Types of Aid
North Carolina Need-Based Guarantee Scholarship
Student Eligibility Requirements
A student is eligible to receive the scholarship for an academic year at CCCC if the student meets the following requirements:
- Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the established priority date of August 15. FAFSAs completed after August 15 will be reviewed in the order received and students will be awarded if program funding allows.
- Demonstrates need based on the FAFSA.
- Qualifies as a resident of North Carolina for tuition purposes in accordance with the coordinated and centralized residency determination process administered by the Authority, at the time of enrollment at the college.
- Is in a matriculated status in an approved degree, diploma, or certificate program with no prior bachelor’s degree.
- Is eligible to receive financial assistance under the Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
- Is not in default under any State loan or grant program.
- Must meet satisfactory academic progress standards as determined by the college.
- Meets any other enrollment standards jointly established by the President of the University of North Carolina and the President of the North Carolina Community College System President.
- Enrolls in at least 6 credit hours. Less than full-time (12 credit hours) enrollment results in a proration of funds.
Limitation on Eligibility
- An eligible student may not receive the NC Scholarship or a scholarship or grant from any combination of the other State Funded Need-Based Financial Aid Programs for more than ten (10) full-time semesters, or the equivalent if enrolled part-time, or if the student is enrolled in a program officially designated by the postsecondary institution as a five-year degree program, twelve (12) full-time academic semesters, or the equivalent if enrolled part-time, unless the institution has granted the student a waiver for up to one additional equivalent full-time academic semester.
- While matriculating at a community college, an eligible student may not receive a scholarship for more than six (6) full-time academic semesters, or the equivalent if enrolled part-time, unless the student has been granted a waiver for up to one additional equivalent full-time academic semester.
To check your eligibility, please visit CFNC.