Please Note: Beginning 2024-2025 the U.S. Department of Education will no longer be using the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) to assess need-based aid eligibility. You will be notified of subsequent updates to the Flashes Go Further Program in response to this change by email in the coming months.
Who is Eligible?
- Continuing students with a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and pursuing their first bachelor’s degree attending full-time at the Kent Campus.
- Students must establish financial aid eligibility annually for your initial and continued awarding through your FAFSA completion. Please note that your financial situation may change year to year, and that change may impact how much you receive, if any, during your time at Kent State.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- U.S. Citizens or permanent residents.
- Must be classified as an Ohio resident for tuition.
- Males age 18-24 must register with Selective Service.
- Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree granting program.
- Must be working toward first bachelor’s degree. Post-undergraduates are not eligible.
- Must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- Student must submit all requested financial aid documents to the Student Financial Aid Office and the FAFSA must be free of all holds and processing issues (see financial aid status).
- Student must meet the standards of the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.
- Enrolled full-time at the Kent Campus.
HOW TO APPLY
- Submit the FAFSA for the academic year.
- No separate scholarship application is required.
- All students will be screened for eligibility automatically.
- Eligible students will be notified via their Kent State email address.
how scholarship amount is determined
- The Flashes Go Further Scholarship covers the difference between Instructional Fees + General Fees and other grants and tuition-specific scholarships.
- Award will be reduced if the student receives additional tuition-specific scholarships or grants from any source.
- Award may be reduced or cancelled if the student changes their schedule, drops or withdraws from a course, or their tuition charges change for any other reason.
- Sample Scholarship Calculation: One Semester
Instructional Tuition Fee
+ General Tuition Fee
= Total Allowable Fees
- Federal Grants and Scholarships
- State Grants and Scholarships
- Kent State University Tuition Fee Waivers
- Kent State University Tuition-Specific Scholarships
- Kent State University Tuition-Specific Grants
- Tuition-specific Veteran's benefits if it covers 100% of tuition
- External grants, scholarships and any other awards from an outside source that are tuition-specific (must be designated by the donor)
= Flashes Go Further Scholarship Award Amount
The Flashes Go Further Scholarship cannot be applied to:
- Housing
- Meal plans
- Career Services Fee
- Program fees
- Special Course fees
- Distance learning course fees
- Legal Services Fee
- Flight fees
- Lab fees
- Book fees
- Study Abroad fees
How award is released to students
- If awarded, the Flashes Go Further Scholarship will be applied to the student’s account.
For questions about this new program, contact scholarships@kent.edu.