Scholarships
- Nursing & Allied Health
- Accounting, Business, & Technology
- Hospitality Management, Viticulture/Enology
- Arts & Sciences, Social Services, and Education
- General Scholarships
- Outside Scholarships
Nursing & Allied Health
Nursing
Ashtabula Nursing Scholarship
Requirements:
- Demonstrated financial need
Cooper Nursing Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Completion of first year of Nursing ADN program with declaration of intent to enroll in the RN to BSN program
Patsy Hurst Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Second semester Nursing ADN student
- 40+ years of age
- Demonstration of compassion for others and genuine love of nursing
- Complete at least one semester in the Nursing ADN program
Kondru Family Kent State Ashtabula Nursing Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Preference given to Ashtabula County residents
- Must be enrolled in the Kent State University at Ashtabula Nursing Program
The Jacqueline Maylish Scholarship
Requirements:
- Completed at least one semester in the Nursing ADN program
The Margaret S. Peterson Scholarship for Nursing
Requirements:
- A graduate of one of the last three graduating classes of Conneaut High School
- Admitted into the Nursing program at Kent State Ashtabula
- Recipients must be recommended by a KSUA nursing faculty member and be able to demonstrate a record of academic success.
Pat C. and Mary M. Rich Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Students in a pre-licensure Nursing degree program at the Ashtabula Campus
- Students should be former or current Ashtabula County high school graduates
Louise M. Vecchione Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Nursing ADN student in the last semester of the nursing program
- Student who exhibits determination, compassion and a genuine love of nursing
RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
Fred Larson Radiologic Technology Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Must be a student enrolled in the Radiologic Technology program at Kent State University at Ashtabula
- Demonstrated financial need
- $500 will be awarded to each of two recipients who meet the minimum scholarship criteria - one will be a first-year student, and one will be a second-year student.
- Students must reapply each year of the program to be eligible for the scholarship.
Susan Rizzo-Noles Radiology Technology Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Second-year Radiologic Technology student
- Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong work ethic, enthusiasm for learning and the potential to contribute to the profession as evidenced by the scholarship application.
Radiologic Technology Alumni Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Demonstrated financial need
- Second-year Radiologic Technology student
General Nursing & Allied Health
Jah'Life Ali & Elena Marquetti-Ali Scholarship
Requirements:
- 2.8 or higher GPA
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Must be enrolled in Business or Allied Health programs at Kent State University at Ashtabula
- Preference given to minority students
The Philip C. and Mary Lou Herbert Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Allied Health degree programs, Science related degree, or beginning a Chemistry or Biology major
- Completed at least one (1) semester at Kent State Ashtabula
The KSUA Student Chapter of CompTIA Association of IT Professionals (AITP) Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Preference given to students actively involved in AITP and who also demonstrate campus and/or community involvement through the completion of the Kent State Ashtabula scholarship application process
- Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or Health Care related degree
The Robert and Gloria McCarthy Fund
Requirements:
- Preference to first generation college student and/or from underrepresented student populations
- Health Care, Science, or Technology related degree
Barton E. Nolan Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Health Care or Computer Technology related degree
- 25+ years of age
The United Way of Ashtabula County Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 10 for fall and spring
- Permanent resident of Ashtabula County
- Sophomore, junior or senior status
- Health Care, Education, or Human Services related degree
Accounting, Business, & Technology
Accounting
Clayton Garrett Demshar Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- Accounting Technology
THE KSUA Student Chapter of CompTIA Association of IT Professionals (AITP) Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Preference given to students actively involved in AITP and who also demonstrate campus and/or community involvement through the completion of the Kent State Ashtabula scholarship application process
- Information technology, computer science, business, or health care related degree
Business
Jah'Life Ali & Elena Marquetti-Ali Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Must be enrolled in Business or Allied Health programs at Kent State University at Ashtabula
- Preference given to minority students
Edward W. Chiaramonte Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Demonstrated financial need
- BBA in Business Management degree
- Preference for Ashtabula County resident
THE KSUA Student Chapter of CompTIA Association of IT Professionals (AITP) Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Preference given to students actively involved in AITP and who also demonstrate campus and/or community involvement through the completion of the Kent State Ashtabula scholarship application process
- Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or Health Care related degree
George D. and Helen L. Nassief Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Business-related degree
- Completed at least one semester at Kent State Ashtabula
James W. Wentling Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- BBA in Business Management degree
- Graduate of an Ashtabula County high school in the spring prior to attending Kent State Ashtabula
Computer Technology
The KSUA Student Chapter of CompTIA Association of IT Professionals (AITP) Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Preference given to students actively involved in AITP and who also demonstrate campus and/or community involvement through the completion of the Kent State Ashtabula scholarship application process
- Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or Health Care related degree
Barton E. Nolan Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Health Care or Computer Technology related degree
- 25+ years of age
General Accounting, Business, & Technology
Jah'Life Ali & Elena Marquetti-Ali Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Must be enrolled in Business or Allied Health programs at Kent State University at Ashtabula
- Preference given to minority students
The Andover Bank Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Demonstrated financial need
- Business Management Technology, Computer Technology, or BBA in Business Management related degree
- Completed at least one (1) semester at Kent State Ashtabula
The Robert and Gloria McCarthy Fund
Requirements:
- Preference to first generation college student and/or from underrepresented student populations
- Health Care, Science, or Technology related degree
Premix Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 9
- Demonstrated financial need
- Accounting, Business Management, or Computer Technology related degree
- Ashtabula County resident
The Santill Scholarship
The Santill Scholarship is funded by a generous gift from Managed Security Services, a company founded and operated by alumnus, Matt Santill.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated financial need
- BBA in Business Management or Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies degree
- Ashtabula County resident
- Completed at least one (1) semester at Kent State Ashtabula
Hospitality Management & Viticulture/Enology
Hospitality Management
Ashtabula County Convention and Visitors Bureau Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 9
- Student pursuing a degree in either the Hospitality or Viticulture and Enology programs
- Good academic standing
- Ashtabula County resident
The Delaware North Jeannette Petrolia Hospitality Industry Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 9
- Student majoring in Hospitality Management or related degree that has expressed an interest in pursuing a career in the hospitality industry.
Hospitality Management Society Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Third semester of Hospitality Management associate or bachelor's degree
- Active member of the Hospitality Management Society
Viticulture & Enology
Ashtabula County Convention and Visitors Bureau Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 9
- Good academic standing
- Ashtabula County resident
- Student pursuing a degree in either the Hospitality or Viticulture and Enology programs
Dr. Kent Glaus Scholarship
Requirements:
- Student must be enrolled in the Viticulture or Enology programs at Kent State Ashtabula.
Arts & Sciences, Social Services, & Education
Education
Ashtabula County Retired Teachers Association Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Education related degree
- Completed at least two (2) semesters at Kent State Ashtabula
Serene C. Farmer Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- Preference Given to BA English students
- Ashtabula County high school graduate or resident
- Enrolled in last year of declared associate or bachelor's degree as evidenced by a graduation evaluation or submission of application for graduation
The Robert and Gloria McCarthy Fund
Requirements:
- Preference to first generation college student and/or from underrepresented student populations
- Health Care, Science, or Technology related degree
Mary C. Scardino Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Education related degree
The Judge Marianne Sezon Groundbreaker Award Honoring Judge Florence Allen, Mary E. Pierce, Susan M. Rebhan, and Bertha A. Miller
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Student who is female, identifies as female, or a male student committed to the empowerment of women
- First generation college student attending Kent State Ashtabula
- Preference given to students majoring in criminal justice or interested in a career in education, law, or otherwise engaged in social justice.
The United Way of Ashtabula County Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 10 for fall and spring
- Permanent resident of Ashtabula County
- Sophomore, junior or senior status
- Health Care, Education, or Human Services related degree
Katie R. Whitman Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Education related degree
Social Services
Nelson H. and Shirley J. Humphrey Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Preference for Criminology and Justice Studies, Political Science, Public Administration, Pre-law or any Social Services degree
- Ashtabula County high school graduate or resident
The United Way of Ashtabula County Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 10 for fall and spring
- Permanent resident of Ashtabula County
- Sophomore, junior or senior status
- Health Care, Education, or Human Services related degree
General Scholarships
Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc. Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.25
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Preference given to junior or senior
- Preference given to students in a bachelor's degree program
Ashtabula Faculty Funded Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
Ashtabula High School Class of '70 Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Any associate degree program
- Completed at least one (1) semester at Kent State Ashtabula
Ashtabula Rotary Club Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Graduating senior from a high school in Ashtabula County; involved in extracurricular activities
John and Grace Cogan Kent State Ashtabula Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Ashtabula County resident
East Ashtabula Educational Assistance Corp. Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Ashtabula County resident
- Completed at least two (2) semesters at Kent State Ashtabula
Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program
- For information, click here
The Andy and Rose Marie Garcia Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Conneaut High School graduate
The Eleanor A. Jammal Leadership Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus:9
- Incoming or returning student in any major
- Recipient must demonstrate support for the advancement of women and advocacy for the power of higher education
- It is preferred that the recipient meets one or more of the following criteria:
- has demonstrated or is aspiring to a leadership role in business, healthcare or community services
- demonstrated financial need on their FAFSA
- pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics
- has been a foster child
- Renewable if all criteria continue to be met
Richard N. Jaskela Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- Any bachelor's degree program
- Complete at least two (2) semesters at Kent State Ashtabula
- Preference given to applicants with a physical disability
Dr. Richard Stanley Knowlton and Jane Amsden Knowlton Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Graduating high school senior from Ashtabula County
LEADERship Legacy Endowed Scholarship at Kent State University at Ashtabula
Requirements:
- Demonstrated financial need
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12 or for the remaining hours required for graduation
- Any bachelor's degree program
- Third- or fourth-year student
- Preference given to students demonstrating leadership abilities or experience
Clarence E. & Janet H. Lesser Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
Joseph A. Misinec, Jr. and Richard D. Selip Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Full-time student in junior or senior year of study pursuing a bachelor's degree
- Ashtabula County resident
- Recipients may apply annually for this scholarship.
Molded Fiber Glass Companies Ashtabula County Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Recipient must be a resident of Ashtabula County, Ohio, or a graduate of an Ashtabula County high school
John A. Yesso, Jr. Endowed Scholarship for Kent State Ashtabula
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- Ashtabula County high school graduate or resident
- In last year of degree
Outside Scholarships
Florence Allen Scholarship
Requirements:
- United States citizen and Ohio resident
- A woman who will graduate or has graduated from an Ohio high school or who has received a GED from the Ohio Board of Education prior to July 1, 2021
- Pursuing their first undergraduate degree or certificate
- Undergraduates who meet the above criteria and are enrolled as full-time students at an accredited degree granting institution recognized by a state Board of Regents.
- Non-Traditional Students must be at least 30 years of age as of April 1, 2021. They must meet all of the requirements as Traditional Students but do not need to be attending school full time.
- For more information or to apply, click here.
Dr. Shirley J. Barton Scholarship
Requirements:
- Demonstrated financial need
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Any Bachelor's degree program
- Completed a Kent State associate degree
- Demonstrated leadership on campus and in the community
- To apply, click here.
Beatitude House Scholars
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For application, click here. (PDF)
Caring.com Scholarship
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For information, click here.
College Now Greater Cleveland Adult Learner Program
Requirements:
- Must be a resident of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit or Trumbull county.
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For information, click here.
Don't Text and Drive Scholarship
Requirements:
- Application deadline: September 30, 2021.
- For information or to apply, click here.
Paul Felden Memorial Scholarship, Inc.
This endowed scholarship fund has been created to honor Paul Felden, whose time as a nurse ended much too soon. Although it was a difficult job at times, Paul loved being a nurse. He sacrificed much to be of service to others, however, it gave him a sense of purpose, identity and pride.
Requirements:
- Students currently enrolled in a Nursing program
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
- For more information or to apply, click here.
Friends of the Conneaut Public Library Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- For more information or to apply, click here
The Kendall Foundation
- For more information or to apply, click here
Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
Requirements:
- Available to women of any age
- Registered in a business or business-related program
- Enrolled in at least second year of an undergraduate program - final year of Master's program.
- Demonstrated outstanding Academic Record during her academic studies, including business-related subjects.
- Demonstrated initiative, ambition and commitment to pursuing a career in business.
- For more information or to apply, click here.
Robert D. Kruse Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Deadline to apply is March 31, 2021.
- For information, click here.
Landmark Students of Recovery Scholarship
- For information or to apply, click here
- Application deadline for the 2021 scholarship is December 15, 2021.
- Scholarship will be awarded on or before January 14, 2022.
Ohio Gas Association Scholarship Foundation Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Scholarship limited to undergraduate college studies, technical or trade school programs
- Deadline to apply is March 31, 2021.
- Must have a career goal in the natural gas or related energy field
- Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
- Must be an Ohio resident attending, or planning to attend an accredited Ohio college, university, technical or trade school
- For more information or for an application, click here. (PDF)
Primary Health Network Scholarships
- For information or to apply, click here.
The Preston Family Annual College Scholarship
Requirements:
- Completed applications must be received by May 3, 2021 in order to be considered.
- The Preston Family Annual College Scholarship awards scholarships up to the amount of $2,500 each.
- Available to first-year or returning college students
- There is a two-year award limitation.
- For more information, click here. (PDF)
RegisteredNursing.org Scholarship
- Forinformation or to apply, click here.
The Sallie Mae Fund's Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program
In partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, this scholarship program helps increase access and completion of higher education among students of color and those from underserved communities.
Requirements:
- Available to minority students and those from marginalized or underserved communities, including Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, low-income, first generation, and students from rural communities, among others.
- U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
- Pell Grant-eligible
- For more information, click here. (PDF)
- To apply, click here.
Jay Sartini Memorial Scholarship Presented by AcBE
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Business or Entrepreneurial Degree
- Senior graduating from an Ashtabula County high school or second-year Kent State Ashtabula business student
- One-page letter of request explaining why they believe they deserve the award
- Two (2) letters of recommendation
- Student Aid Report
- Record of community services
- Submissions should be mailed to Ashtabula County Business Exchange Attn: Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 554, Ashtabula, OH 44005-0554
- For more information, click here.
Student-Caregiver Scholarship
- For information, click here.
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Foundation Scholarship
Requirements:
- Nursing or Allied Health programs
- Geneva High School Graduate
- Scholarship awarded directly to the student upon successful completion of first year of higher education studies
- Application available in the Kent State Ashtabula Student Services Offices in Main Hall
Ursuline Sisters Scholars
Requirements:
- Income below 200% of the poverty level
- Student academic program must be Pell Grant eligible.
- Education: Cumulative GPA of 2.0 if currently enrolled in a post-secondary program. Cumulative High School GPA of 2.5 if graduated in the last 2.5 years
- Enrolled in an approved program of study if attending a technical school
- For more information, click here.
Women in Technology Scholarship
Requirements:
- Women of any age and nationality, pursuing an information technology (IT) degree at an accredited university/college/institute
- Outstanding academic recording during their academic studies, including in information technology subjects
- Demonstrated initiative, ambition and commitment to pursuing an IT career
- Enrolled in at least the second year of an undergraduate program at the time the application is submitted
- Applicants must be in school at the time the scholarship funds are disbursed and must not graduate before April 2022.
- Recipients may not apply to renew the scholarship for a second year.
- For more information or to apply, click here.
Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC National Scholarship
Requirements:
- For information or to apply, click here.
Young Women in Public Affairs Award
Requirements:
- For information or to apply, click here.
Zonta Club of Ashtabula Area -- Club Scholarship
Requirements:
- Attending college as an undergraduate or graduate female student - sophomore status or above for the following fall semester/quarter.
- Applicant or parent/legal guardian must be an Ashtabula County resident.
- Based on financial and academic achievement ("B" average or above).
- Ashtabula Area Zontian Immediate family members are ineligible.
- Planning to graduate or enroll at least half-time (6 or more credit hours) per term for the upcoming academic year.
- For more information or to apply, click here.