Science, technology, engineering & math

Advance discovery and innovation to solve complex challenges, drive technological progress and expand opportunities for learning and exploration across STEM fields.

Scientific notation written on a frosted glass wall in front of a research laboratory

Innovating for the future

STEM-focused programs at Carolina prepare students to solve complex problems with precision and purpose. In laboratories, classrooms and the real world, ideas become tools for public good.

Ronit Freeman places colorful hexagonal shapes on a glass wall in a laboratory

This scientist builds living machines

Ronit Freeman uses nature’s building blocks to create innovative technologies to detect and fight disease.

Your support in action

Nicholas Law, head of the Argus Array project, poses with a telescope beneath the Milky Way

Watching all the stars align

The Argus Array will enable real-time discovery across the universe in unprecedented detail with open access for all.

Frank Leibfarth smiling in front of an outdoor background.

Frank Leibfarth receives Carolina’s first Blavatnik award

The chemist’s trailblazing work on PFAs and upcycling plastics earned him a prestigious $250,000 prize for early-career researchers.

Charlotte Montgomery smiles for the camera while working in a fume hood and wearing protective glasses.

Investigating the smallest details

An aspiring electrochemist tracks protons and electrons to improve alternative fuel production.

Support science, technology, engineering and math initiatives

Invest in STEM at Carolina. Your support helps students and faculty design solutions that strengthen communities and shape what comes next. 

Arts and Sciences Faculty Enrichment Fund

Provides support for faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, including travel grants, departmental support, moving/recruitment/ retention, and seed money for new teaching and scholarship projects, teaching grants and new course development funds.

The Chancellor's Science Scholars Fund

Provides support for merit-based scholarships, access to cutting-edge research opportunities, professional development, leadership training, mentorship and programming designed for academic and future success.

Stone Center Communiversity Program

Provide support for the CommUniversity Youth Program (CYP) is the Stone Center’s longest-running outreach program. CYP, founded by Carolina students in 1992, serves an enrichment program for K-12 scholars. Communiversity Youth Program is supported by volunteers from the campus community and takes place after school, four days per week during the academic year.

Computer Science Unrestricted Gift Fund

Provides flexible financial support for the department to address immediate needs, strategic priorities and departmental growth.

Contact us

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 science, technology, engineering and math initiatives.