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UNCW Merit Aid
UNC Wilmington rewards driven students across majors with a wide range of merit-based awards.
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Who this school is for
Prospective students with strong academics and campus involvement should explore UNC Wilmington's diverse scholarship opportunities.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $30,325 for 2026-2027. Source
Lesser-known scholarships at UNCW
Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe UNCW Merit Scholarships for Honors Scholars are listed as Honors scholarships.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Porter Honors Scholarship in Business is an Honors merit scholarship for students interested in pursuing a degree offered by the Cameron School of Business.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Kenneth Ray Sumner ITS Merit Scholarship is available to students in the Honors College.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Carl and Janice Brown Merit Scholarships are awarded to recruit and retain academically strong Honors students.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe George Henry Hutaff Honors Scholarship Fund is listed as an Honors scholarship awarded on a merit basis for students enrolled in the Honors College.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Rotary Club of Wilmington Scholarship is available to a graduate of a North Carolina high school who has demonstrated academic merit, leadership skills, and good character.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Porta-Nails, Inc. Scholarship is a merit scholarship limited to Wilmington, NC residents of at least ten years and limited to one academic year.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Robert O. Walton, Jr. Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship for members in good standing of the UNCW Honors College and may be renewable based on satisfactory performance.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Sunrise Homes, Inc. Scholarship is intended to provide undergraduate academic scholarships for students who enroll in the Honors College, with first preference for high school students from specified counties.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Henry Alexander Martindale Merit Scholarship Endowment is a merit scholarship for students applying to the Honors College as freshmen or continuing in honors in good standing.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Dr. Robert A. Moore, Jr. Merit Scholarship assists in attracting academically gifted students and is administered by the Honors College.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Wilmington West Rotary Club Scholarship is intended to attract and retain academically strong students and is awarded to a student from southeastern North Carolina based on academic achievement; the student may be considered for renewal based on good standing in Honors.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Ada Zola King Dean Honors in Nursing Scholarship is available to Honors College students who have been accepted or plan to select a major with the School of Nursing.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Donald R. Watson Merit Scholarship is restricted to UNCW students who graduated from a North Carolina high school and is based on leadership potential and academic achievement; the award is for one year, though a student may reapply contingent on academic performance.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Wilmington East Rotary Club Scholarship is a merit scholarship for an incoming Honors College freshman from an accredited high school in New Hanover County or a New Hanover County student with a high school equivalency grade; it is not renewable.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Elizabeth "Betsy" Ervin Women's Resource Center Scholarship is a merit scholarship awarded to a continuing student with a minor in women's studies, with preference given to students in the Honors College.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Lenwood (Bo) S. Dean Jr. Honors Scholarship Endowment is awarded to an incoming freshman who is a North Carolina resident and has been accepted into the Honors College.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Friends of UNCW Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship awarded to an in-state freshman Honors student and is renewable for four years if the recipient continues to meet Honors program requirements.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Devereux H. Lippitt Scholarship is awarded annually to a North Carolina student based on academic achievement.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Bank of America Merit Scholarships are awarded each year to students in the UNCW Honors College.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Emmett and Gladys Corbett Scholarships are intended as merit scholarships to recruit and retain academically strong students; recipients may be eligible for four years based on satisfactory progress.
AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe William Joseph Boney Memorial Scholarship is merit-based for a UNCW student who graduated from a North Carolina high school and is intended to assist, recruit, and retain academically strong students who demonstrate leadership potential.
AmountFull tuitionEligibilityThe Jefferies and Faris Associates Merit Scholarship is intended to provide a tuition and fees scholarship to an undergraduate UNCW honors student.
AmountFull tuitionEligibilityThe Aaron and Elizabeth Silverman Scholarship Fund provides in-state tuition and fees scholarships to academically strong Honors College students.
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