Grants
Grants are a form of Gift Aid and do not have to be repaid. Kent State University participates in the programs listed below:
Federal Pell Grant
Amount
2022-2023: $692-$6,895
2023-2024: $761-$7,395
Who is Eligible
U.S. Citizens or permanent residents demonstrating financial need; undergraduates.
How to Apply
Submit FAFSA in early October each and every year.
How Award Is Determined
Based on need according to the calculated Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the federal formula. Maximum lifetime limit is the equivalent of 12 full-time semesters of eligibility.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
Amount
$500-$1000
Who is Eligible
Undergraduate U.S. Citizens or permanent residents demonstrating financial need.
How to Apply
Submit FAFSA in early October each and every year.
How Award Is Determined
Must have zero EFC (according to federal formula); award amount is determined by the student's enrollment status, class level, residency status, and campus attending (Kent or Regional). Limited funding is available.
Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG)
Amount
2022-2023: $337.50-$1,350 per semester
2023-2024: Official amounts expected June 2023
Who is Eligible
Based on need according to the calculated EFC as determined by the federal formula; enrollment; campus tuition charges; Ohio resident for at least 1 year; Undergraduates who have not yet earned a baccalaureate degree. Students must be enrolled in a majority Kent Campus classes to be considered. For 2022-2023, students can qualify for amounts ranging from $337.50 to $1,350 per semester. The 2023-2024 award amounts are expected to be announced by the state of Ohio in June of 2023. Until that time students will be awarded in an estimated status using the 2022-2023 amounts.
Learn more about the Ohio College Opportunity Grant
How to Apply
Submit FAFSA in early October (and no later than October 1st of the following year) each and every year.
How Award Is Determined
Part-time students eligible for the OCOG will have amount adjusted based on actual enrollment; restricted to tuition.
TEACH Grant
Amount
Maximum of $3772 per year through September 30, 2023
Who is Eligible
U.S. citizen or permanent resident; enroll in eligible TEACH Grant major at Kent State University as a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student; First-year students must have a 3.25 GPA on final high school transcript or score above the 75th percentile on a college admissions test and continuing students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25. The student must agree to teach in a high-need field in a low-income area.
Learn more about the Federal TEACH Grant
How to Apply
Submit FAFSA in early October each and every year. Students enrolled in an eligible major will be contacted via email by Kent State University Student Financial Aid. Complete the TEACH Grant Agreement to serve or repay; complete the Annual TEACH Grant Counseling requirements. Students must ensure their current teaching position or program of study will allow them to teach in a high need field. The U.S. Department of Education considers high-need fields as bilingual education and English language acquisition, foreign language, mathematics, reading specialist, science, and special education, or any other field that has been identified as a shortage area by the federal or state government, or a local education agency found on the Teacher Shortage List.
How Award Is Determined
Eligibility and award amounts are determined by Kent State University Student Financial Aid upon confirmation of pursuit of degree a program of study, grade level status as undergraduate or graduate student, and academic achievement requirements. Award amount is based on the student's enrollment status and other aid awarded.
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
Amount
2022-2023: $692-$6,895
2023-2024: $761-$7,395
Who is Eligible
A student who is Pell eligible and whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty while performing as a public safety officer is eligible to receive a maximum Pell Grant for the award year in which the eligibility is established. A student must be Pell eligible and be less than 24 years of age or enrolled at Kent State University at the time of his or her parent’s or guardian’s death.
How to Apply
Submit the FAFSA as early as October each year. If you are a Pell eligible student with an EFC greater than 0 contact the One Stop for Student Services to notify the University that you may qualify.
Documentation must be provided to the University that shows the student’s eligibility in the federal program.
How Award Is Determined
For purposes of the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship, a public safety officer is:
As defined in section 1204 of title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C 3796b), or
A fire police officer, defined as an individual who is serving in accordance with State or local law as an officially recognized or designated member of a legally organized public safety agency and provides scene security or directs traffic in response to any fire drill, fire call, or other fire, rescue, or police emergency or at a planned special event.
A "Public Safety Officer" means:
- An individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, as a firefighter, or as a chaplain;
- An employee of the Federal Emergency management Agency who is performing official duties of the Agency in an area, if those official duties-
- Are related to a major disaster or emergency that has been, or is later, declared to exist with respect to the area under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and
Are determined by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be hazardous duties;
- An employee of a State, local or tribal emergency management or civil defense agency who is performing official duties in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an area, if those official duties
- Are related to a major disaster or emergency that has been, or is later, declared to exist with respect to the area under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and
- Are determined by the head of the agency to be hazardous duties, or
- A member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew who, as authorized or licensed by law and by the applicable agency or entity is engaging in rescue activity or in the provision of emergency medial services.
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant (IASG)
Amount
2022-2023: $652-$6,501
2023-2024: $718-$6,973
Who is Eligible
You may be eligible to receive the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant if
- You are not eligible for a Federal Pell Grant on the basis of your Expected Family Contribution but
- Meet the remaining Federal Pell Grant eligibility requirements, and
- Your parent or guardian was a member of the U.S. armed forces and died as a result of military service performed in Iraq or Afghanistan after the events of 9/11, and
- You were under 24 years old or enrolled in college at least part-time at the time of your parent’s or guardian’s death.
- You are an Undergraduate student who has not yet earned a baccalaureate degree.
How to Apply
Submit the FAFSA in early October (and no later than October 1st of the following year) each and every year.
How Award Is Determined
FAFSA records are flagged by the Department of Defense as having a parent or guardian of the U.S. armed forces who died as a result of military service performed in Iraq or Afghanistan after the events of 9/11. Students who are not already eligible for the Federal Pell Grant may then qualify for the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant.
Pennsylvania State Grant
Amount
$250-$300 per semester
Who is Eligible
Pennsylvania residents attending an Ohio university; minimum 6 credit hours; undergraduates; more than 50% of courses cannot be online or though distance learning methods.
Previous grant recipients must meet academic qualifications to remain eligible for PA State Grant funding.
How to Apply
Submit FAFSA in early October (and no later than May 1st), each and every year.
Apply for a summer PA State Grant online by August 15th.
Apply for the Pennsylvania State Grant online
The Pennsylvania State Grant does not need to be accepted. If the grant is listed as "estimated" on FlashLine, it will be applied to your student account once the grant has been funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This could take up to 5 weeks after the start of the semester.
How Award Is Determined
Based on need/family income. The Pennsylvania State Grant is paid in part or in whole by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is administered by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) to undergraduate Pennsylvania residents who demonstrate high financial need. For more information visit www.pheaa.org
Vermont Incentive Grant
Amount
$700-$11,200 (estimated)
Who is Eligible
Vermont residents attending an Kent State University, full-time, undergraduates.
How to Apply
Submit FAFSA in early October, a Vermont Grant application.
Access a Vermont Incentive Grant application
How Award Is Determined
Based on financial need.