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Scholarships
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If you are or will be an admitted adult student enrolled at least halftime, UNCG has several scholarships earmarked for adult students. A single application for consideration for these scholarships is available:
- UNCG Adult Student Scholarship
- Kendrick Gilmore BELL Scholarship
- Class of l948 50th Anniversary Scholarship
- Class of l953 50th Anniversary Scholarship
- Betty EVERHART Education Fund
- Non-Traditional Adult Scholarship
- Agnes and Foster OSBORNE Memorial Scholarship
- Martin W. PARCEL Memorial Scholarship
- The Dr. Edward Moses Rice Scholarship
For a more complete description of the different scholarships click this link: http://fia.dept.uncg.edu/scholarships/adult.html. For further information about financial assistance, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 336-334-5702, check www.uncg.edu/fia, or email finaid@uncg.edu. To download an application form click here for a pdf version.
Major Specific UNCG Scholarships
Two additional scholarships are available to adult students in specific majors and must be applied for through the academic department.
- The Sally Schindel CONE Fund Scholarships in Women's Studies
- The David E. JOHNSON Endowed Scholarship in Communications
Links to Additional Scholarships
Adult Students in Scholastic Transition (ASIST)
AFCEA Scholarship for Working Professionals
Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society for Nontraditional Adult Students
American Association of University Women
Business and Professional Women's Foundation Educational Programs
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Jeannette Rankin Foundation
Linda Lael Miller Scholarship
Monster Worldwide Scholars Nontraditional Students
National League of American Pen Women Scholarships for Mature Women
North Carolina Teacher Assistant Scholarship Fund (TASF)
North Carolina Vietnam Veterans, Inc. Scholarship Program (NCVVI)
P.E.O. Scholarships
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Women“s Independence Scholarship Program
The Fund for Veterans Education
NEW! The Carolyn Langston Stevens Scholarship
Undergraduate Research Assistantship
Each year 60 to 70 juniors and seniors are nominated by faculty and selected to receive an Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA). URAs offer highly motivated students the opportunity to work closely with a faculty member on his/her research, scholarship, or creative activity. For more information check the Undergraduate Research website
Tax Credits for Education
To learn more about the benefits provided by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (HOPE Scholarship and Lifetime Learing Credits), please check http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/PPI/HOPE/index.html or read this tax benefits guide.
This IRS page provides links to tax information important to students.