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.

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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.

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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. 

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Edward G. Holley Student Research Fund

Provides support for student research awards, especially for expenses incurred for research on the master's thesis.

BeAM Makerspace Gift Fund

Provides support for a network of campus makerspaces where UNC faculty, students and staff utilize state-of-the-art equipment and emerging technologies to design and make physical objects for education, research, entrepreneurship and recreation.

MPSC: Visitor Experience Fund

Provides support to revolutionize visitor experiences through facility enhancements and the creation of immersive, shared reality experiences in the dome and exhibit halls. 

Arts and Sciences Fund

Provides support for the College’s highest priorities — recruiting and retaining faculty, enhancing student engagement, deepening academic excellence and achieving global impact.

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