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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Honors Scholars Program

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Award
Four-year Honors awards range from $4,000 per year to full cost of attendance, depending on the named scholarship. Examples include $20,000, $24,000, $30,000, and $40,000 total awards; Class of 1955 offers $4,000 per semester plus potential study abroad and internship funding. Sloan Endowed covers full cost of attendance for Pell-eligible students. Other awards have specific residency, major, or gender criteria.
Timeline
  1. Dec 1Apply to Global Honors by for scholarship consideration
  2. Jan 10Selected applicants are invited to virtual interviews by, scholarship offers by February 15, and confirm Honors enrollment by May 1. These dates lack cycle years
  3. Mar 15Confirm Fall 2027 dates in the admissions portal. The regular Honors deadline is not the scholarship priority deadline.
How to apply
Apply to UNCG, then use the Admissions Portal invitation to submit the Global Honors application with a maximum 500-word essay and current resume. Scholarship consideration also REQUIRES the separate scholarship video essay by December 1 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Record independently; up to two re-recording attempts are allowed. Selected candidates interview virtually. Up to two admission recommendations are optional; there is no required Honors-specific recommendation.
What you'll need
  • An honors college application
  • An essay
  • An interview
Who can apply
Incoming students admitted to Global Honors. First-year eligibility requires 3.8 weighted high school GPA OR SAT 1280 OR ACT 26; tests are optional when qualifying by GPA. A special admission petition is available. Scholarship renewal requires at least 12 credits each semester, at least a 3.3 GPA each term, major satisfactory academic progress, progress toward Honors graduation, program events, and annual director meeting.
Good to know
This listing covers multiple named Honors scholarships with different amounts and restrictions. Reynolds has its own listing. Full cost of attendance applies to specific awards rather than every Honors Scholar.