What aid is available?
The School of Education and the University offer a range of financial support for graduate students. We also encourage you to apply for fellowships available through national, regional, and other foundation sources.
Types of Graduate Financial Aid
- University fellowships and assistantships
- Work-study assistantships
- Departmental assistantships
- Fellowships and other awards sponsored through federal, state and private grants
- GI benefits
- Student Loans
Many of these opportunities are merit-based and may have specific eligibility criteria including excellent grades, test scores, and if applicable, examples of scholarly writing, prior experience, or faculty nominations/support. Some awards are restricted to incoming graduate students; please review eligibility requirements.
How to Apply for Aid
There are multiple ways to apply for aid. You can seek funding via:
- UNC School of Education
- UNC Graduate School Funding
- Office of Scholarships and Student Aid.
For School of Education Aid
We offer a variety of assistantships, scholarships, fellowships and awards.
To be considered for a School of Education scholarship, fellowship or award, you must have already been accepted as a graduate student. For more information see How to Apply for School of Education Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards.
For UNC Graduate Student Aid (across the university)
For Graduate School awards university-wide fellowships and assistantships, including the:
- Merit Assistantship Program,
- NC Excellence Fellowship (for incoming students),
- Student Transportation Grant (for current students),
- Richard Bland Professional Pathways Fellowship (for current students)
- Dissertation Completion Fellowship (for current students).
Many of these awards have specific eligibility criteria.
For Federal-based Aid, including federal student loan and work-study
The Office of Scholarships and Student Aid administers federal work-study assistantships and federal student loans.