North Carolina Teaching Fellows will receive up to $5,000 a semester in forgivable loans for a commitment to serve as a science, mathematics, or special education teacher.
Funding for North Carolina Teaching Fellows at UNC-Chapel Hill ranges from one to four years, depending on the entry point for each student. (i.e.; high school senior, current UNC-Chapel Hill student, transfer student, graduate student)
North Carolina Teaching Fellows’ funding is distributed three times per year – in the summer*, fall, and spring.
*NOTE: If students are NOT taking summer school, then no summer funding will go into their account. Students intending to take summer classes must notify the Teaching Fellows Director to receive summer funding.
Funding Amount & Academic Requirements
Funding: Up to $5,000 per semester for up to 8 semesters.
Academic Requirements: 2.7 minimum cumulative GPA with more than 24 hours of college credits or minimum unweighted high school GPA of 3.0 and scored at least 24 on ACT or 1,100 on SAT with fewer than 24 hours college credits
Programs: BEST minor, pre-MAT/MAT
Funding:Up to $5,000 per semester for up to 6 semesters.
Academic Requirements: 2.7 minimum cumulative GPA with more than 24 hours of college credits or minimum unweighted high school GPA of 3.0 and scored at least 24 on ACT or 1,100 on SAT with fewer than 24 hours college credits
Programs: BEST minor, pre-MAT/MAT
BEST: UNC students majoring in biology, physics, mathematics, geological sciences, and chemistry can add secondary teacher licensure through additional coursework through the BEST minor program.
Funding: Up to $5,000 per semester for up to 4 semesters.
Academic Requirements: 2.7 minimum cumulative GPA with more than 24 hours of college credits
Programs: BEST minor, pre-MAT/MAT
Funding: Up to $5,000 per semester for up to 4 semesters.
Academic Requirements: 2.7 minimum cumulative GPA with more than 24 hours of college credits
Programs: BEST minor, pre-MAT/MAT
NOTE: NC law defines “Students with a Bachelor’s Degree” as individuals with a bachelor’s degree-seeking preparation for teacher licensure