Scholarships
ºÚÁÏÍø at Ashtabula offers scholarships to both our new first-year and current students. Scholarship awards can be based on a variety of criteria including academic merit, demonstrated financial need or major of study.
KENT STATE ASHTABULA SCHOLARSHIPS
- Ashtabula Campus specific scholarships
- External organizations' offered scholarships
- Choose Ohio First Computer Science Scholarships
- Ashtabula Achievement Award
ºÚÁÏÍø's ScholarshipUniverse is a new search portal that helps match students to scholarships. To get started, you’ll need to complete a Student Profile. The questions you’ll be asked to answer will help match you to scholarships. While you don’t have to answer all of these questions – the more you answer, the better your search results will be. In addition, ScholarshipUniverse is able to match students to external scholarship opportunities.
COMPLETE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSE STUDENT PROFILE
Support
For assistance with the scholarship and financial aid process, visit www.kent.edu/ashtabula/aid or contact the Financial Aid office at ashtabulafinancialaid@kent.edu or 440-964-4213.
Available Scholarship Opportunities
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Ashtabula Campus Scholarships
The following scholarships are available exclusively to ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula students thanks to the generous support of donors, organizations, foundations and community members. Please go to the ScholarshipUniverse portal to apply.
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- Nursing and Allied Health
- Accounting, Business and Computer Technology
- Accounting
- Business
- Computer Technology
- General Accounting, Business and Computer Technology
- Hospitality Management and Viticulture/Enology
- Arts and Sciences, Social Services and Education
- General Scholarships
- External Scholarships
NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH
Nursing
Ashtabula Nursing Scholarship
Requirements:
- Demonstrated financial need
Cooper Nursing Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Completion of first year of Nursing ADN program with declaration of intent to enroll in the RN to BSN program
Patsy Hurst Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Second semester Nursing ADN student
- 40+ years of age
- Demonstration of compassion for others and genuine love of nursing
- Complete at least one semester in the Nursing ADN program
Kondru Family ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula Nursing Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Preference given to Ashtabula County residents
- Must be enrolled in the ºÚÁÏÍø at Ashtabula Nursing Program
The Jacqueline Maylish Scholarship
Requirements:
- Completed at least one semester in the Nursing ADN program
The Margaret S. Peterson Scholarship for Nursing
Requirements:
- A graduate of one of the last three graduating classes of Conneaut High School
- Admitted into the Nursing program at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
- Recipients must be recommended by a KSUA nursing faculty member and be able to demonstrate a record of academic success.
Pat C. and Mary M. Rich Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Students in a pre-licensure Nursing degree program at the Ashtabula Campus
- Students should be former or current Ashtabula County high school graduates
Susan J. Stocker Nursing Scholarship
Requirements:
- GPA 3.0 or higher
- Major: Associate of Applied Science in Nursing
- College or Campus: Ashtabula
- Enrollment: Minimum of 6 credits in award semester
- In their 3rd or 4th semester of the nursing program
- Other: Demonstrated leadership in Student Nurse Association, the local community or clinical settings
- Renewable: Yes
Louise M. Vecchione Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Nursing ADN student in the last semester of the nursing program
- Student who exhibits determination, compassion and a genuine love of nursing
Physical Therapy Assistant
The Thomas O. McGarvey Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Financial need preferred
- Major: Physical Therapy Assistant Program
- Preference given to non-traditional student
- College or Campus: Ashtabula
Radiologic Technology
Susan Rizzo-Noles Radiology Technology Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Second-year Radiologic Technology student
- Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong work ethic, enthusiasm for learning and the potential to contribute to the profession as evidenced by the scholarship application.
Radiologic Technology Alumni Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Demonstrated financial need
- Second-year Radiologic Technology student
Respiratory Technology
National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Scholarships
Requirements:
- Specific course of study: Respiratory Care / Respiratory Therapy
- Required GPA: 2.0
- Enrollment status: Full or part-time
General Nursing and Allied Health
Jah'Life Ali & Elena Marquetti-Ali Scholarship
Requirements:
- 2.8 or higher GPA
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Must be enrolled in Business or Allied Health programs at ºÚÁÏÍø at Ashtabula
- Preference given to minority students
The Philip C. and Mary Lou Herbert Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Allied Health degree programs, Science related degree, or beginning a Chemistry or Biology major
- Completed at least one (1) semester at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
The Robert and Gloria McCarthy Fund
Requirements:
- Preference to first generation college student and/or from underrepresented student populations
- Health Care, Science, or Technology related degree
The United Way of Ashtabula County Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 10 for fall and spring
- Permanent resident of Ashtabula County
- Sophomore, junior or senior status
- Health Care, Education, or Human Services related degree
ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
Accounting
Clayton Garrett Demshar Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- Accounting Technology
The George W. Csepegi Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- GPA: 2.5
- Financial Need
- Major: Business, Accounting Technology, Information Technology or Engineering-related field
- Ashtabula campus
- The recipient must live or work in Ashtabula County.
- Can be either an incoming or returning student
Business
Jah'Life Ali & Elena Marquetti-Ali Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Must be enrolled in Business or Allied Health programs at ºÚÁÏÍø at Ashtabula
- Preference given to minority students
Edward W. Chiaramonte Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Demonstrated financial need
- BBA in Business Management degree
- Preference for Ashtabula County resident
The George W. Csepegi Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- GPA: 2.5
- Financial Need
- Major: Business, Accounting Technology, Information Technology or Engineering-related field
- Ashtabula campus
- The recipient must live or work in Ashtabula County.
- Can be either an incoming or returning student
James W. Wentling Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- BBA in Business Management degree
- Graduate of an Ashtabula County high school in the spring prior to attending ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
General Accounting, Business and Computer Technology
Jah'Life Ali & Elena Marquetti-Ali Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Must be enrolled in Business or Allied Health programs at ºÚÁÏÍø at Ashtabula
- Preference given to minority students
The Andover Bank Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Demonstrated financial need
- Business Management Technology, Computer Technology, or BBA in Business Management related degree
- Completed at least one (1) semester at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
The Robert and Gloria McCarthy Fund
Requirements:
- Preference to first generation college student and/or from underrepresented student populations
- Health Care, Science, or Technology related degree
Premix Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 9
- Demonstrated financial need
- Accounting, Business Management, or Computer Technology related degree
- Ashtabula County resident
The George W. Csepegi Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- GPA: 2.5
- Financial Need
- Major: Business, Accounting Technology, Information Technology or Engineering-related field
- Ashtabula campus
- The recipient must live or work in Ashtabula County.
- Can be either an incoming or returning student
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT AND VITICULTURE/ENOLOGY
Hospitality Management
Hospitality Management Society Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Third semester of Hospitality Management associate or bachelor's degree
- Active member of the Hospitality Management Society
Viticulture/Enology
Dr. Kent Glaus Scholarship
Requirements:
- Student must be enrolled in the Viticulture or Enology programs at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula.
ARTS AND SCIENCES, SOCIAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION
Education
Ashtabula County Retired Teachers Association Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Education related degree
- Completed at least two (2) semesters at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
Serene C. Farmer Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- Preference Given to BA English students
- Ashtabula County high school graduate or resident
- Enrolled in last year of declared associate or bachelor's degree as evidenced by a graduation evaluation or submission of application for graduation
The Robert and Gloria McCarthy Fund
Requirements:
- Preference to first generation college student and/or from underrepresented student populations
- Health Care, Science, or Technology related degree
The Judge Marianne Sezon Groundbreaker Award Honoring Judge Florence Allen, Mary E. Pierce, Susan M. Rebhan, and Bertha A. Miller
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Student who is female, identifies as female, or a male student committed to the empowerment of women
- First generation college student attending ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
- Preference given to students majoring in criminal justice or interested in a career in education, law, or otherwise engaged in social justice.
The United Way of Ashtabula County Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 10 for fall and spring
- Permanent resident of Ashtabula County
- Sophomore, junior or senior status
- Health Care, Education, or Human Services related degree
Katie R. Whitman Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Education related degree
Social Services
Nelson H. and Shirley J. Humphrey Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Preference for Criminology and Justice Studies, Political Science, Public Administration, Pre-law or any Social Services degree
- Ashtabula County high school graduate or resident
The United Way of Ashtabula County Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.25
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 10 for fall and spring
- Permanent resident of Ashtabula County
- Sophomore, junior or senior status
- Health Care, Education, or Human Services related degree
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc. Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.25
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Preference given to junior or senior
- Preference given to students in a bachelor's degree program
Ashtabula Faculty Funded Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
Ashtabula High School Class of '70 Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Any associate degree program
- Completed at least one (1) semester at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
Ashtabula Rotary Club Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Graduating senior from a high school in Ashtabula County; involved in extracurricular activities
John and Grace Cogan ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Ashtabula County resident
Geri Dailey Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Financial Need: Yes
- Major: Any
- College or Campus: Ashtabula
- Full or part-time student.
- Students with a strong history of volunteerism are preferred.
- Renewable: Yes
East Ashtabula Educational Assistance Corp. Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Ashtabula County resident
- Completed at least two (2) semesters at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program
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The Andy and Rose Marie Garcia Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Conneaut High School graduate
The Eleanor A. Jammal Leadership Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus:9
- Incoming or returning student in any major
- Recipient must demonstrate support for the advancement of women and advocacy for the power of higher education
- It is preferred that the recipient meets one or more of the following criteria:
- has demonstrated or is aspiring to a leadership role in business, healthcare or community services
- demonstrated financial need on their FAFSA
- pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics
- has been a foster child
- Renewable if all criteria continue to be met
Richard N. Jaskela Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- Any bachelor's degree program
- Complete at least two (2) semesters at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
- Preference given to applicants with a physical disability
Dr. Richard Stanley Knowlton and Jane Amsden Knowlton Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Graduating high school senior from Ashtabula County
LEADERship Legacy Endowed Scholarship at ºÚÁÏÍø at Ashtabula
Requirements:
- Demonstrated financial need
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12 or for the remaining hours required for graduation
- Any bachelor's degree program
- Third- or fourth-year student
- Preference given to students demonstrating leadership abilities or experience
Clarence E. & Janet H. Lesser Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
Joseph A. Misinec, Jr. and Richard D. Selip Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Full-time student in junior or senior year of study pursuing a bachelor's degree
- Ashtabula County resident
- Recipients may apply annually for this scholarship.
Molded Fiber Glass Companies Ashtabula County Scholarship
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.5
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Recipient must be a resident of Ashtabula County, Ohio, or a graduate of an Ashtabula County high school
George D. and Helen L. Nassief Endowed Scholarship
Requirements:
- Must be a resident of Ashtabula County
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum Credit Hours enrolled at the Ashtabula campus: 6
- Returning student in at least the second semester at ºÚÁÏÍø at Ashtabula
John A. Yesso, Jr. Endowed Scholarship for ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 2.75
- Minimum Credit Hours at the Ashtabula campus: 12
- Demonstrated financial need
- Ashtabula County high school graduate or resident
- In last year of degree
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Externally Offered Scholarships
Note: The following scholarships are external, and are not available only to ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula students. They represent only a small portion of the external scholarships that might be available to students. PLEASE GO TO ScholarshipUniverse OR TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION
American Business Women's Scholarship
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Beatitude House Scholars
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College Now Greater Cleveland Adult Learner Program
Requirements:
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Don't Text and Drive Scholarship
Requirements:
- Application deadline: September 30, 2023.
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Florence Allen Scholarship Program
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Jacqueline Ann McTrusty-Nazor Memorial Scholarship
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Robert D. Kruse Memorial Scholarship
Requirements:
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PHNCF (Primary Health Network Charitable Foundation) Scholarships
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The Preston Family Annual College Scholarship
Requirements:
- Completed applications must be received by May 3, 2021 in order to be considered.
- The Preston Family Annual College Scholarship awards scholarships up to the amount of $2,500 each.
- Available to first-year or returning college students
- There is a two-year award limitation.
- For more information, . (PDF)
The Sallie Mae Fund's Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program
In partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, this scholarship program helps increase access and completion of higher education among students of color and those from underserved communities.
Requirements:
- Available to minority students and those from marginalized or underserved communities, including Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, low-income, first generation, and students from rural communities, among others.
- U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
- Pell Grant-eligible
- For more information, . (PDF)
- To apply, .
Jay Sartini Memorial Scholarship Presented by AcBE
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Business or Entrepreneurial Degree
- Senior graduating from an Ashtabula County high school or second-year ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula business student
- One-page letter of request explaining why they believe they deserve the award
- Two (2) letters of recommendation
- Student Aid Report
- Record of community services
- Submissions should be mailed to Ashtabula County Business Exchange Attn: Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 554, Ashtabula, OH 44005-0554
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Ursuline Sisters Scholars
Requirements:
- Income below 200% of the poverty level
- Student academic program must be Pell Grant eligible.
- Education: Cumulative GPA of 2.0 if currently enrolled in a post-secondary program. Cumulative High School GPA of 2.5 if graduated in the last 2.5 years
- Enrolled in an approved program of study if attending a technical school
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Zonta Club of Ashtabula Area - Club Scholarship
Requirements:
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Zonta JMK Women in Business Scholarship
Requirements:
- Available to women of any age
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- To apply, .
Zonta Women in STEM Scholarship
Requirements:
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Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs
Requirements:
- For 16 to 19 year olds.
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Ashtabula Achievement Award
Freshman achievement scholarships are financial awards based on outstanding high school academic performance. Scholarships are limited and priority is given to students who enroll by July 1.
Criteria*
- $1000 per student with a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or greater
- Half of this award ($500) will be applied to the fall account
- Students will be required to maintain a 2.5 GPA and a 6.0 credit hour enrollment at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula to receive the balance of the award ($500) on their spring account
- An additional $500 will be awarded ($250 fall and $250 spring) if the student has previously attended ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula through the College Credit Plus (CCP) program.
* Students must be enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours at ºÚÁÏÍø Ashtabula to receive the scholarship.
- $1000 per student with a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or greater
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CONTACT
Mailing Address
Office of Financial Aid
ºÚÁÏÍø at Ashtabula
3300 Lake Road West
Ashtabula, OH 44004
Walk-in Office Hours
Monday: 10 am -12 pm- Virtual
Tuesday: 2- 3:30 pm
Wednesday: By appointment only
Thursday: 11 am - 1 pm
Friday: By appointment only
Campus will be closed Dec. 24th - Jan. 1st for winter break
Due to limited financial aid staff, these times are subject to change. Please call 440-964-4217 to verify walk-in hours.