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Elevate Scholarship

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$300,000 scholarship program

The Mountain America Foundation will grant scholarships to 150 graduating high school students. The Elevate Scholarship is designed to support youth who embrace Mountain America’s core values and contribute to their communities.

Application criteria:

Important dates

Applications for the 2025 Elevate Scholarship are now closed. Apply now

You can view the winners of our 2025 scholarships below.


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Scholarship eligibility requirements

  • Applicants must live within Mountain America’s footprint in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada or Utah.
  • Applicants must fall within one of the following eligibility groups:
    • A high school student graduating in the 2024-2025 school year.
    • Graduated from high school no earlier than spring 2022 and delayed higher education for military, humanitarian or religious service.
    • Graduated from high school no earlier than spring 2024 and delayed higher education to take a gap year.
  • Applicants must be enrolled as a higher education student, for the first time, in fall 2025. If received, this scholarship cannot be deferred.
  • Scholarship recipients must be enrolled full time at their selected higher education institution.
  • Scholarships granted through this program can only be sent to higher education institutions with a Federal School Code. You can confirm if your higher education options have a code using this search tool.

2025 scholarship recipients

Arizona

Avery Slade

Avery Slade

Waddell

Brady Cochran

Brady Cochran

Scottsdale

Brick Schultz

Brick Shultz

Scottsdale

Kaleigha Clytus

Kaleigha Clytus

Mesa

Kassie Porter

Kassie Porter

San Tan Valley

Kingston Grant

Kingston Grant

Scottsdale

Rati Tabatadze

Rati Tabatadze

Tempe

Sanaya Gupta

Sanaya Gupta

Chandler

Idaho

Aniston Ewing

Aniston Ewing

Hayden

Ashlyn Craigie

Ashlyn Craigie

Coeur d'Alene

Avery Mathews

Avery Mathews

Blackfoot

Cassandra Byers

Cassandra Byers

Post Falls

Emma Shannahan

Emma Shannahan

Garden Valley

Emma Woodfin

Emma Woodfin

Pocatello

Gabriel Cox

Gabriel Cox

New Plymouth

Greta Clayton

Greta Clayton

Shelley

Jacob Finch

Jacob Finch

Pocatello

Leslie Tarbet

Leslie Tarbet

Burley

Lexis Barney Olds

Lexis Barney Olds

McCammon

Liliana Villavicencio

Liliana Villavicencio

Kimberly

Mylei Ulbright

Mylei Ulbright

Post Falls

Olivia Jacob

Olivia Jacob

Victor

Tyler Fuhriman

Tyler Fuhriman

Meridian

Tyler Le

Tyler Le

Pocatello

Venice Kairi Chan

Venice Kairi Chan

Pocatello

Montana

Addyson Giffin

Addyson Giffin

Kalispell

Alyssa Conrad

Alyssa Conrad

Kalispell

Andrew Scrima

Andrew Scrima

Kalispell

Anna Tretter

Anna Tretter

Kila

Ava Bessen

Ava Bessen

Kalispell

Chloe Greek

Chloe Greek

Hamilton

Claire Jensen

Claire Jensen

Kalispell

Connor Howard

Connor Howard

Kalispell

David Moody

David Moody

Kalispell

Emma Pate

Emma Pate

Kalispell

Evan Bennett

Evan Bennett

Hamilton

Gaven Hansen

Gaven Hansen

Hamilton

Gracie Mellott

Gracie Mellott

Missoula

Josephine Wilson

Josephine Wilson

Kalispell

Karlee Albertson

Karlee Albertson

Billings

Kasen Kastner

Kasen Kastner

Kalispell

Laurel Krause

Laurel Krause

Frenchtown

Sam Engellant

Samuel Engellant

Kalispell

Sophie Banzet

Sophie Banzet

Kalispell

Taylor Bratvold

Taylor Bratvold

Hamilton

Tessa Wilson

Tessa Wilson

Lakeside

Thea Jackson

Thea Jackson

Hamilton

Nevada

Aslan Ayvalli

Aslan Ayvalli

Las Vegas

Ava Jacobson

Ava Jacobson

Las Vegas

Clara Riccobuono

Clara Riccobuono

Mesquite

Juan Alcaraz

Juan Alcaraz

Sun Valley

Lindsey Marshall

Lindsey Marshall

Mesquite

New Mexico

Isabel Urioste

Isabel Urioste

Moriarty

Robert Hitchcock

Robert Hitchcock

Edgewood

Samuel Hartman

Samuel Hartman

Clovis

Utah

Alyssa Goates

Alyssa Goates

Orem

Amelia Riddle

Amelia Riddle

North Salt Lake

Amy Morgan

Amy Morgan

Circleville

Angela Zhan

Angela Zhan

North Logan

Annalisa Annarelli Mendoza

Annalisa Annarelli Mendoza

Provo

Annie Brown

Annie Brown

West Jordan

Arivan Verma

Arivan Verma

Salt Lake City

Arnica Dawn

Arnica Hull

Smithfield

Ash Brooks

Ash Brooks

Ephraim

Ashley Mizukawa

Ashley Mizukawa

St. George

Aubree Fry

Aubree Fry

Garland

Breanna Smith

Breanna Smith

Riverton

Brianna Burton

Brianna Burton

Kamas

Brianne Coombs

Brianne Coombs

St. George

Brody Hecklinger

Brody Hecklinger

Saratoga Springs

Brooke Laker

Brooke Laker

Herriman

Connor Gleave

Connor Gleave

Price

David Habib

David Habib

Salt Lake City

Declan Newall

Declan Newall

Lehi

Eliza Rosevear

Eliza Rosevear

Sandy

Ella Rhoades

Ella Rhoades

Roosevelt

Elli Cummings

Elli Cummings

Kamas

Emily Yi

Emily Yi

Sandy

Erin Grimshaw

Erin Grimshaw

South Jordan

Ethan Wood

Ethan Wood

Lehi

Faye Meldrum

Faye Meldrum

Pleasant View

Gabriella Lynes

Gabriella Lynes

Salt Lake City

Gemma Leonard

Gemma Leonard

Salt Lake City

Gwenyth Sayre

Gwenyth Sayre

Riverton

Hailey Yardley

Hailey Yardley

Panguitch

Hanah Park

Hanah Park

Herriman

Hannah Leslie

Hannah Leslie

Herriman

Hazel Holt

Hazel Holt

Milcreek

Holden Bailey

Holden Bailey

Sandy

Holly Nowers

Holly Nowers

Junction

Isabelle Wolchek

Isabelle Wolchek

Huntsville

Ivy Nielsen

Ivy Nielsen

Redmond

Jadalyn Lewis

Jadalyn Lewis

Stansbury Park

Jaidyn Bundy

Jaidyn Bundy

Provo

Jane Brown

Jane Brown

Enoch

Jane Thompson

Jane Thompson

Springville

Everyday Financial Success

Jasmine Rogel Rosas

Heber

Jaxson Best

Jaxson Best

Sandy

Jess Curtis

Jess Curtis

Richfield

Jocelyn Tate

Jocelyn Tate

Farmington

Jonathan Choate

Jonathan Choate

Provo

Kaayl Keck

Kaayl Keck

Logan

Kamren Gayler

Kamren Gayler

Marysvale

Katie Allen

Katie Allen

Washington

Kayl Gunther

Kayl Gunther

St. George

Kaylee Manwaring

Kaylee Manwaring

St. George

Keara Sandefer

Keara Sandefer

Beaver

Kenzie Allred

Kenzie Allred

Holladay

Lauren Craig

Lauren Craig

Sandy

Liesel Steele

Liesel Steele

Richfield

Lillian McAffee

Lillian McAffee

Riverton

Lindsay Farish

Lindsay Farish

St. George

Lois Lyman

Lois Lyman

Vernal

Madison Rose

Madison Rose

Parowan

Magnola Woodin

Magnola Woodin

Saratoga Springs

Mariah Bowen

Mariah Bowen

Oakley

Megan Tew

Megan Tew

South Jordan

Mya Deaton

Mya Deaton

Monroe

Naomi Smith

Naomi Smith

Herriman

Nathan Rhodes

Nathan Rhodes

Ephraim

Nicholas Bryner

Nicholas Bryner

Price

Nicholas Turvey

Nicholas Turvey

West Jordan

Noah Booker

Noah Booker

Riverton

Raegan Steffensen

Raegan Steffensen

Riverton

Rosalind Woolley

Rosalind Woolley

St. George

Sadie Boring

Sadie Boring

Mapleton

Sadie Parson

Sadie Parson

Cedar City

Sage Bergeson

Sage Bergeson

Bountiful

Schafer Liu

Schafer Liu

Eagle Mountain

Scotlyn Satuala

Scotlyn Satuala

Saint George

Shaza Abdelrasoul

Shaza Abdelrasoul

Taylorsville

Sierra Jacobson

Sierra Jacobson

Mapleton

Sophia Schwankl

Sophia Schwankl

Cottonwood Heights

Sophie Scoville

Sophie Scoville

Pleasant Grove

Stella Fonnesbeck

Stella Fonnesbeck

Milcreek

Susanna Bruening

Susanna Bruening

South Jordan

Tad Williams

Tad Williams

Coalville

Taj Hecklinger

Taj Hecklinger

Saratoga Springs

Taryn Hensman

Taryn Hensman

St. George

Tasha Cluff

Tasha Cluff

Mapleton

Tatum Packard

Tatum Packard

Moab

Taya Waite

Taya Waite

Orem

Tayah Smith

Tayah Smith

Spanish Fork

Thomas Allen

Thomas Allen

Herriman

Trinity Bryant

Trinity Bryant

Moab

Tyler Teo.

Tyler Teo

Pleasant View

William Buckley

William Buckley

Sandy

Zoe Dunbar

Zoe Dunbar

Lehi