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Scholarships for Transfer Students for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025

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Merit Scholarships

The transfer scholarships listed below are merit scholarships and are awarded automatically to students after they are admitted to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and all transcripts from previous institutions have been received and evaluated.  No additional application is required to be considered for these awards. Transfer scholarships are competitive, and funding is limited. The awards are for a maximum of 4 semesters and are awarded for fall and spring only. If the student graduates early, they will forfeit any remaining semesters of eligibility.  The transfer scholarship cannot be extended beyond 4 semesters.

Eligibility

To be eligible for an award, students must have a minimum of 24 transfer credit hours, earned after high school graduation, that are accepted as credit at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, and were used in the GPA calculation at their school.

Merit Scholarships

Academic Transfer Award (Ohio Residents)
  • Must be U.S. Citizen
  • Ohio residents only
  • Apply to the Kent Campus of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as a new transfer student
    • By April 7 for summer
    • By August 15 for fall
    • By January 7 for spring
  • You must be enrolled in your first bachelor's degree program
  • Enroll as a full-time student (minimum 12 credit hours) each semester at the Kent Campus
  • The minimum cumulative college grade point average (GPA average from all colleges the student attended previously) will be used to determine eligibility.  The cumulative college GPA will be calculated by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
  • Cannot be combined with the Flash Transfer Northeast Ohio Scholarship
  • Transfer scholarships apply only to tuition
  • Award Amounts:
    • $1,000-$2,500
President's Transfer Award (Out-of-State Residents)
  • Must be U.S. Citizen
  • Non-Ohio residents only.  Students admitted to an online Bachelor's degree program will be considered for the Academic Transfer Award and not the President's Transfer Award.
  • Apply to the Kent Campus of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as a new transfer student
    • By April 7 for summer
    • By August 15 for fall
    • By January 7 for spring
  • You must be enrolled in your first bachelor's degree program
  • Enroll as a full-time student (minimum 12 credit hours) each semester at the Kent Campus
  • The minimum cumulative college grade point average (GPA average from all colleges the student attended previously) will be used to determine eligibility.  The cumulative college GPA will be calculated by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
  • Cannot be combined with the Flash Transfer Northeast Ohio Scholarship
  • Transfer scholarships apply only to tuition
  • Award Amounts:
    • $5,000-$6,500
Flash Transfer Northeast Ohio Scholarship
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Must be an Ohio Resident
  • Must have earned an associate degree from one of the following colleges, prior to enrolling at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø:
    • Cuyahoga Community College
    • Eastern Gateway Community College
    • Lakeland Community College
    • Lorain Community College
    • Stark State College
  • Did not enroll at another college or university after earning the associate degree
  • Must have minimum 2.50 cumulative college grade point average (GPA average from all colleges the student attended previously).  The cumulative college GPA will be calculated by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
  • Admitted to the Kent Campus of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as a new transfer student
    • By April 7 for summer
    • By August 15 for fall
    • By January 7 for Spring
  • You must be enrolled in your first bachelor's degree program
  • Enroll as a full-time student (minimum 12 credit hours) each semester at the Kent Campus
  • Cannot be combined with the Academic Transfer Award or President’s Transfer Award
  • Annual Amount:  $2,500

Other Scholarship Opportunities

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Three awards are available each fall, for incoming full-time transfer students.

  • Must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa
  • Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Pursuing first bachelor's degree
  • Completed at least 30 semester hours to be considered
  • Amount: $1,000 non-renewable
  • Admitted to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø by June 1 for the fall semester

Check ScholarshipUniverse soon for the updated application.

 

Scholarship Search and Departmental Scholarships

Transfer students can search and apply for many scholarships!

Many departments have special scholarships for students in their majors.

Amounts, application procedures, deadlines and eligibility criteria vary; please check with your academic department for details.

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø ScholarshipUniverse search engine allows you to explore the 700+ scholarship programs offered by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's Colleges and departments along with outside scholarships!  Many have separate scholarship application processes and deadlines vary.  Visit the search often to ensure you don't miss an opportunity.

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Choose Ohio First

The Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program provides scholarship support to Ohio residents who wish to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or medicine (STEMM). The state of Ohio, recognizing that a workforce trained in these areas is essential for strengthening our economy, has created this program to provide tuition support to Ohio residents pursuing STEMM degrees.

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN AWARDED TWO CHOOSE OHIO FIRST PROGRAMS:

Eligible students for the Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program will be sent a link to apply via email.

An essential part of the Choose Ohio First experience at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is engagement in internships with our business partners in Ohio and/or in our research laboratories. Students who accept the scholarship are expected to participate in these internship and research opportunities. In addition, students will participate in seminars and speaker events and present their research and internship experiences during annual research days.

Learn more about Choose Ohio First

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