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Scholarships and Financial Aid
UNC and the School of Nursing are committed to making your educational goals affordable. Please find your program below to learn more about the scholarships and financial aid available to you.
University Office of Scholarships and Student Aid
Financial aid, tuition payment plans and all other financial arrangements are made through the Office of the University Cashier or the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. All students are encouraged to complete the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) as the first step as this offers the greatest opportunity for need-based aid as well as many scholarships. Please explore the links below and visit studentaid.gov to learn more about this process. UNC’s School Code is 002974.
School of Nursing Scholarships and Grants
We are grateful to the donors who generously provide scholarship funding for our students. The selection of scholarship recipients is a thoughtful annual process that involves the School of Nursing’s Office of Student Affairs, Office of Advancement, lead faculty members and the University’s Office of Scholarship and Student Aid. In the academic year 2023-24 more than 250 students received over $1.5 million in donor-funded scholarships and awards.
Donor-Funded Scholarships –
Alice Leora Waalkes Scholarship
Alison F. Yeargan MS in Nursing Endowed Scholarship Honoring Gay Bowers Felts RN
Ann P. Trowbridge Scholarship
Arthur C. Maimon Doctoral Student Research Award
Audrey Booth Nursing Scholarship
Barbara Hedberg Self Nursing Scholarship
Barbara W. Madden Graduate Fellowship
Barbara W. Madden Graduate Research
Betsy E. and Wayne R. Rackoff Scholarship in Nursing
Bobby & Margaret Ferguson Raynor Scholarship for Psych-Mental Health Graduate Nursing Education
Brummett-Kemble Graduate Nursing Scholarship
BSN Class of 1965 Undergraduate Student Support
BSN Class of 2003 Scholarship
Burlington Industries Foundation
Carol Ann Beerstecher Blackwell Memorial Scholarship
Carolyn S. Underwood BSN ’79 Graduate Scholarship for Psychiatric Nursing
Carolyn White London, BSN ’56 and William Lord London IV, MD’55 Undergraduate Nursing Merit Scholarship
Charles and Colleen Astrike Health Care Solutions Scholarship
Charles M. Speegle and Bonnie B. Speegle Scholarship
Charlotte V. Nelson Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship
Class of ’56 George Livas Award
Class of BSN ’67 Forever Fund
Cora Barbee Scholarship
Dave and Cynthia King Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship
Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Diane C. Berry Mentors Scholarship
Diane K. Kjervik Endowed Graduate Scholarship
Diane Snakenburg ’59 Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship
Doctoral Student Research Support
Dr. Diane Holditch-Davis PhD Research
Elizabeth Scott Carrington Award
Ella Jean Lewis Nursing Scholarship
Emily D. Murray ABSN Scholarship
Eunice M. and Melinda Kellner Brock Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Eunice Morde Doty Scholarship
Fill Your Bucket List Foundation Oncology Nursing Scholarship
Frances A. Read Scholarship
Frances Emily Gilreath Endowed Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship
Gayle Collier Robbins Lung Cancer Research Fund
Glaxo Fellowship in Nursing
Harrell Family ABSN Scholarship
Helen Watkins Umphlet Graduate Scholarship
Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarship Fund
Isaac B. Grainger, Jr. ’41, Isaac B. Grainger III ’68, The Hon. William C. Kluttz, Jr. ’68 and War Heroes Initiative Scholarship
J. Thomas Fox & Landon Fox Undergraduate Nursing Merit Scholarship
James and Patricia Leak Fund for Nursing Research
James M. Johnston Nursing Scholarships
Jane R. and Lucien C. Ellison Family Nursing Scholarship
Jane Sox Monroe Scholarship Fund
Jane Winningham Smith Endowed Scholarship in Cardiovascular Nursing
Jimmie Butts Scholarship
Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship
Joanne Sandergaard Endowment Fund
Jo-Anne Trowbridge Martin Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship
Joe Earle Trowbridge Scholarship
John and Lucy Wagoner Graduate Nursing Scholarship
Johnson Scholarship for Undergraduate Nursing Excellence
Josephine “Jo” Dallas Nursing Scholarship
Karl L. and Rizza H. de la Guerra Veteran Health Scholar Fund
Katherine Wilson Scholarship
Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship in Nursing
Linda R. Cronenwett Award for the Study of Global Health
Linda R. Cronenwett Endowed Doctoral Scholarship
Linda W. Matthews Research Award
Lucy Taylor Fort Graduate Student Award Quasi-Endowment Fund
Lunsford Richardson
M. Vivian Baker Expendable Fund for Graduate Student Support
M.L. Reynolds Gray Endowed Nursing Scholarship Fund
Margery Duffey, PhD Fellowship in Biobehavioral Science
Martha Holt Windham ’77 Memorial Scholarship
Martha ‘Marty’ Bumgarner Merit Scholarship in Nursing
Melinda Kellner Brock Public Health Nursing Scholarship
Melissa Williams Toper ABSN Scholarship
Mona Louise Currie Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Mona Lucile Kjervik, RN Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship
Nancy Hege Paar Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship
Olivia Womble Griffin Global Nursing Scholarship
Pamela McClure Wichmann Memorial Scholarship
Patrica Joyner Babcock BSN ’74 Endowed Scholarship
Patty Maynard Hill BSN ’69 Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship
Pauline W. Brown Diversity Scholarship Award
R. H. Speight Sr., M.D. and Mary P. Speight Fund in Nursing
Ruppalt Endowed Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship
Samuel B. Kellett Future Nursing Faculty Scholarship
Sudie Boykin Daniel Scholarship
Susan Bochicco Pediatric Nursing Scholarship
Tammy Flake Senior Class Award
Thomas and Landon Fox Graduate Pediatric Nursing Scholarship
Thomas L. & Jane S. Norris Scholarship
Vicki Afrecan Memorial Scholarship
Virginia J. Neelon Endowed Graduate Nursing Scholarship
William Nye Corpening, M.D. and Avis Simons Corpening, R.N. Scholarship
Contact Us
For more information about how to access emergency funds or short-term support, please contact the Office of Student Affairs.
Additional Funding Opportunities
- NC Nurse Scholars (NSP) provides scholarships to outstanding nurses wishing to pursue a master’s degree in nursing in order to teach in nurse education programs or provide advanced nursing service to citizens of North Carolina. For further information and an application, visit the NC Nurse Scholars Program website.
- College Foundation of North Carolina Scholarship database
- The UNC Promise Program (ABSN only) is a partnership between UNC SON and UNC Medical Center that covers tuition and fees for five ABSN students throughout their program. In turn, a three-year commitment to work as an RN at UNC Med Center on a medical/surgical unit after completing the BSN program. Applications closed for 2024.
- The HRSA Nurse Faculty Loan Program(NFLP) is a federal program designed to increase the number of nursing students who pursue careers as full-time faculty teaching in schools of nursing. Full-time or part-time graduate students who plan careers as nurse faculty are eligible to apply and may be eligible for up to five years of financial support (contingent upon ongoing federal funding and therefore subject to change).
- The HRSA National Health Service Corp Scholarship Program (Nurse Practitioner students only) may pay tuition for current students or repay student loans for graduates in exchange for commitments to work in an urban or rural under-served area. The program is designed to encourage nurse practitioners to go to areas where their expertise is needed. For further information, visit the National Health Service Corps website.
- UNC Graduate School Funding Opportunities and Funding Database
Graduate Student Employment
Application information coming soon.
A select number of graduate students are hired each year to support the work of the SON as well as develop their skills as educators and researchers. Opportunities to work for the SON include:
- Teaching Fellows are experienced nurses hired to provide clinical supervision for an undergraduate group or co-teach an undergraduate course; requires considerable responsibility and equates to an average of 12-13 instructional hours/week.
- Teaching Assistants are typically hired to provide support to faculty and students in a specific course for five hours/week; example responsibilities include managing discussion forums, proctoring exams, and assisting with office hours/Q&A sessions.
- Research Assistants are hired to provide support a variety of roles and responsibilities within research projects, as defined by the principle investigator of the project; roles can vary widely in worked hours per week (2-20).
Students may serve in multiple roles in the same semester, however, at no time may a student exceed 20 hours/week of University employment in accordance with the SON Student Employment Policy and Graduate School restrictions. Reasonably competitive hourly rates and student benefits are overseen by the Graduate School.
UNC Employee Tuition Waiver Program
The UNC System provides an opportunity for an eligible employee to have the tuition waived for a course taken at a constituent institution in the UNC System. This waiver authority also applies to state employees of the UNC Health System. A limited number of graduate nursing students admitted to each cycle may use the tuition waiver program. Eligibility to use the tuition waiver program is determined at the time of admission.
Selection is merit-based and applicable only to program pathways for which the tuition rate includes the University rate in combination with the school-based supplement; both may change annually. Students enrolling in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate program are not eligible for tuition waiver consideration.
