Montana World Affairs Council

05/28/2026

Check out this event in Whitefish on Friday, June 12! Family friendly concert at Depot Park led by hip hop artist and UN Young Leader AY Young 🔌

The entire stage will be powered by solar 🔋 batteries! Visit for more info.

Also performing and from X Factor and Disney/Nickelodeon!

Scouts are free (wear your uniform)!

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03/06/2026

🌎 Community Connection 🌏 Grizzly Riders International works to foster and promote the development of the by bringing together people with diverse national and international interests.

Their support of the Council helps bring 500 high schoolers to Academic WorldQuest each year. For students, walking on campus can be inspiring and transformational. Thanks Grizzly Riders!

And shoutout to Grizzly Rider Denise Moore who is attending Montana Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business alongside our team!

02/27/2026

🌍 Community Connections 🌎 To scale and sustain, nonprofits need significant investments from visionaries like Dennis and Phyllis Washington. With their generous support, we are able to bring more than 500 high school students from across the state, including rural and tribal schools, to the University of Montana for Academic WorldQuest. Thank you to The Dennis and Washington Foundation for making educational opportunities accessible to all.
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Throughout 2026 we are spotlighting our partners to highlight the vital contributions they make to their communities and to the Council.

12/12/2025

🎸 Gibson Guitars heard about three Montana students from Bozeman High School who chose a Gibson product for the 2025 EconoQuest competition and invited them for a tour!
Thank you to for showing the girls and their teacher Amy Wallner-Drake a private tour and discussing their innovative ideas. We love seeing Montana businesses and industries show up for our students!

Save the date for Montana World Affairs Council’s annual EconoQuest 2026 competition Nov 1-3!

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12/02/2025

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09/26/2025

Wow Lame Deer! Thanks for having us in our school. Your school has such heart. Thank you for learning about international trade and innovation with us!

09/24/2025

So happy to be in Lodge Grass this morning! We love talking industries, new inventions and international trade with students. We appreciate all the support from the Montana Department of Commerce, , , and !

09/23/2025

Dinosaurs, Medicine Rocks and an International Trade Game! We enjoyed exploring with Ekalaka native . Our first school visit of our 2025 Rural Outreach Roadtrip in Eastern Montana was a success. Thanks for having us Carter County School!

Thank you .ciber Longview Foundation and High Stakes Foundation!

09/11/2025

Our tour continued to and .academy! We have been so impressed by the students’ questions and are confident that Montana’s future leaders will lead with compassion and curiosity 🌎 .sheline