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FAFSA deadlines for North Carolina
2027-28 FAFSA · opened September 23, 2026 · federal deadline June 30, 2028
File as early as you can. State and college deadlines come long before the federal one, and some state aid is awarded until the money runs out.
October 1, 2026
UNC System Institutions and Community Colleges: June 1, 2027
From the federal FAFSA deadline table, read September 2026
Awarded until funds run out
Aid is awarded until all funds run out.
From the federal FAFSA deadline table, read September 2026
State grant programs to ask about
- Next NC Scholarship · Need-based
- North Carolina Need-Based Scholarship (Private Colleges) · Need-based
Eligibility and award amounts change each year; confirm on the program's own page.