Home Savings Charitable Foundation recently doubled their scholarships awarded at the Kent State at Trumbull, East Liverpool, Salem and Geauga Campuses to $2,000.

The Foundation also announced a newly created scholarship for students attending the Kent Campus. "Home Savings and Loan supports the educational opportunities of our area students because we believe in our community," said Darlene Pavlock, executive director of the Home Savings Charitable Foundation. "These scholarships will help retain the best and brightest in our area, and we are pleased to recognize their scholastic success."

Those eligible for the award at the Trumbull Campus must be pursuing a degree in business or a related field and must have at least 30 hours of completed class work. The student's grade point average must be 3.0 or higher. Related fields include accounting technology, business management technology, computer technology and information technology for administrative professionals.

Applications are available by contacting the Trumbull Campus financial aid office at 330-675-8860. Or, students may log onto www.trumbull.kent.edu/admissions/sfa for scholarship information.