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TUITION & SCHOLARSHIPS
Tuition and Fees Schedule
Tuition charges are determined by the number of credit hours a student is enrolled in, and their North Carolina residency status. International students are charged out-of-state tuition.
The health informatics PhD program charges the Graduate School academic rate (base rate). Visit the University Cashier Graduate Tuition and Fees website for up-to-date fee schedules.
Feel free to also use the Tuition Estimator tool. Helpful tip: the PhD in health informatics is a graduate level program offered through the Graduate School.
Scholarships
Funding is not guaranteed with admission to the health informatics PhD program.
Applicants who apply for admission by the Graduate School Fellowships and Academic Program Financial Assistance deadline will automatically be considered for the following funding opportunities:
- Royster Society of Fellows Fellowship
- Doctoral Merit Fellowship
- Weiss Urban Livability Program
- Graduate Research Assistantship
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Applications submitted after the financial assistance deadline will not receive priority consideration for these funding opportunities.
Additional Financial and Funding Information
- NC Residency: Residents of North Carolina may attend UNC at Chapel Hill at a significantly lower cost. Please refer to the Graduate School’s Web site for North Carolina Residency for Tuition Purposes, which contains information about NC residency requirements and how to apply for resident status.
- UNC Scholarships and Student Aid: handled by the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. Application is made by completing the FAFSA form and requesting that financial information be sent to UNC at Chapel Hill. For questions regarding need-based aid, please consult OSSA directly.
- UNC’s Graduate Funding Information Center (GFIC): GFIC supports current and prospective UNC-Chapel Hill graduate students seeking sources of funding for independent research, collaborative projects, fellowships, program development, and other scholarly activities.
- Funding Information Portal, a collection of databases and other resources selected to help UNC graduate students, faculty, and staff identify and apply for funding opportunities.
- UNC Graduate School Funding Resources
- Work opportunities: Numerous student assistant positions are available in on-campus and off-campus units. Students must apply directly to the individual departments or organizations for these positions.
- Funding resources and opportunities for currently enrolled health informatics doctoral students are available on Canvas.