Costs and Funding Opportunities

Tuition, Financial Assistantships and Awards

Information on tuition and fees can be found here.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Criminal Justice and Criminology Department offers, subject to budgetary approval, seven graduate assistantships that are awarded annually on a competitive basis. Graduate assistants work 20 hours a week and assist departmental faculty in their teaching and research activities. These are competitive assistantships that are awarded to exceptionally qualified students. Graduate assistantship contracts are for one year and may be renewed at the Department’s discretion for a second year.

Benefits of Assistantship:

  • Graduate assistants earn a 9-month salary of $14,250 (taxable income)
  • Subject to budgetary approval, assistantships are accompanied by in-state tuition reimbursement
  • Professional and academic development

Applying for an Assistantship:

Applying for an assistantship is a part of your application process. This does not require a separate application, you simply need to check the box on your application form that you are interested in a graduate assistantship.

Deadline to apply for fall graduate assistantships – March 1st

Deadline to apply for spring assistantships – October 1st

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Additionally, UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School has a limited number of competitive awards and fellowships to help defray the costs of tuition and living expenses. Visit the funding resources page of the Graduate School’s website for more details.

The Criminal Justice and Criminology Department also offers a few (smaller) scholarships/awards annually to current graduate students. These include:

The Dean Reep Scholarship

  • This award is given in memory of the late Dean Reep, who was formerly a graduate student in the criminal justice program. This award is eligible to North Carolina residents who plan a career in crime prevention, possess a high moral character, have a minimum of 3.4 GPA and is a full-time student with a minimum of 2 semesters left at UNC Charlotte. Contact the Graduate Coordinator about applying.

The Robert Lassiter Outstanding Graduate Paper Award

  • Students may self-nominate a graded paper completed for a course assignment. Contact the Graduate Coordinator about applying.