{"id":10724,"date":"2017-07-05T14:28:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T14:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=10724"},"modified":"2025-08-26T06:08:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:08:55","slug":"montana-gray-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/student-resources\/funding\/montana-gray-scholarship","title":{"rendered":"Montana Gray Memorial Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/NHS-MontanaGray-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26452\" style=\"width:324px;height:306px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/NHS-MontanaGray-2.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/NHS-MontanaGray-2-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/NHS-MontanaGray-2-600x567.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Montana Gray Memorial Scholarship is specifically designated for students enrolled in the School of Nursing and Health Studies.  A donor created the award in memory and recognition of his longtime and dearest friend Montana Gray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the scholarship is to help a nontraditional student pursuing a Master of Nursing, a Master of Science in Community Health &amp; Social Justice, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or a Bachelor of Arts in Health Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montana Gray Scholarship is dispersed within the <a href=\"\/nhs\/funding\">Health of Diverse Communities scholarship <\/a>offered each winter quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Montana Gray<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Montana was a loving, kind, and compassionate human being.  Dreams of an acting career influenced Montana to attend the University of Louisville Theatre Arts Department, but that opportunity ended after one year to return home to work and support her immediate family.  Montana was not one to give up on the pursuit of entertaining and seeking applause.  She worked as an accomplished entertainer throughout the state of Ohio and won several pageant titles including Miss W.G. Magic, Miss Gay Queen City and Miss Gay Cincinnati America.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montana self-identified as a Trans gender woman during a time and in a socially situated place where access to culturally sensitive and meaningful healthcare was very limited.  As a result, she resorted to purchasing hormones on the black market and having industrial grade silicone injected into her face and hips.  Silicone injection and illegal hormones present significant health risks to women.  Silicone solidifies, becomes hard, and can migrate in a person\u2019s body.  Illegal hormones without the care of a medical provider has been linked to clots in the heart, lungs, brain, and legs.  Montana died at the age of 44 due to cardiac arrest from a blood clot in her coronary arteries.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial support to students in the UW Bothell School of Nursing &amp; Health Studies, with preference for non-traditional students and students who are committed to improving the lives of underserved populations\u00a0such as LGBTQ+ individuals\/communities. Any full or part-time student who has been admitted to or is currently enrolled in SNHS can apply. Financial need will be given strong consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated May 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/news\/may-2017\/bothell-fire\">See Students out in the Field!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/nhs\/news\">School Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"uwb-give-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/giving\/make-a-gift\/?page=make&amp;source_typ=3&amp;source=mgmsch\">Give to NHS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montana Gray Memorial Scholarship is specifically designated for students enrolled in the School of Nursing and Health Studies. A donor created the award in memory and recognition of his longtime and dearest friend Montana Gray. 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