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Scholarships for Future Students

The application window for CCI Scholarships is now open for 2024-2025!

Students are encouraged to file the FAFSA now that the Department of Education has opened the application for the 2024-2025 academic year. To ensure maximum financial aid eligibility, complete the FAFSA no later than February 1, 2024.

While not all scholarships are open every semester, a wide-range of opportunities exist with varying criteria such as financial need, academic merit, program specific, or activities and interests. The application window for the 2024-2025 award cycle (summer 2024, fall 2024, spring 2025) opens on October 1, 2023 and will close on February 29, 2024. Be aware that internal scholarships throughout Kent State University as well as opportunities external to KSU may still be available for 2023-2024. Please see the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center website for more information.

Kent State's ScholarshipUniverse is the search portal that helps match students to scholarships. To get started, you will need to complete a Student Profile. The questions asked will help match you to scholarships. While you do not have to answer all of these questions – the more you answer, the better your search results. In addition, ScholarshipUniverse is able to match students to external scholarship opportunities.  Students will need to complete a separate application for each scholarship.

Complete Your Scholarship Universe Profile

Available Scholarships

CCI Dean's Scholarship

The CCI Dean's Scholarship is a need-based scholarship open to admitted Kent State undergraduates in:

  • School of Communication Studies
  • School of Emerging Media and Technology
  • School of Media and Journalism
  • School of Visual Communication Design

To be considered for the CCI Dean’s Scholarships, students must apply through ScholarshipUniverse and must have a completed FAFSA on file.

Wallace J. Hagedorn Photography Scholarship

The School of Media and Journalism and the School of Visual Communication Design award up to $200,000 to photography students annually through the Wallace J. Hagedorn Photography Scholarship. In addition to the monies available to offset tuition costs for the most talented visual storytellers, this program-enhancing gift will also provide additional resources to enrich the student experience. To apply for this scholarship, visit ScholarshipUniverse.

Learn more about the Hagedorn Scholarship

Media and Journalism Honors College Scholarships

The Kent State University Honors College awards several merit scholarships of varying amounts designated specifically for students in the School of Media and Journalism who apply for and are admitted to the Honors College. 

Learn more about the Honors College

Scholastic Media Scholarship

The School of Media and Journalism offers a $1,000 scholarship to an outstanding high school senior from an Ohio Scholastic Media Association member school who will be attending Kent State. 

Learn more about the Scholastic Media Scholarship

Other Scholarship Opportunities

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS

Incoming freshmen may qualify for need-based grants and loans, as well as need- and merit-based Kent State University scholarships.  Out-of-state students may be eligible for the President’s Scholarship or the University Award that reduce the out-of-state tuition surcharge.

Learn more about university scholarships

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS

Current students already enrolled in the School of Media and Journalism may apply for more than 30 scholarships relating to their major. These awards are generally not available to incoming freshmen. 

Learn more about the Scholarships for Current Students

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