Athletic Scholarships

How to accept or decline your Athletic SCHOLARSHIP:

  • Sign in to your FlashLine Account at login.kent.edu.
  • Select Student from the menu on the left
  • Choose Finances.
  • Select Financial Aid.
  • Click on Financial Aid Awards.
  • Choose 2023-2024 Award Year from the drop-down menu and click the Submit button.
  • If you have not already done so, click on the Terms and Conditions tab.  If you agree to the general terms and conditions for financial aid, choose Accept at the bottom of the page.
  • Click on the Accept Award Offer tab
  • If you agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the Stipulations Governing Athletic Scholarship and you will attend Kent State University, choose Accept from the drop-down menu.
  • If you do not agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the Stipulations Governing Athletic Scholarships or you will not attend Kent State University, choose Decline from the drop-down menu.

You must accept or decline each athletic scholarship separately. Your athletic scholarship will not appear as a credit on your Student Account with the Bursar's Office until you have accepted the award. Once you make your decision, you cannot go back and change your response. If you need to change your answer please email scholarships@kent.edu.

Accept or Decline your Athletic Scholarship


Additional Resources

Student athletes who will receive an outside scholarship, grant, or other resource that will assist them in paying their education related expenses (tuition; food and housing; books, supplies, and equipment; travel; miscellaneous and personal expenses) must report that information annually to the University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. You do not need to include gifts from friends, relatives, or scholarships that were awarded to you by Kent State University.

Follow these instructions to report outside awards to the University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid:

  1. Sign in to your FlashLine Account at login.kent.edu.
  2. Select Student from the menu on the left
  3. Choose Finances.
  4. Select Financial Aid.
  5. Click on Financial Aid Awards.
  6. Choose 2023-2024 Award Year from the drop-down menu and click the Submit button.
  7. Click on Resources/Additional Information tab to report outside scholarships, awards, and other tuition assistance.

If you will be the recipient of a Kent State University Employee Tuition Benefit Waiver or a NEOMED employee tuition benefit, you must complete the Tuition Benefit Fee Waiver Notification at www.kent.edu/financialaid/waiver

If you will receive an outside scholarship or you will be the recipient of a faculty/staff dependent fee waiver, you will be asked to complete an Additional Resources Form with the Athletic Department (included in your online Jumpforward forms) prior to being allowed to practice or compete.


Stipulations Governing Athletic Scholarship

Athletic Scholarship awards are made in accordance with the rules of Kent State University, the Mid-American Conference, and the provisions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Athletic Scholarship awards are made as a result of a student’s participation in a particular sport and will be applied toward education-related expenses. This award requires the student to enroll full time at the Kent Campus of Kent State University.

The stipulations for an athletic scholarship are as follows:
 

1.

Your athletic scholarship cannot exceed the maximum value stated for your residency designation. The maximum value of an athletic grant-in-aid (GIA) scholarship for 2023-2024 is $31,754* for Ohio residents and $40,860* for out-of-state students. The amount of your athletic scholarship may vary due to your tuition, food and housing rates, or because you were provided with a partial athletic scholarship award from the Athletic Department.

*Maximum athletic grant-in-aid values are subject to change annually pending final Board of Trustee approval of university tuition and fees – 2023-2024 figures will be determined at the June 30, 2023 meeting at which time applicable adjustments will be applied. 

2.

If you choose to live off-campus, Kent State may pay you an amount up to the value of a standard double room, and a Gold dining plan to assist you with off-campus living expenses. This is dependent on your total scholarship amount.

3. A full athletic scholarship is based on 12-18 credit hours of tuition per semester (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024), a standard double room, a Gold dining plan, and books, supplies, and equipment.
4. If it is necessary to revise the amount of an athletic scholarship, the student will be notified electronically via FlashLine and their Kent State University email account.
5. It is permissible for you to receive other non-countable financial aid to meet the difference between your Cost of Attendance and your athletic scholarship. If your financial aid exceeds the Cost of Attendance, the University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid must reduce the athletic scholarship so you do not exceed the Cost of Attendance.
6. Federal, state, institutional grants, outside grants, and scholarships awarded to you will be applied toward educational expenses and could replace a portion of your athletic scholarship to meet NCAA and Mid-American Conference regulations. The University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will monitor all financial aid and will allow only permissible exceptions in accordance with NCAA regulations.
7. If you plan to work either on or off-campus during the academic year, you must meet with an Athletic Compliance Office staff member to discuss the employment and to complete all the required employment forms.
8. The athletic scholarship may be reduced or canceled if you:
    a. Leave school prior to the end of the award period.
    b. Provides notification of your intent to transfer institutions. This may occur in the term after you provide this notification.
    c. Renders yourself ineligible for intercollegiate competition.
    d.Fraudulently misrepresent any information on your application, the letter of intent, or other University documents.
    e. Engage in serious misconduct warranting a substantial disciplinary penalty.
    f. Voluntarily withdraws from participation in the sport for personal reasons.
    g. Sign a professional contract for your sport.
    h. Accept money for playing in an athletic contest.
    i. Agree to be represented by an agent and/or accept money or benefits from such an individual.
    j. Receive any other countable aid or employment that causes you to exceed your individual limit.
    k. Miss an excessive number of classes during a semester or the academic year.
    l. Exhaust athletic eligibility and graduate with a degree at the end of your final semester.
    m. Enroll in courses and do not reside in the locale of Kent State University.
    n. Violate Kent State Student-Athlete Handbook policy.
    o. Violate team rules.
9. The athletic scholarship cannot be reduced or canceled during the 2023-2024 academic year due to your athletic ability, performance, or contribution to your team's success.
10. The athletic scholarship can be issued for minimum of one semester and a maximum of one academic year (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters). The renewal of the award for the 2024-2025 academic year is not automatic. You will be notified no later than July 1, 2024, if the athletic scholarship will be awarded, reduced, or cancelled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
11. While participating in organized practice or competition, you will be under the supervision of a member of the coaching staff and will be covered by a medical insurance plan. Under no circumstances will the athletic scholarship be discontinued during the 2023-2024 academic year because of injuries sustained with the intercollegiate athletic program.

2023-2024 Athletic Scholarship Stipulations     2023-2024 Athletic Scholarship Checklist