Access, affordability & scholarships
Open doors to a Carolina education by removing financial barriers and expanding access for talented students.
Opening doors for all
Carolina maintains its ability to recruit top scholars by ensuring each student can afford their education and offering opportunities to maximize their time along the way. Through financial support programs and experiential opportunities, Carolina is committed to affording every student the chance to thrive. Providing for students on both fronts is critical as the University strives toward growing enrollment over the next 10 years.
College access and workforce development
More than two-thirds of North Carolina’s jobs will require a high-quality credential or post-secondary degree by 2030. Yet, 50% of high school seniors aren’t enrolling in a post-secondary institution. Carolina wants to close this achievement gap and ensure every student receives the guidance and support they need to succeed.
Affordability and excellence
Private, flexible support for scholarships provides opportunities for promising students to pursue a world-class education at Carolina and ensures our ability to uphold our core values.
Student success
Carolina offers holistic support programs, financial well-being counseling and numerous opportunities on campus and around the globe to supplement financial assistance.
The full circle story of a Blue Sky Scholar
Since its launch, the Blue Sky Scholars Program has addressed a critical gap in higher education funding by supporting high-achieving students from middle-income families in North Carolina. For one alumna, it changed the course of her life.
Morehead-Cain announces sophomore selections
These 18 students in the Class of 2029 will join the prestigious scholarship program in their second year at Carolina.
Clark Family Scholarship supports students from the Southeast
This year, Carolina welcomed its first recipient: first-year student Cassie van Riessen of Cleveland, Mississippi.
UNC in Montpellier celebrates 50 years in France
The study abroad program gives students the confidence to navigate unfamiliar places, overseas and back home.
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Have questions or want to explore how your giving can make the greatest impact? We welcome the opportunity to connect and learn more about what inspires you. Reach out to start a conversation about your philanthropic goals and how you can support student access, affordability and scholarships.