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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the below description for the 2019 Matthew Hansen Endowment offered by the Wilderness Institute.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">PRESS RELEASE FOR THE 2019 MATT HANSEN ENDOWMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Joanna Campbell<br>
Director of Education Programs<br>
Wilderness Institute<br>
Franke College of Forestry & Conservation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Joanna.campbell@mso.umt.edu<br>
(406) 243-6956<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR MONTANA PROJECTS FOCUED ON HISTORICAL RESEARCH, CREATIVE WRITING, AND WILDERNESS STUDIES.</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">MISSOULA—</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:19.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> The University of Montana Wilderness Institute is now accepting proposals for grants that support historical
research, creative writing, and wilderness studies projects that explore Montana’s land and people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:19.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> The grants range from $400 to $1,000 and are awarded through the Matthew Hansen Endowment, which was established
in 1984 as a memorial to Hansen and his ideals. The deadline to submit proposals is April 1<sup>st</sup>, 2019. Awards will be announced in April.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:19.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> Projects should encourage mindful stewardship of the land and contribute to the preservation of Montana’s
cultural heritage. Proposals from individuals will take precedence over those from institutions. The endowment committee recommends projects that can be completed in one year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:19.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> Proposals must be no more than two pages and describe how the idea originated, what the project hopes to
accomplish, how it is related to Montana’s heritage and whom it will benefit. In addition to the proposal, submit a detailed budget, timeline, and a brief personal resume of qualifications. Include a project cover page with your name, contact, project title,
and budget. Submit seven copies of your proposal as well as seven copies of a previous work, if available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:19.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> Send proposals to The Matthew Hansen Endowment, Wilderness Institute, College of Forestry and Conservation,
The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812. For more information, call 406-243-6956, e-mail </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a href="mailto:wi@cfc.umt.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">wi@cfc.umt.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> or
go online to </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a href="http://www.cfc.umt.edu/wi" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">http://www.cfc.umt.edu/wi</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> Hansen’s “An Oral History of Montanans at Work,” a set of audio tapes, is available for checkout from the Wilderness Institute Library. His written
works “The South Fork of the Teton River: A History of its People” and “Clearing,” a book of poems, also are at the library. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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