Student Premium Permit lottery
Student Premium Permit lottery
Commuter students may enter a lottery by Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, to add premium access to their standard annual permit at an additional cost of $100 for the academic year.
Premium access will be valid in one of these locations: Cone Faculty/Staff Deck, East Deck 1 or Union Deck Upper, in addition to commuter lots and decks. Students must select their preference when they enter the lottery.
If selected, students must pay $580 total for the academic year.
Eligibility criteria and process
To be selected for a student premium permit, you must:
- Enter the lottery via this Google Form by Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.
- If selected, please follow the instructions sent to you in the notification email.
- Pay the balance of the permit in full by 49er Account, cash, check or credit card.
Restrictions
Only a limited number of permits are available by lottery:
- 50 permits for Cone Faculty/Staff
- 50 permits for East Deck 1
- 25 permits for Union Deck Upper
This offer is only available to commuter students.
Students may only enter the lottery one time.
Students must have already purchased a standard permit to be eligible.
Permit recipients will be selected in August by a random drawing.
Credit card on file payment plans are not accepted. The permit must be paid for in full.
Permits are not valid in Lot 15 or Center City Building unless the student is enrolled in classes. The lottery is not open to resident students.
If you are currently enrolled in a payment plan, you will be able to remain in the payment plan, but will be required to pay for the student premium upgrade in full. If you have already paid for a discount,* semester or annual permit, you will be required to pay for the upgrade in full.
If a payment plan defaults due to non-payment, the premium add-on will default as well. The student will not be eligible to have a premium on any future permits purchased this year.
*Discount permits will need to visit the PaTS office for student premium parking permissions to be applied.
Questions
Contact the Parking and Transportation Communication Center at 704-687-0161 or pats@charlotte.edu.