CAE Scholarships for Incoming Freshman
Incoming freshmen may apply for the scholarships listed below.
Applications for all scholarships offered by the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) are accepted roughly October 1 through roughly February 1 unless otherwise noted. Scholarship recipients will be notified during the spring term of the current academic year, and all awards will be applied to the following fall and spring term(s).
To get started, you’ll need to complete a Student Profile in ScholarshipUniverse. The questions you’ll be asked to answer will help match you to scholarships. While you don’t have to answer all of these questions – the more you answer, the better your search results will be.
Applications for the upcoming academic year become available the first Monday of October with a deadline of the first Friday of February, annually.
Apply at Kent State ScholarshipUniverse
Contact Lawrence Epps at lepps@kent.edu or 330-672-9989 for more information.
In order to maintain scholarship eligibility students must be registered as a full-time Kent campus student (must be registered for a minimum of 12 credit hours of Kent campus coursework).
Adam M. McFarland Memorial Scholarship
An incoming student in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (any major) with a high school GPA of at least 3.0. Preference given to a first-generation, minority student from either a Portage County or Cuyahoga County high school. This scholarship is renewable as long as the recipient maintains a 2.75 GPA at Kent State and performs yearly community service, with distributions as follows for a four-year period: $1,000 for the first year; $1,500 for the second year; $1,750 for the third year, and $2,250 for the fourth year. There is also an experiential learning/community volunteer expectation for renewal. Donate To McFarland Scholarship.
This scholarship will be awarded to one (1) student that fits these criteria.
Award amount: Distributes in a four-year period:
- $1,000 for the first year
- $1,500 for the second year
- $1,750 for the third year
- $2,250 for the fourth year
Dr. Guion S. Bluford , Jr. Minority Aeronautics Scholarship
Awarded to graduating high school seniors who will be incoming Kent State University student enrolled in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Preference will be given to African American or Hispanic students with an interested in Aerospace Engineering or another Aeronautics related degree. Recipients shall have a minimum non-weighted high school grade point average of 3.5. This award is renewable for 3 additional years by maintaining full-time status with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Recipients must maintain an affiliation with a professional organization in their area of study.
This scholarship will be awarded to one (1) student that fits these criteria.
Award amount: Varies
The Leland Keller Scholarship Award
The Leland Keller Scholar Award is awarded annually to two (2) incoming freshman students pursuing any major in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Students must remain enrolled in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering for the entire award year, or forfeit the award. Minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA, 25 ACT composite, or 1130 combined critical reading and math on SAT. The amount of the award is $1,500.00 for the academic year.
This scholarship will be awarded to one (1) student that fits these criteria.
Award amount: Varies