Financial Aid & Scholarships
2026-2027 FAFSA Form is OPEN!
The 2026–27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is open for all students to complete. This is for Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027 terms.
Filing the FAFSA by February 1, 2026 gives students priority to receive the maximum amount of financial aid, including grants, scholarships, loans and work-study.
2025-2026 FAFSA Form is still available to complete.
This is for Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026 terms.
What FAFSA to Submit
Semester(s) you plan to attend | You will submit this FAFSA | You can submit the FAFSA | Using income and tax information from |
Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026 | 2025-2026 | Now | 2023 |
Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 | 2026-2027 | October 1, 2025 | 2024 |
2026-2027 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Priority Deadline is March 31st. Late applicants will be accepted until May 1st, but will only be considered on an as-needed basis.
By completing this application, you are submitting your interest to over 50 donor-funded scholarships available at Kent State Ashtabula
FINANCIAL AID MAKES OBTAINING A DEGREE FROM A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY EASY AND AFFORDABLE!
No matter what your family’s financial circumstances are, we can help you find a way to manage college costs. The staff in our Financial Aid Office works with students and their families to help make a Kent State Ashtabula education affordable through grants, loans, campus employment, and scholarship opportunities.
With low tuition rates, a Kent State Ashtabula education is within your reach. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available beginning October 1st of each year. By filing the FAFSA by the priority filing deadline of March 1st, you will be considered for the maximum amount of aid for which you are eligible. Eighty-five percent of all Kent State Ashtabula students receive some form of financial assistance from federal, state and institutional aid programs.
Students wishing to meet with a Kent State Ashtabula financial aid specialist will need to schedule an appointment, or on a walk-in basis during posted hours (see chart to right). Students are welcome to call the office during regular office hours to have their questions answered, or they may e-mail their questions to any of the financial aid staff members.
FINANCIAL AID CHECKLIST
New, transferring and returning undergraduate students can explore financial aid options and other tuition assistance guides by following a step-by-step checklist.
Please call 440-964-4217 to schedule a financial aid appointment.
Appointments are available by phone or in-person based on student preference.
Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center
(Formerly One Stop for Student Services)
Phone: 330-672-6000
FAFSA ONLINE
FAFSA Codes
Ashtabula Campus: 003052
Kent Campus: 003051
RESOURCES
FINISH YOUR DEGREE
Æðµã´«Ã½ is part of the , an innovative program to help students who left college without a degree continue their education. We are providing a path back to higher education and an opportunity for students who had to stop attending school because they owe money to their former college or university to reduce or eliminate their debt. Learn more at www.kent.edu/comeback.
