We have extended the enrollment deadline to May 15, 2024. View the announcement

There are federal assistance programs in place that can help assist you with your needs outside of your financial aid at Carolina.  Check out the programs below to learn more about the current offering available to students.

Snap in NC

North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services are available for all households with limited income and resources. A household may be one person living alone, a family, or several unrelated individuals cohabiting who buy and prepare meals together.

Learn more and apply!

Double Bucks

Did you know that a lot of the local farmers markets allow you to use ‘double bucks’ to double up to get more fruits and veggies. You can have your SNAP benefits to go further at local farmers markets.

Partnership with Benefits Data Trust (BDT)

Benefits Data Trust (BDT), is a national nonprofit dedicated to modernizing access to public benefits. Our partnership and collaboration will help connect students with free application assistance for the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) program, known as SNAP. More to come on this soon as outreach efforts begin to ramp up.

 

Estimate Your Expenses

 

Understanding your costs and what you will be billed depends somewhat on individual choices. When budgeting your aid, you will want to know if you will owe a bill to the university, or if your aid will cover your bill and perhaps result in a refund. Refunds can be used towards eligible cost of attendance expenses you have while attending school, such as, but not limited to, off-campus housing, food, books, and personal items. This tool will help you explore direct billed costs you can incur as a student.

Estimates are based on expenses directly billed by the university for one semester including:

  • Tuition and Fees (you will use the cashier’s office tuition estimator to get this information, for prospective students use the most current year selection as tuition rates for the upcoming year haven’t yet been released)
  • On-Campus Housing
  • On-Campus Meal Plans
  • StudentBlue Health Insurance (for students who do not waive this charge)
  • Books billed through financial aid at Student Stores

Other expenses you may consider that are not be billed through the university include:

  • Off-Campus Housing
  • Granville Towers Housing
  • Books and Supplies (that you do not bill through financial aid at Student Stores)
  • Personal Expenses (Travel, Toiletries, Laundry)

By using this tool, you will be able to get a reasonable estimate and it is intended for planning purposes only.  You will get an actual bill through the university cashier’s office, and financial aid will be applied during the disbursement process (7-10 days before the first day of classes). Keep in mind that work-study funding is not a part of the disbursement process.  If eligible, refunds will be processed by the cashier’s office around the first day of classes.

 

Use Budgeting Calculator

The Office of the Dean of Students provides care and support to all students at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They offer workshops related to financial literacy that you can sign up to attend on Heel Life. Check out the financial literacy workshops on Heel Life today!

 

 

DOS Financial Literacy Workshops