Graduate Student Senate

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The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) is composed of senators from all departments and programs on campus that have graduate programs on the master and doctoral level.

Through regular meetings, the senate seeks to improve graduate student life and research on campus through student initiatives and research grant funding.

Fall 2024 Award Information:

Research Award, Domestic Travel Award, and International Travel Award

Applications Open: August 30th

Applications Due: September 20th

Award Notifications: October 18th

Deadline for Acceptance and Award Letters: November 1st

Special Contingency Award

The SCA is offered on a rolling basis, with an application deadline at 11:59 PM on the last Friday day of each month unless otherwise specified to correlate with University breaks.
August 30th - September 27th: Award Notifications October 7th
October 4th - October 25th: Award Notifications November 4th
November 1st - November 29th: Award Notifications December 9th
November 29th - December 13th: Award Notifications December 16th

Apply for the Domestic Travel Award

Apply for the International Travel Award

Apply for the Research Award

Apply for the Special Contingency Award

Questions? Contact gss@kent.edu 

Submit a Commitee Report Here​​​​​​