Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local 240 recently contributed $17,500 to endow a new scholarship fund at the Montana State University-Billings Foundation. The IATSE Local 240 Endowed Scholarship is open to all theater majors at MSU-Billings, with preference given to IATSE members, their children or spouses. Recipients must have financial need and at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA. The first $500 IATSEU Local 240 scholarship will be available to students for academic year 2007-08.

A $770 Theatre Excellence Scholarship also is available for the 2007-08 academic year. This scholarship is for MSUB communication arts and theatre majors, with preference given to juniors and senior. Recipients must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

Interested students must submit the scholarship application for currently enrolled or returning MSU-Billings students, along with the required materials, to the MSU-Billings Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships no later than 5 p.m. Thursday. Scholarship applications are available at the MSU-Billings Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, located in McMullen Hall, Room 103 or visit the campus Web site at www.msubillings.edu/finaid/forms.htm.