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Petroleum Engineering
Investing in Montana Tech Petroleum Engineering with Scholarships & Endowed Faculty Positions

As Montana Tech marks 125 years of hands-on engineering education, Petroleum Engineering is proud of legacy of fueling industry and opportunity. With an aging workforce across the sector, Montana Tech is uniquely positioned to meet demand by producing premier, multidisciplinary petroleum engineers who are ready to lead from day one. This year, we welcomed our largest incoming class in more than five years—momentum we’re eager to build on.

Our commitment is clear: recruit more outstanding students and graduate professionals with strong fundamentals, a broad technical toolkit, real industry experience, applied learning in innovation and entrepreneurship, and the soft skills to perform rigorously, behave ethically, and communicate effectively.

With this in mind this DayOne, the Petroleum Engineering Department is asking you to support our recruiting efforts and our students through Petroleum Engineering Departmental Scholarships,and invest in the future of our program with a gift to the Petroleum Engineering Faculty Endowment.

During DayOne all gifts to our Petroleum Engineering Departmental Scholarships will be matched 1:1 up to $3,000 thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy.

All gifts to the Petroleum Engineering Faculty Endowment will be matched 1:1 up to $3,000 thanks Nick '92 and Kari '94 Olds.  


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McCarthy Petroleum Departmental Scholarships Match
During DayOne all gifts to the Petroleum Departmental Scholarships will be matched 1:1 up to $3,000 thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy.
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First Time Donor Match
First-time donor gifts will be matched 1:1 for each dollar given from a match pool of $5,000. That means your gift of $50 actually has the impact of $100. To take advantage of this matching opportunity if it is your first time giving to Montana Tech make sure to answer yes to being a first-time donor on the giving form. Answers will be monitored for validity. Matching opportunity will be available from noon September 9th, 2026 through noon September 11th, 2026 or sooner if the $5,000 match has been met.
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Jacob Simpson Memorial Math Annual Scholarship Match
During DayOne, thanks to Jack '73 and Leah McCarthy, each gift to the Jacob Simpson Memorial Math Annual Scholarship will be matched 1:1 up to $1,000.
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Anderson Board Legacy Participation Challenge
We are aiming for 800! During DayOne thanks to a generous match to the Montana Tech Foundation Board Legacy Fund by Foundation legacy board member and alum Sundra Anderson, every time we pass a 100 donor total all the way up to 700 we will add $3,000 to the overall DayOne total and if we hit 800 it will unlock an additional $4,000 for a total of $25,000.
100 Gift Goal
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Montana Tech Industrial Advisory Board Challenge
The academic program that receives gifts from the greatest number of donors will earn an additional $2,000, thanks to a generous matching gift from Nick '92 and Kari '94 Olds. IAB members: When making your own gift, please make sure to mark IAB member as a Montana Tech affiliation.
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Olds Family Petroleum Engineering Faculty Endowment Match
During DayOne all gifts to the Petroleum Engineering Faculty Endowment will be matched 1:1 up to $3,000 thanks to JNick '92 and Kari '94 Olds.
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Student Donor Match
Montana Tech student donor gifts will be matched 1:1 for each dollar given from a match pool of $5,000 thanks to a generous gift from Jack and Leah McCarthy. That means your gift of $50 actually has the impact of $100. To take advantage of this matching opportunity make sure to select STUDENT from the How are you affiliated with Montana Tech question on the giving form. Answers will be monitored for validity. Matching opportunity is available from noon September 9th, 2026 to noon September 11th, 2026 or sooner if the $5,000 match has been met.
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Faculty Staff Participation Match Challenge
$5,000 will be unlocked at the time 50 Montana Tech faculty/staff members have participated in DayOne 2026. Upon completion of the entire DayOne Giving event $100 will be applied to the project or projects to which the original gift was made for each of those donors.
50 Donor Goal
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Departmental Challenge Leaderboard
Montana Tech Departments are competing head-to-head for a chance to earn extra money towards their department by bringing in the most donors to their project. The top ten finishers split the pot valued at up to $20,000.
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Participating Groups
Biological Sciences Business Chemistry & Geochemistry Civil Engineering/Construction Management Computer Science Digger Athletics Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering Geological Engineering Highlands College Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Mathematical Sciences Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Mining Engineering Nursing Petroleum Engineering Safety, Health & Industrial Hygiene CLSPS Dean Fund Lance College of Mines and Engineering Dean Fund Kasperick Emergency and Dean of Students Funds Undergraduate Research Student Clubs Montana Tech Food Pantry Staff Senate Institute for Educational Opportunities Ripple (formerly CFWEP) Scholarships Tech Vision Endowed Scholarship Butte Endowed Scholarship Alumni Chapter Scholarships Class Gifts Founders' Fund Montana Tech Board Legacy Fund Other
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