For entering students, all scholarships are merit-based and all students have the opportunity to receive merit-based scholarships upon admission to UNC Law. There is no separate application required for these scholarships, and they are awarded on the strength of your admissions application. All scholarships are considered three-year awards are automatically renewed if you remain in good academic and disciplinary standing.
Full Tuition Awards – Apply by December 31
The Chancellors Scholars Award was initiated in 1989 to attract students of superior academic achievement, character, and potential. The award is named for Paul Hardin, N. Ferebee Taylor, and William B. Aycock, three faculty members who served as chancellors of UNC. Based on the admissions application and interview, candidates with exceptionally strong credentials are selected as Chancellors Scholars.
Merit Awards – Apply by March 1
We also offer scholarships that may range from $5,000 to $17,500 per academic year. These awards are provided through the generosity of alumni and friends of Carolina Law and from general funds allocated by the law school and UNC.
Public Interest Awards
Part of our mission is to instill a lasting commitment to pro bono and public service. To show our support, current first and second year students may apply for one-year scholarships. These scholarships have ranging criteria which focus on pro bono hours and a commitment to public service. The application opens every spring, and decisions are made and distributed in the summer for the following academic year.
Grants and Scholarship Data
Scholarship data for the student body can be found within UNC Law’s ABA Required Disclosures (ABA/LSAC Annual Report).
We do not offer students conditional scholarships, defined by the ABA as financial aid, “the retention of which is dependent upon the student maintaining a minimum grade point average or class standing, other than that ordinarily required to remain in good academic standing.”
External Awards
The AccessLex Law School Scholarship Databank is a comprehensive list of scholarships from sponsoring organizations, specifically for law students and those interested in a law career. The Databank includes scholarships for incoming and returning law students, and even some that can be used to pay for bar study costs.