For the international student who has a dream of studying in the United States, the Global Scholarship makes a Kent State education "A Whole Lot Closer Than You Think!"

Kent State established the Global Scholarship because it values a variety of perspectives among its student population and as a result, seeks to attract a greater number of high quality international students to its campuses. The Global Scholarship is available to all incoming international undergraduate degree-seeking students who have been admitted to Kent State.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY (BEGINS FALL 2023)

You ARE eligible if you are...

• An incoming UNDERGRADUATE international student attending the Kent campus.
• An F1 visa holder.
• A first-year or transfer student.
• Please note: ESL-only students and visiting students will receive $4,300/year provided they are enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours.
• The scholarship only applies to undergraduate coursework

You are NOT eligible if you are... 

• A graduate student.
• A current student.
• An in-state resident student.
• Receiving special tuition rates as part of a partnership agreement.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Students will be automatically considered for the scholarship upon admission to Kent State university. Don't wait - apply now!

APPLICATION DEADLINES

To be eligible for the GLOBAL SCHOLARSHIP, you must be ADMITTED BY the following dates:

• July 1st for Fall semester (August start)
• November 1st for Spring semester (January start)
• March 1st for Summer semester (May start)                                                                                                         

For Honors Scholarship information, please see our Honors Scholarship dropdown page.

Note: ESL only students and visiting students will receive $4,300/year provided they are enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours.

First-year students may receive the Global Scholarship for a total of eight semesters. Transfer students may receive the Global Scholarship for up to eight semesters depending on the number of credits transferred to Kent State.

For the Global Scholarship to automatically renew each year, awarded students simply need to maintain continuous in-person full-time enrollment (minimum of 12 credit hours per semester) at Kent State’s Kent campus and good academic standing as defined in the university catalog.