Can I keep my scholarships if I take all online courses or if my classes are all remote?
For Kent Campus scholarships, as long as the student has at least 12 credit hours in Kent Campus courses, they will be permitted to use their tuition scholarship, regardless of whether the courses are online or in person. Scholarships may be adjusted if the total of your scholarships exceed tuition. Regional Campus students need to reach out to the Financial Aid Office at their campus to inquire how enrolling online may affect their scholarship offer. If your scholarship was awarded by another department, you will need to reach out to that office with your question.
What will happen to my scholarship offer if i defer admission to the spring?
For Kent Campus scholarships, if you choose to defer your admission to Kent State University to the spring semester, your incoming first-year student four-year renewable scholarship offer will also be deferred to the spring semester. You will receive a one-semester scholarship allocation and spring will be counted as your first semester of eligibility. Regional Campus students need to reach out to the Financial Aid Office at their campus to inquire how deferring to spring may affect their scholarship offer. If your scholarship was awarded by another department, you will need to reach out to that office with your question.
What will happen to my scholarship offer if I defer admission to next fall?
For Kent Campus scholarships, if you make the choice to defer your admission to Kent State University until the fall, your current incoming first-year student scholarship offer will no longer be available to you. You will be evaluated for scholarships based on Kent State’s scholarship eligibility criteria for the upcoming year. This criteria will not be available until the fall. Regional Campus students need to reach out to the Financial Aid Office at their campus to inquire how deferring to fall may affect their scholarship offer.
What will happen to my scholarship if I choose to attend another college after high school graduation and then transfer to Kent State?
For Kent Campus scholarships, if you attend another college or university after graduating from high school and prior to coming to Kent State, you will no longer be considered an incoming first-year student and will not be eligible to receive your incoming freshman scholarship offer. Instead, you will be considered an incoming transfer student and will be considered for one of our transfer scholarship awards. Information on transfer scholarships is available at https://www.kent.edu/financialaid/scholarships-transfer-students. Regional Campus students need to reach out to the Financial Aid Office at their campus to inquire how attending another college may affect their scholarship offer.
What will happen to my Kent campus scholarship if I go to a regional campus?
Kent Campus incoming first-year student scholarships cannot be used at a Regional Campus. If you begin full-time enrollment at a Regional Campus, you will forfeit you Kent Campus incoming freshmen scholarships and they cannot be reinstated at a future date.
Many Kent Campus scholarships require that you enroll a minimum of 12 credit hours in Kent Campus designated courses each semester. Please refer to the stipulations associated with your specific scholarship award. This information is often available on your FlashLine account by following the directions below. You can also contact the One Stop for Student Services for more information.
- Login to your FlashLine Account at www.kent.edu
- Select Student
- Under Finances, choose Financial Aid
- Select Financial Aid Awards
- Choose the current Award Year from the drop-down menu and click the Submit button
- Click on Award Overview tab
- Click on the name of each scholarship and carefully read the fund message for that award
What will happen to my scholarship if I withdraw from classes?
If you drop a class during the add/drop period and you are no longer enrolled full-time, your scholarship will be cancelled for that semester, if full-time enrollment is a requirement for that scholarship. If you withdraw from a class after the add/drop period, your scholarship will not be adjusted unless you completely withdraw from all courses. If you completely withdraw from all courses, your scholarship could be prorated to match tuition assessment. For example, if you withdraw from all courses during the 80% tuition refund period, your scholarship could be reduced to equal 20% of the original scholarship award for that semester. Contact the College or department who awarded the scholarship for specific details.
Any time you withdraw from a course, your future scholarship eligibility could be in jeopardy. Many renewable scholarships require students to earn a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester to be eligible to receive the award for the next academic year.