(MISSOULA) – Three University of Montana students have been named 2026 Udall Scholars, earning national recognition for their leadership and commitment to public service in health care, tribal policy and environmental sustainability.
Students Susan Connelly, Elannah Flat Lip and Vivianne Ostheimer are the latest students to receive the honor, which further cement UM’s legacy of being No. 1 in the nation for the number of Udall Scholarship recipients, with 51 total to date. Connelly and Flat Lip are the first Indigenous recipients of the Udall Scholarship from UM since 2006.
The scholarship offers up to $7,500 for eligible academic expenses through the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. UM’s most recent Udall Scholar was Hannah Hornyak, who received the award last year
