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Aid Eligibility for Student Types
To be considered for most types of aid, including Federal Student Loans, all students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To be eligible for aid through the FAFSA, students must:
- Be accepted to or enrolled in an eligible degree or certificate program.
- Be making satisfactory progress toward earning their degree or certificate.
- Be enrolled in courses required to complete their degree or certificate.
- Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen.
- Lawful U.S. Permanent resident alien
- Alien granted asylum/refugee status in the United States
- Conditional resident alien with a I-551 card or MRIV in an unexpired foreign passport and endorsed admission stamp
- Cuban-Haitian immigrant
- Conditional entrant into the U.S.
Pending applications for residency, employment authorizations, and indeterminate alien status are not conclusive grounds for aid eligibility and must be supported by other documentation before eligibility can be determined. Note: Federal COVID relief grants are not applicable to non-citizens or legal permanent residents of the U.S.
Graduate & Undergraduate students
Aid options and additional eligibility requirements differ by student type. Read more about requirements and types of aid available for your situation below.
This student type includes all students pursuing their first bachelor’s degree, regardless of if they have already received an Associate’s degree. They also must:
First degree undergraduate students are eligible for federal loans, federal grants, state grants, and institutional grants/scholarships. There are scholarships available specifically for first year students and also many scholarships for continuing students through UNCG academic departments.
This student type includes those who already have a Bachelor’s degree and are admitted into a degree program or one of the following eligible certificate programs:
These students are eligible for federal student loans but not federal or state grants. Students may apply to scholarships from outside organizations and UNCG academic departments.
This group includes students pursuing Master’s degrees and Doctoral degrees, including Graduate Certificates and certain Licensure programs. (See Certificate and Licensure Programs section below.) Eligible graduate students must:
*Graduate students can receive aid even though they are below half-time enrollment with an exception based on the fact that the student is enrolled in a course for writing their thesis/dissertation. For more information click here.
In addition, these students may also receive graduate or teaching assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships through the Graduate School and/or their academic department. Students should contact their academic department for more information about these opportunities.
Certificate and licensure
This group includes students in certificate and licensure programs that don’t result in a bachelor’s, masters, payday loan places in Nashville Arkansas or doctoral degree. Certificate/Licensure students are eligible for aid as a graduate or second-degree seeking student if they are enrolled in one of the following programs:
Most graduate and second degree seeking students admitted into a certificate or licensure program are eligible for Federal Student Loansonly.
Online students
Online students are those specifically enrolled in degree or certificate programs that can be earned entirely online without attending classes on campus. (A listing of these programs is available through UNCG Online.)
Financial aid for online students pus-based students because the cost of attendance can differ. Online students may be charged different fee rates. They are also allowed to claim an adjustment to their cost of attendance to purchase a computer their first year. More information in the section about Cost of Attendance.
Online students should follow eligibility guidelines based on their degree type (first time undergraduate, second degree undergraduate, graduate, or certificate/licensure). See the appropriate section on this page for more information.
Returning students
There are special considerations for returning students who have previously withdrawn or taken time off from UNCG without completing a degree. (Students who completed a degree at UNCG or another institution are not considered returning students.)
Students who are not listed in Good Standing may need to complete a financial aid appeal. View the complete SAP policy and access appeal forms by viewing the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.
View a list of outstanding requirements by logging in to the Financial Aid section of UNCGenie and use the document upload feature to submit requested materials.
Beyond Academics students
Beyond Academics is a unique program that allows students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to earn a four-year certificate from UNC Greensboro. Students in this program may complete a FAFSA to determine if they qualify for a Pell Grant to assist with costs.