Choose Ohio First
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Nearly $1 million in new scholarships will provide critical support to Kent State students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
![A student works with scale models of airplanes in a small wind tunnel in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Kent%20State%20student%20-%20Choose%20Ohio%20First_0.jpg?VersionId=pAU2dXzYZwZiRbyyNE.dPO58tuJIT30P&h=c6980913&itok=juVaSbKG)
Kent State University has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
![A Kent State University student conducts research in a lab during spring 2018.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/04.05.21%20Kent%20State%20student%20in%20lab%20-%20spring%202018_0.jpg?VersionId=O3ktfuaelSQ9lHnf9rf0Oi7bU7OVpLbB&h=ffe74083&itok=lS95AAhW)
The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced that Kent State University has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
![A Kent State University student conducts research in a lab during spring 2018.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/04.05.21%20Kent%20State%20student%20in%20lab%20-%20spring%202018_0.jpg?VersionId=O3ktfuaelSQ9lHnf9rf0Oi7bU7OVpLbB&h=ffe74083&itok=lS95AAhW)
The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced that Kent State University has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
![State of Ohio Representative Kathleen Clyde met with Kent State's Choose Ohio First Scholars State of Ohio Representative Kathleen Clyde met with Kent State's Choose Ohio First Scholars in the Kent State Student Center, Multicultural Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/2190.jpg?VersionId=psL7B1.qQ4epct1j4_HH7O9khD4werXL&h=ce67dbab&itok=2xUhI4HI)