Financial Aid Financial Aid Financial aid is awarded to assist students and parents with meeting college costs such as tuition, fees, books, food, housing and transportation. The Office of Student Financial Resources administers several types of state and federal aid programs including grants, loans, employment, scholarships and Veteran's benefits. The following represents the types of assistance available as of this printing. This application is available in the Office of Student Financial Resources. Loan funds plus interest must be repaid to the lending institutions, usually after graduation.
Some loans have cancellation and deferment provisions.
Grant funds are awarded on the basis of financial need. These funds do not require repayment unless the student does not complete the term in which the funds are received. Grant funds available at UNC include the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Colorado Diversity Grant, Colorado Student Grant, Colorado Graduate Grant and the Colorado Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program. UNC offers a number of employment opportunities. Colorado No-Need Work Study is available on a limited basis to undergraduate Colorado residents who do not qualify for other forms of financial assistance and apply by the priority deadline of March 1.