GradStar
GradStar is a ConnectCarolina Student Administration application designed to collect and report all non-service funds given to a student in support of their attendance at the University. The system also interfaces with the Finance and Human Resources components of ConnectCarolina.
GradStar access
- Complete the online FERPA training
- Request access by asking your department's Access Request Coordinator (ARC) to submit an access form through Infoporte. The access form can be found here: GradStar Access Form. GradStar is part of ConnectCarolina Student Administration, so choose the ConnectCarolina Student Admin form to complete.
- GradStar Reporting Access: On the access form, be sure to check PS Query if you want access to GradStar reports.
- Access GradStar through ConnectCarolina
Training and resources for staff and faculty
- GradStar CBT training through Carolina Talent or ConnectCarolina online learning (the GradStar trainings are available under "Student Administration.")
User guides, manuals and policies:
- Hiring Graduate Students 2025-26
- Student travel funding and payment policies (updated 6/24/24)
- Student payments and GradStar policies guide and FAQs
- GradStar step-by-step guide
- GradStar Eligibility guide for eligibility and Summer Opportunities (SUOP) enrollment
- Procedure for paying non-enrolled students via accounts payable campus vouchers
- Cost of attendance (COA) adjustment training (PDF)
- Pre-paid/nonmonetary awards training (PDF) or (PPT, 5MB
)
GradStar and accounting policies
- GradStar transactions and journal entries
- Correcting transactions in GradStar
- GradStar account codes
Tools
Quick reference guides
- Understanding student payment types quick reference
- Student award decision tree
- GradStar process quick reference guide
Reporting in GradStar
Information and resources for students
- Understanding student payment types quick reference
- Student payments and taxes
- Office of Scholarships and Student Aid
- University Cashiers Office
- Cost of attendance rates
- Cost of attendance & remaining aid eligibility calculator - this tool will help students determine their remaining aid eligibility after receiving departmental funding.
Links to other resources
Getting help
- For policy or functional questions, email gradstar@unc.edu.
- For questions about student accounts (University Cashier), email funded@unc.edu
- For questions about financial aid, email ssa_graduate@unc.edu.
- To report Technical problems, login to help.unc.edu and select CONNECTCAROLINA-CAMPUS SOLUTIONS from the 'Choose an Issue' dropdown and then GradStar as the secondary issue. Enter a detailed description and Submit.