Such schemes include Dr. Allen Smith Memorial Scholarship, Educational Assistance Commitment Grant, James R. Hunt Memorial Scholarship, and Larry and Doris Clark Scholarship. As many as 82% of the students at KSUS get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $10,833,279 in a year. More information regarding the financial assistance schemes can be accessed on KSUS’s official financial aid page at http://www.kent.edu/stark/admissions-tuition-aid. The total percentage of candidates applying to Kent State University at Stark who receive the Federal Grant is 41%. On the other hand, 65% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 35% receive the Institution Grant, and 41% get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,669, and the same stands at $2,886 for State Grant awardees and $2,295 for Institution Grant recipients. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $4,315. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. But, they should understand that student loans are borrowed at a certain rate of interest, unlike grants and scholarships. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At KSUS, an estimated number of 44% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.