Financial Assistance
Five primary sources of financial assistance are offered to graduate students: Graduate Assistantships; NCCCMA Scholarship; Next Generation Graduate Award; Cemala Foundation Scholarship; Paid Internships.
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS
The Department of Political Science offers graduate assistantships to a limited number of full-time graduate students. Such students must take at least 6 graduate credits and should not have any other employment. Application for assistantships is made by letter to the Graduate Director, Department of Political Science, UNCG. Students interested in an assistantship for the fall should apply by March 15.
NCCCMA SCHOLARSHIP
A scholarship for a full-time student interested in a city or county management career is awarded annually by the North Carolina City and County Management Association.
NEXT GENERATION GRADUATE AWARD
This scholarship is funded by our MPA Alumni, and is awarded to two to five students annually, based primarily on their academic record, though financial need may also be considered.
CEMALA FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP
ELIGIBILITY: Up to $10,000 per year for a full-time student who works 10 hours a week for a local nonprofit organization and assists with the MPA program.
CEMALA FOUNDATIONS SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTERNS
The Cemala Foundation provides some funds for unpaid interns in the MPA program who work for a nonprofit agency in Guilford County.
The University maintains an Office of Financial Aid, and students needing financial assistance (other than assistantships) should contact this office for work-study assistance and student loans.
