Eligible students beginning or continuing their studies in Summer or Fall 2025 should submit the following:
- A document discussing your educational history (including program of study in SPCS) and relevant grades.
- A personal statement (up to 750 words) that:
- Demonstrates knowledge of May 4th and discusses its significance for you
- Provides evidence of your previous commitment to peaceful change and/or how you plan to bring about peaceful change in the future.
- Indicates how you will use the funds
Applications will be considered by the SPCS Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC). We will normally aim to communicate decisions on awards within a month of the deadline for application, However, there may be occasions where the process takes longer (e.g. if we receive a large number of applications). All decisions of the FAC will be final.
Award recipients will become part of the community of May 4th Legacy Scholars listed on the SPCS website. We will also be consulting with scholarship recipients on how best to facilitate online networking and support between recipients.
Inquiries about the scholarships can be emailed to Professor Neil Cooper: cooper@kent.edu
Final applications should be sent to the School of Peace and Conflict Studies: spcs@kent.edu
The deadline for applications has been extended as follows:
The deadline for the first round of applications for the May 4 Legacy Scholarships has been extended to midnight on Monday, May 26, 2025. Applications received by the deadline for the first round of applications will receive priority in determining scholarship awards.
A second round of applications will be accepted up until a deadline of Friday, June 6, 2025. Applicants for this second round will be eligible to receive funding if we are unable to make a decision on the award of all four of the May 4 Legacy Scholarships based on first round of applications.