A modest allowance for non-local transportation, such as a trip from campus to home. If attendance is less than or greater than nine months or if enrollment is less than 12 credit hours per semester, budget components will be prorated accordingly. Please remember, most financial aid cannot meet all your costs while you are attending MSU - Bozeman, so it is very important for you to manage your financial resources wisely. This represents other known and expected financial resources you will have available to assist you with your educational costs, such as scholarships, Veterans Education Benefits, etc. Your award package may not include funds from all aid programs.
Some funds carry restrictions, and some are limited as to amounts that can be awarded.
Financial aid packages for the current year are based on the level of eligibility from high to low. The Federal Pell Grant is the first program we put into your package, if you are eligible. Some grant and scholarship funds have restrictions which limit awards to Montana residents. MSU-Bozeman grants and scholarships are limited, but are awarded to eligible undergraduate students until funds are no longer available. Work-study funds are awarded after grants.