As an incoming freshman, you may qualify for one or more Kent State University scholarships. Several are listed below. To apply for one of these and for more complete scholarship information, please contact the Financial Aid office. Please note that most of these scholarships have January or February as their deadline for the upcoming fall semester.
The University sometimes waives out-of-state charges for outstanding students. That's more than $3,000 a year. The application is in Kent's basic Financial Aid package. There is a similar program called the President's Grant for children of Kent alumni.
These scholarships are all a part of the Founders Scholars Program. The Founders Scholars Program application is in the Kent State University Admissions Office Viewbook, which is published by the Kent State University Admissions Office and is on the Student Financial Aid Web site (http://www.sfa.kent.edu).
A special nonrenewable scholarship of up to $500 is offered to incoming minority freshmen.
Students with good grades and strong extracurricular activities who might not be eligible for Honors scholarships are urged to apply for the University Academic Scholarship and the Trustee Scholarship. Students with Honors scholarships certainly may apply, although those with large Honors scholarships usually don't get the University Academic Scholarship. To apply, contact the University Office of Admissions.
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund publishes two guides to journalism schools and national scholarships. The Journalism Career and Scholarship Guide costs $3. The Journalism Career Guide for Minorities is free. You can get them by writing to: Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, PO Box 300, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300. Make your check out to the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund. The fund's Web site is www.dowjones.com/newsfund.