10.18.07
Tuition
and fees are due at registration. Failure to pay at the proper time
will result in a late
payment fee and the student's possible disenrollment.
An applicant who
has been offered admission reserves his or her place by the payment of
a $100
enrollment deposit which is credited toward the first semester's tuition.
If he or she fails to withdraw
the application prior to
May 1, the deposit is forfeited.
The University reserves
the right to make, with the approval of the proper authorities, changes
in
tuition and other fees at any time.
Students in the department should be prepared to meet expenses that may
occur in connection
with various courses. These may include the cost of supplies, occasional
travel to nearby
communities, typing, photo-duplication, and materials for presentations.
Applying
for financial aid
Applicants
to the Department of City and Regional Planning are eligible for several
types of fellowships
and assistantships: (1) awards made by the department; (2) university
awards for which applicants to
the department are considered; and (3) awards made by outside agencies
for which applicants to the
department are considered.
Applications for departmental financial aid and Graduate School fellowships
are made on the admission
application form. All applications for aid will automatically be
considered for all sources of aid for which
they qualify; the student does not have to apply separately for each.
However, applicants' qualifications
for awards requiring specific program interests or skills must be adequately
documented in their
applications in order to be considered for these sources of aid.
Applying for university aid
In addition to fellowships and assistantships awarded
through the Department of City and Regional
Planning and the Graduate School, significant levels of support are provided
to graduate students by
the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. A separate application
for assistance is required. It is
extremely important for graduate students to complete and submit the Free
Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) so that it will be on file prior to the time when
a loan or work study employment
is needed. The priority filing date is March 1. Forms and additional
information can be obtained from
the Office of Scholarships and Student
Aid, Campus Box 2300, Vance Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, NC 27599-2300, or call 919/962-8396. The FAFSA
is also available from most college and
university financial aid offices.
Awards Made
through the department
Department of City and Regional Planning Assistantships and
Fellowships for masters students provide
up to $10,400* to incoming students with
outstanding undergraduate records and the potential for making
significant contributions to the planning profession. Doctoral Assistantships
and Fellowships provide up
to $14,400* in financial support for each
Ph.D. student admitted to the department. The department's policy
is to provide this support to doctoral students for the first two years
of study, after which virtually every
student retains financial support by working with a faculty adviser on
a sponsored research project or
by teaching. ( * 2007 proposed
levels)
The following examples indicate some of the financial aid opportunities:
John A. Parker Fellowship, funded by the John A. Parker
Trust, was created by alumni and friends
of the department in honor of its founder and first chairman, John A.
Parker. An award of up to $9,000
is made to a second-year student with high potential for contribution
to the department.
The Louise Venable Coker Prize is a $200 cash award presented
for the most outstanding Masters
Project completed by a second-year student in the department. (awarded
at graduation)
Robert
E. Stipe Assistantship in Historic Preservation provides $9,000
in support to a student with
career interests in historic preservation and its application to land
use planning, urban revitalization,
or real estate development.
Transportation
Management Internships, jointly sponsored by the North Carolina
State Department
of Transportation and local transportation operators, provides work and
learning opportunities. Interns
receive a stipend for the academic year and a salary for summer work.
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships, provided
through state funds as well as through
research grants and contracts to the Center for Urban and Regional Studies
and Institute for Economic
Development, pay up to $0,400 per year.
Students who
are awarded departmental teaching/research assistantships
may be recommended for
a special tuition rate as part of the award package. The special
tuition rate enables out-of-state students
who will be performing specified assistantship duties to pay similar tuition
to that of resident students.
In-state tuition awards are also available
University Awards
Graduate School Fellowships pay up to $20,000 for the
academic year plus tuition benefits. Graduate
School Merit Assistantships pay up to $16,000 for the academic year plus
tuition benefits.
Minority Presence
Awards
Under
the Board of Governors' general Minority Presence Grant Program, African-American
students may
be eligible for special financial assistance if they are residents of
North Carolina, enrolled for at least three
hours of degree-credit course work, and demonstrate financial need.
The Minority Presence Grant Program for Doctoral Study
provides stipends of up to $16,000 for the
academic year with an option of additional support in the amount of $500
for study in the summer session,
for African-American residents of North Carolina who are selected to participate.
Recipients must be full-time
students pursuing doctoral degrees at The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Awards Made by Outside Agencies
A number of governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations
provide internships for planning students
during the academic year and summer. An example of such an award is the
Downtown Housing Improvement
Corporation of Raleigh, N.C., which provides an internship during the
academic year and summer employment
with the corporation working on nonprofit housing programs and projects.
Another example is the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, which provides well paid
work-study experience programs
for students in agencies nearby Chapel Hill and also provides supplementary
money for tuition and
academic expenses. The students and administrative staff of the Department
are presently collaborating
on maintaining an inventory of internship and job placement opportunities.
Student
Loan Funds
The
general loan funds, including the federal loan program, are available
to graduate students. University
loan funds are announced in the University catalog. Students interested
in applying for loans should
contact the Office
of Scholarships and Student Aid Office, Campus Box 2300, Vance Hall,
UNC-Chapel
Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-2300 or call 919/962-8396.