UNC Hussman awards scholarships to undergraduate majors each spring for the following academic year. Please note that MEJO minors nor graduating seniors are not eligible to apply. Students will be sent the UNC Hussman general scholarship application link to their UNC email on the first day of classes in the spring semester from the Undergraduate Hub via UNC Slate. UNC Hussman students may need to check their junk, spam or clutter folder for an email with instructions to apply for Hussman general scholarships.
The scholarship application process opens on January 7, 2026, and closes on February 13, 2026. All applicants will be notified by April 1 of their selection status.
Scholarships awarded for the upcoming academic year are transferred to the student’s UNC account at the start of the fall and spring semesters. Please note that this funding may impact financial aid eligibility; if you receive financial aid, it may be replaced with this funding. Depending on the type of aid you receive, this could replace student loan, work-study or need-based gift aid. If you have any questions about how your aid is impacted, please contact the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid (aidinfo@unc.edu).
If you are awarded a UNC Hussman general scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year, please note that scholarships are disbursed in two equal halves at the beginning of each semester. The funds will be applied to your account no later than August 31 (for fall) and January 31 (for spring).
Available Scholarships
The UNC Hussman scholarship committee uses the scholarship application to determine which scholarships will be awarded to students based upon the donor criteria of that particular scholarship). You do not need to apply separately for any of the scholarships listed below.
A.C. Snow and Katherine Snow Smith Scholarship
A.W. Huckle Memorial Scholarship
Ameel J. Fisher Scholarship
American Advertising Federation (Triangle Chapter – AFF) Scholarship
Anne Sawyer Cleland Scholarship
Ardis Kipp Cohoon Scholarship
Bob Quincy Scholarship
C.A. “Pete” McKnight Scholarship
Carl Council Scholarship
Carol Reuss Award (Scholarship)
Charles McCorkle Hauser Scholarship
Clarence E. and Jane P. Whitefield Scholarship
David Jordan Whichard II Scholarship
David Julian Whichard Scholarship
Diane Harvey Bradley Scholarship
Don S. Maurer Advertising Scholarship
Douglas N. Marlette Memorial Scholarship
E. Eugene Jackson Scholarship
Edward Heywood Megson Scholarship
Elton Casey Scholarship
Emma Lineberger Scholarship
Erin A. Wiltgen Scholarship
Erwin Potts Scholarship
Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation Scholarship
F. Weston Fenhagen Scholarship for International Students
Glenn Keever Scholarship
Hoffman Award
James Davis Scholarship
James F. Hurley III Bicentennial Merit Scholarship
John Albert Campbell III Sports Communication Scholarship
John Harden Scholarship
John L. Greene Jr. Scholarship
Jonathan H. Witherspoon Scholarship
Kays Gary Scholarship
Knight Foundation Distinguished Scholarship
Louis M. Connor Jr. Scholarship
Mackey-Byars Scholarship for Communication Excellence
Marjorie Usher Ragan Scholarship
Mary Kathryn Forbes Scholarship
Michael John Sauer Scholarship for Sports Communication
Michael R. Bumgardner Scholarship
Molly McKay Scholarship
North Carolina Black Publishers Scholarship
North Carolina Working Press Scholarship
Paul Green Houston Scholarship
Peter DeWitt Pruden and Phyllis Harrill Pruden Scholarship
Philip Alston Scholarship
Quincy Sharpe Mills Memorial Scholarship
Raleigh Mann Scholarship
Reese Felts Scholarship
Rick Brewer Scholarship
Robert Winchester Dodson Scholarship
Sharon Houston Scholarship in Broadcast Journalism
Stephen Gates Memorial Scholarship
Stephenson-Biddix Scholarship
Tom Bost Scholarship
Tom Bowers Scholarship
Tucker Family Scholarship
Victoria M. Gardner Scholarship
WTVD Scholarship