The Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship

When Alan Canfora arrived on the Kent campus, he was intellectually curious and undecided about what his professional future might be. As an undergraduate student, he fully embraced the campus experience. While he was a student at Kent State, Alan was inspired to witness and care about the plight of people beyond his own experience. He developed a passion for and awareness of his own potential to make a difference in the world. He ultimately embarked on a path he had never considered before he arrived on campus. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in General Studies and then earned a master’s degree in Library Science. Alan devoted his life to pursuing the truth about the tragic events of May 4, 1970. On that day, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students, including Alan. He was a tireless leader in the fight to protect and publicize the legacy of May 4.

The Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship celebrates Alan’s life, his Kent State experience and the importance of social justice and advocacy to society. This scholarship will offer incoming freshmen or transfer students with demonstrated financial need the opportunity to fully engage in the campus experience, just as Alan did. The scholarship will provide up to two years of renewable  support for an undergraduate, first-year or transfer student of any major on the Kent campus who has a demonstrated interest in social justice and advocacy, as well as a demonstrated commitment of care and compassion toward others.

The College of Communication and Information administers this scholarship, but it is open to any college major in the university including exploratory students.

To apply you must:

• Be an entering first-year or transfer student with demonstrated financial need
• Be a full-time student enrolled at the Kent campus beginning in the fall semester
• Accept admission to Kent State by no later than May 1
• Show a demonstrated interest in advocacy and social justice, as well as a demonstrated commitment of care and compassion toward others

The scholarship application is currently closed.