarship award offer. I agree to abide by the decisions of the MARLS Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors as they relate to this scholarship application.

Typed signature(Required)

Type your full legal name.

Certification date(Required)

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Questions? Contact Bill Weikel at 406-880-2183 or [email protected].
MARLS Scholarship Foundation, Inc., C/O Bill Weikel, 207 Takima Dr., Missoula, MT 59803.

About MARLS

The Montana Association of Registered Land Surveyors (MARLS) is a state-wide organization of licensed land surveyors performing land surveys in Montana. We are committed to improving the quality of professional land surveying and land records in the state, and we support land surveyors at both the state and national levels. MARLS is a founding member of the Western Federation of Professional Surveyors and an affiliate member of the National Society of Professional Land Surveyors.

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The Montana Association of Registered Land Surveyors dedicates itself to the promotion and the betterment of the profession of land surveying as a social and economic element vital to the welfare of society.