Transfer monitoring procedures are used to verify with the federal Department of Education, through the National Student Loan Database System (NSLDS), if you used federal student aid at a previous institution. The transfer monitoring process is conducted even if you report you did not receive financial aid at any other school. There is no action required by you during this process.
Students that borrowed a Federal Student Loan or received a portion of their Federal Pell Grant during the same academic year that they are starting at Kent State, must contact their previous school’s financial aid office and notify them that they will not be returning. That school must cancel any remaining undisbursed student aid including student loans and grants.
The Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) supports students through their fellowship program. In this program students across any major with interest in environmental science or design come together to form a like-minded, yet diverse, community. Fellows receive mentorship from ESDRI staff, including workshops and other events, as well placement with a research or creative activity faculty mentor if desired. If fellows have a faculty mentor they may apply for funding for their research or creative activities.This Spring 2024 six ESDRI fellows are graduating! The ...
In order to apply for financial aid, you must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
If you already filed the FAFSA, but did not list Kent State on the FAFSA, you will need to add Kent State’s school code (003051) to the FAFSA. You can make a correction to the FAFSA at StudentAid.gov.
At Kent State, transfer students are eligible for both merit scholarships and transfer scholarships. To learn more about eligibility, visit the Scholarships for Transfer Students website.
“Neurofest 2024” took place on April 11 to celebrate current and former neuroscience students and their accomplishments. This event was organized by Dr. Wilson Chung, Director of the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, and was held in the BHRI lobby, located in the lower-level of ISB. The event was attended by undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty members.Dr. Chung first shared an update about the neuroscience major, followed by talks by recent alumni of the neuroscience major who shared their experiences and advice to the attend...
Three Kent State students were recognized among the best in collegiate journalism for the 2023-24 academic year, placing in the Hearst Journalism Awards competition.The Hearst awards are known as the “Pulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism,” and recognize outstanding student work in categories spanning writing, multimedia, audio, television and photojournalism. Alexandria Manthey, ‘24, 13th place in Television Competition II: NewsSenior journalism major Alexandria Manthey received recognition for her work on two stories about the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, ...
