Receiving Aid

Receiving Aid

To help you understand when your aid may be released based on your program of study, please find your program below. Please keep in mind disbursement dates are estimated and subject to change.

  • Disbursement holds on financial aid prevent aid from being disbursed until they are resolved, please be sure to check your holds in ConnectCarolina if your aid isn’t disbursed on or shortly thereafter the date listed for your program below.
  • After disbursement, if you are eligible for a refund, you will receive it in the method you have set up with the university cashier’s office. To see the timing of when you can expect your refund, check out the cashier’s office important dates.
  • Please keep in mind that disbursement happens to your account in the evening/overnight on the date listed pending no system disruptions or changes.

Estimated Fall 2024/Spring 2025 Disbursement Dates

Find your program below to see your estimated disbursement date.

SessionEstimated Disbursement Date
Fall 2024August 9, 2024
*disbursement begins running on this date at 5pm pending no system disruptions and runs overnight*
Spring 2025January 3, 2025
*disbursement begins running on this date at 5pm pending no system disruptions and runs overnight*
SessionEstimated Disbursement Date
Fall 2024
Graduate Career Programs (Graduate School, Social Work, Public Health, Nursing, Information Library Science, Allied Health, Arts & Sciences, School of Education, School of Media and Journalism and Graduate School Professional Sciences)
August 9, 2024
*disbursement begins running on this date at 5pm pending no system disruptions and runs overnight*
Spring 2025
Graduate Career Programs (Graduate School, Social Work, Public Health, Nursing, Information Library Science, Allied Health, Arts & Sciences, School of Education, School of Media and Journalism and Graduate School Professional Sciences)
January 3, 2025
*disbursement begins running on this date at 5pm pending no system disruptions and runs overnight*
SessionEstimated Disbursement Date
Fall 2024August 16, 2024
Spring 2025January 3, 2025
ProgramEstimated Fall 2024 Disbursement DateEstimated Spring 2025 Disbursement Date
MAC On-CampusJuly 10, 2024January 3, 2025
MBA Year
On-Campus
July 19, 2024January 3, 2025
MBA Year 2
On-Campus
August 9, 2024January 3, 2025
ProgramEstimated Fall 2024 Disbursement DateEstimated Spring 2025 Disbursement Date
MAC On-CampusJuly 10, 2024January 3, 2025
MBA Year
On-Campus
July 19, 2024January 3, 2025
MBA Year 2
On-Campus
August 9, 2024January 3, 2025
ProgramFall 2024Spring 2025
School of Medicine (MD) Year 1
July 26, 2024January 3, 2025
School of Medicine (MD) Year 2July 26, 2024January 3, 2025
School of Medicine (MD) Year 3July 10, 2024January 3, 2025
School of Medicine (MD) Year 4July 10, 2024January 3, 2025
ProgramFall 2024Spring 2025
School of Medicine (MD) Year 1
July 26, 2024January 3, 2025
School of Medicine (MD) Year 2July 26, 2024January 3, 2025
School of Medicine (MD) Year 3July 10, 2024January 3, 2025
School of Medicine (MD) Year 4July 10, 2024January 3, 2025
SessionEstimated Disbursement Date
Fall 2024August 12, 2024
Spring 2025January 3, 2025
SessionEstimated Disbursement Date
Fall 2024July 26, 2024
Spring 2025January 3, 2025
ProgramFall 2024Spring 2025
PY 1August 2, 2024January 3, 2025
PY2August 26, 2024January 3, 2025
PY3July 26, 2024January 3, 2025
PY4July 22, 2024January 3, 2025
ProgramFall 2024Spring 2025
PY 1August 2, 2024January 3, 2025
PY2August 26, 2024January 3, 2025
PY3July 26, 2024January 3, 2025
PY4July 22, 2024January 3, 2025