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.
- Access GradStar through ConnectCarolina
Training and resources for staff and faculty
- GradStar CBT training
The gradstar trainings are available under "Student Administration." - GradStar Account Codes
- GradStar User Guide
- Salary Stipend Calculator for Graduate Students
- Understanding Student Payment Types Quick Reference
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.
- Resources for budgeting and financial planning
- Student Wellness programming includes some financial resources.
- Forbes list of the best budgeting apps for 2021
: Personal Capital, Mint, YNAB (You Need A Budget), PocketGuard, Goodbudget, Stash, Honeydue, Digit. - The Graduate School provides financial literacy workshops for graduate and professional students.
Information about changes coming August 2021
- Changes coming to student payments - webinar slides (PDF)
- Changes coming to student payments - webinar recording
- Presentation for training grants only (PDF)
- FAQs for all changes to student payments
- FAQs for changes to training grants
- Changes Coming to Student Payments - April 26, 2021 memo
- Changes Coming to Student Payments – May 25, 2021, student memo
- For policy or functional questions, email gradstar@unc.edu.
- For questions about student accounts (University Cashier), email funded@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.