Scholarships

The Graduate Dean’s Scholarship provides multi-year financial support for students. Students must be nominated by faculty to receive the scholarship.

Eligibility 

• Be admitted to an eligible program prior to the start of the semester
• Be a new UNC graduate student for fall term or for a future semester
  • If enrolling in a master’s program, have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.2
  • If enrolling in a doctoral program, have a minimum graduate GPA of 3.2
  • Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2 throughout your master’s or doctoral program
• Be enrolled in at least three credit hours for a master’s student. Be enrolled in at least nine credit hours for a doctoral student in fall and spring semesters
• Be enrolled in at least three credit hours for a master’s student. Be enrolled in at least nine credit hours for a doctoral student over both or one of the summer sessions. Enrollment in summer is optional.

Fall and Spring Semesters 

• Master’s students enrolled in three to eight credit hours will receive $250 per semester. Those enrolled in nine or more credit hours will receive $750 per semester.
• Doctoral students enrolled in nine or more credit hours will receive $1,000 per semester.

Summer Semester

• Master’s students enrolled in a minimum of three hours will receive $250.
• Doctoral students enrolled in a minimum of nine hours will receive $750.

Eligibility

• Fully admitted.
• Must be a nonresident student for tuition classification purposes. (Only eligible for first year of enrollment at UNC unless unable to qualify for resident status.)
• Master’s and specialist must have an admission grade point average of 3.25 (or higher)
• Doctoral must have an admission grade point average of 3.5 (or higher)
• Must have GRE scores of at least 1000 if GRE is required. Must be enrolled in 9 to 10 hours.

Award Amount

• Minimum award of $500.
• Only available for one full calendar year. It may be offered for more than one year to students who cannot become residents, such as foreign students.
• Maximum six semesters
• Available in summer with prior approval by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Eligibility

Admitted to a graduate degree program, meeting minimum admissions standards (3.0 GPA or better), enrolled in at least six hours. Priority will be given to:

• Incoming students who are starting a degree program.
• Students in “low-enrolled” graduate programs.
• First generation and need based students.

Award Amount
Varies

Must fill out a FASFA application through Financial Aid in order to be nominated for these awards by March 1. Contact Financial Aid Office regarding these scholarships.

Must fill out a FASFA application through Financial Aid in order to be nominated for these awards by March 1. Contact Financial Aid Office regarding these scholarships.

Nominee qualifications: Awarded annually to deserving students.

Nominee qualifications: Awarded annually to an outstanding full-time student.

Nominee qualifications: Admitted graduate students. Master’s or specialists: 3.25 GPA; doctoral: 3.5 GPA. Professional accomplishments.

Nominee qualifications: Awarded annually to an outstanding full-time graduate student – one award.

Nominee qualifications: Full-time student, shall be enrolled in or accepted to the Graduate School. Have satisfied general requirements. One award.

Nominee qualifications: Full-time graduate student in psychology and/or counseling; 3.0 GPA.

Nominee Qualifications: Graduate student in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. In good academic standing.

Learn more about the Universal Scholarship.