scholarships
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![Vitalant blood donation Vitalant blood donation](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/220922-blood-drive_RD-00011.jpg?VersionId=IfWaGNd0wGohKywX3XVmN_Us2.8gwahu&itok=On-5YOJe)
Your blood donations this week help two ways, by saving lives and funding Kent State scholarships.
![Kent State education abroad students in Paris, Notre Dame in background Kent State education abroad students in Paris, Notre Dame in background](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/PARIS_2023-169.jpg?VersionId=uCjVcvB9TytPXfW._x7xW_Vw8B8eRhVI&itok=S7OLLAj1)
Two new scholarships from Kent State's Office of Global Education aim make education-abroad experiences possible for all Kent State students.
![Van Deman during his posting as “director of negative intelligence” (i.e., security chief) at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 Ralph H. Van Deman papers / Hoover Institution Archives Van Deman during his posting as “director of negative intelligence” (i.e., security chief) at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 Ralph H. Van Deman papers / Hoover Institution Archives](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Van%20Deman%20at%20desk_1500w600h.jpg?VersionId=RK97w_isLG9AdsXxUZYfjIAnQI20Msdg&itok=GscMsh6a)
![Students donating at a Vitalant blood drive Students donating at a Vitalant blood drive](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/220922-blood-drive_RD-00060.jpg?VersionId=bAEhLHC3wJDx6n8wdfhJhuVa_Cd99Kkb&itok=8bEi5AMb)
Vitalant will be holding a blood drive on the Kent Campus on Wednesday, Sept. 20 and Thursday, Sept. 21.
![Hospitality students in the DI Hub. Hospitality students in the DI Hub.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/IMG_0027.jpg?VersionId=eLMCyGcKIahSJvRAaa8TeTadQ9tVNyjg&itok=vSrj0A7-)
A scholarship funded through the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center benefits students in Kent State's Hospitality Management program.
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The College of the Arts and the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music are pleased to announce the launch of the “Marching Golden Flash Award.” This new scholarship opportunity will be available to all returning members of the Marching Golden Flashes as well as incoming Kent State students. It is open to students of any major starting in the fall 2020 season.
Scholarships for returning students in the School of Communication Studies are open through Feb. 15.