The Physics Department, together with the Honors College at Kent State University, offers an Honors Scholarship in Physics. This scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding high school senior, who agrees to become a physics major at Kent State University. The recipient also becomes a member of the prestigious Honors College. The amount of the scholarship ranges from $1500 to $3500 per year, depending on the qualifications of the recipient. The scholarship is renewable yearly for up to four years or until graduation, whichever comes first, subject to the recipient maintaining scholastic standards agreed upon jointly by the Physics Department and the Honors College.

Application Procedure:

Scholarship applicants should have a minimum high school rank at the 86th percentile and an ACT score of at least 26 (or cumulative SAT score of at least 1180). Applicants in the top 10% of their high school class must have an ACT score of at least 25 (or cumulative SAT score of at least 1140). Interested students should submit a copy of their high school transcript and ACT/SAT score to the address below. The application deadline for the 2001 / 2002 Academic Year is March 15, 2001. Please include a home address and phone number. All students who submit applications will receive a brochure describing undergraduate physics programs at Kent State University more fully. An application form in either postscript format (scholarship.ps) or portable document format (scholarship.pdf) can also be downloaded.

Recent Awardees:

Year of Award	Recipient	High School
2000 1999 1997 1996 1994 1993 1992	Michael Abrams     Krystal Frantz     Jason Dunick     Brian Elliot     Joseph Acar     John Amonett     Andrew Newill	Springfield (Akron, OH)     Riverside (Painesville, OH)     Jefferson Area (Ashtabula Co., OH)     John Glenn (New Concord, OH)     T. Roosevelt (Kent, OH)     Ellet (Akron, OH)     Howland (Warren, OH)

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