Scholarships

DAFS offers two scholarships exclusively for their majors and minors:

Africana Studies Scholarship

Apply for Africana Studies scholarship 2020-21

• Awarded annually to a Africana Studies major and minor based on their financial need.  Additionally, applicants are asked to submit a well-written essay explaining why they chose Pan-African Studies as a major/minor program of study. 
  • Applications are due June 30 by email to Linda Piccirillo-Smith:  lranucci@kent.edu
  • Award amounts: $500 to Africana Studies Major; $300 Pan-African Studies Minor
  • Please place 'scholarship app' in the subject line of the email.

Kim Todd-White Scholarship

Apply for Kim Todd-White scholarship 2020-21 

Kim Todd-White was a 1968 graduate of KSU and taught in English and Pan-African Studies for over 20 years. 

• Applications are accepted annually from any Africana Studies major or minor.
  • Award amount $1,200 
  • Scholarship can be applied to any of the following costs associated with tuition: room and board, fees, books, and supplies, and travel expenses.
  • Applications due June 30 by email to Linda Piccirillo-Smith:  lranucci@kent.edu
  • Please place 'scholarship app' in the subject line of the email.

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