- New freshmen and transfer students must be accepted and activate their NinerNET account before they can login to NinerScholars.
- Students admitted for the spring term 2023 must wait until classes start in January to login to the NinerScholars Portal.
- Most scholarships are awarded in April and May for the following academic year.
August 1, 2022
- Admission application opens.
- Applying for admission does not automatically qualify you for scholarships. For scholarship eligibility, you must apply in the NinerScholars portal.
- Students must be accepted to UNC Charlotte before they can apply for scholarships.
Late October
- Scholarship application opens in NinerScholars Portal.
January 1, 2023
- FAFSA Early Notification Deadline. If you submit your FAFSA and all required documents by January 1, you will receive your financial aid offer notification by March 15.
- For maximum consideration for need-based scholarship eligibility, submit your FAFSA by January 1.
January 9
- Students admitted for the spring term may now apply for scholarships.
February 15
- Early Action deadline for a select offering of scholarships open exclusively to incoming freshmen.
- Some scholarships open to freshmen and continuing students have a Regular Action deadline of April 1.
- Be sure you have submitted all letters of recommendation, essays, or other documentation by the stated deadline.
April 1
- Regular Action deadline for scholarships open to freshmen, continuing and nontraditional students.
- Regular Action deadline for most graduate level scholarships administered by The Graduate School or Graduate Programs.
- Be sure you have submitted all letters of recommendation, essays, or other documentation by the stated deadline.
April-May
- Most scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year are awarded.
- Check the NinerScholars Portal and University Scholarship Office website for specific deadlines and status updates.
July 30
- Deadline for scholarships open to most transfer and reentry students.