High school graduates and college students enrolled in institutions with officer training programs

Four year or less scholarships

NC high school graduates accepted for college/university enrollment

Competitive and merit based

Four year award, renewable

 $1,500/year

US citizen, enrolled part-time or full-time at an approved post-secondary institution (undergraduate or graduate)

Provides on and off campus jobs

Minimum wages/8-15 hours/week

Federal Pell Grants (formerly Basic Education Opportunity Grants)

Enrolled at least part-time at an approved post-secondary institution (undergraduate only)

Annual award

Federal Perkins Loan

US citizen, enrolled in undergraduate & graduate institutions

Annual low interest loan

$20,000 total undergraduate study or $40,000 for undergraduate and graduate study combined

Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

US citizen, enrolled in undergraduate institution

Annual award

Ford Federal Direct Student Loan (FDSL)

Annual award

Low interest loan

Variable rate not to exceed 8.25 percent

NC Community College Grant Program

(Scholarship)

NC resident enrolled for at least 6 credit hours at a NC community college

Annual award 

Varies with recipient need

NC Legislation Tuition Grant (NCLTG)

NC resident enrolled full time at private NC institution

NC Student Incentive Grant (NCSIG)

(Grant)

NC resident enrolled full time at NC institution (as undergraduate)

Annual award

NC Student Loan for Health, Science, and Mathematics (HSM)

(Loan)

NC resident enrolled full time in institution offering accredited eligible programs

Annual loan, renewable

Maximum Range $3,000-$8,500/year/degree level

NC Teaching Fellows Scholarship

NC resident enrolled at eligible NC institution

Annual loan, renewable for 3 additional years

Up to $6,500/year

Nurse Education Scholarship Loan (NESLP)

(Scholarship/Loan)

NC resident enrolled at eligible NC institution offering LPN or RN program

Annual scholarship loan

Range $1,200-$5,000 bachelor's level

Range $1,200-$3,000 at LPN and ADN level

Nurse Scholars Program (NSP)

(Scholarship/Loan)

NC resident enrolled in NC institution offering eligible nursing programs

undergraduate and master's

$3,000 diploma/associate level

$3,000-$5,000 bachelor's level

$6,000 for full-time master's study

450 annual awards

Prospective Teachers Scholarship Loans (PTSL)

(Scholarship/Loan)

NC high school graduate enrolled in approved education program at post secondary institution

Annual award, renewable for 3 additional years

Up to $2,500 annually

Rehabilitation Assistance for Visually Handicapped

(Scholarship)

NC resident, enrolled full time at NC post secondary institution

Legally blind with employment handicap and expectation for a job

State Contractual Scholarship (SCSF)

(Scholarship)

NC resident enrolled at least part-time at eligible NC private college or university

Amount varies

Teacher Assistant Scholarship Fund (TASF)

(Grant)

NC resident employed full time as a teacher assistant and formally admitted to an approved teacher education program in the state of NC, or admitted to an approved teacher instruction program in the state of NC, or admitted to a program at a four-year college or university in NC leading toward teacher licensure

Vocational Rehabilitation Program

(Grant)

NC resident, post-secondary applicants

Mental or physical disability creating an employment handicap and expectation for gainful employment

Varies based upon need and program type

Individually designed program

College Vision

In 1996 the North Carolina General Assembly authorized the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority to create and operate a parental savings trust fund, and the first investments were accepted into the College Vision Fund in 1998. In 2000 the Authority was authorized to offer an expanded program for families to choose their preferred investment or savings vehicle from an array of options. Now known as North Carolina’s National College Savings Program, the program offers families the opportunity to accumulate funds to pay for education through College Foundation Inc. Earnings on savings are both state and federally tax-free when used for qualified higher education expenses such as tuition, fees, room and board at an eligible institution. For more information about this program, contact the Program Administrator at College Foundation Inc. at 1-800-600-3453 or visit the College Foundation of North Carolina Web site at http://www.cfnc.org/savings. 

Additional and more detailed tables regarding financial aid by institution are published annually in the Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina, by the University of North Carolina - General Administration. All charts and tables are in HTML format. Some charts and tables have additional format options: Adobe Acrobat (pdf) and Microsoft Excel (xls).

Reprinted in part from Career Development Resource Guide and User's Guide for "Career Choices in North Carolina," 2004-2005, published by the North Carolina State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.

This page last updated February 15, 2007.