Independence Bank is proud to offer scholarship opportunities for incoming first-year students planning to attend Montana State University-Northern. To be eligible, students must graduate from a high school in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Liberty, Chouteau, Cascade, Pondera, or Toole Counties.

Independence Bank will award eight $1000 scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Recipients will receive $500 during fall semester and $500 during spring semester. Scholarship recipients must have at least a 2.5 GPA to be eligible for the spring award.

For more information on the Independence Bank scholarships, please contact the MSU-Northern Financial Aid Office at 406.265.3787. The deadline for scholarship applications is Feb. 3, 2023.

Our 2022-2023 IB scholarship recipients included:

Kaden Frickel – North Star High School

Daeson Salveson – Saco High School

Trevin Grammar – Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School

Bailey Schaub – Havre High School

Sophie Kirkpatrick – Havre High School

Drake Berreth – Chinook High School

Savannah Weaver – Big Sandy High School

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Independence Bank is a locally owned community bank headquartered in Havre, Montana with branches in Malta, Glasgow, Poplar, Scobey, Conrad, Shelby, and Great Falls, and a Loan Production/Deposit Production Office (LPO/DPO) in Plentywood. For 50 years, we have specialized in Ag and Commercial Lending and focused on providing a complete range of banking services for the people and businesses we serve. Our mission is to develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships through consistent commitment to our communities and our customers.