Funds
Acceleration Fund for Research
Provides support for Gillings faculty, students and staff to address critical public health challenges through research.
Dean's Acceleration Fund
Provides support for our dean to support emerging challenges and innovative projects across the School.
Epidemiology
Provides support for the department to investigate the causes, patterns and prevention of diseases and health conditions in populations.
Health Behavior
Provides support to the department to design and evaluate interventions that help individuals and communities adopt healthier behaviors and reduce health disparities.
Health Policy and Management
Provides support to the department to prepare the next generation of leaders to improve health care systems, shape health policy and manage organizations that deliver health services.
Maternal and Child Health
Provides essential funding to the department to focus on improving the health and well-being of women, children, adolescents and families through research, practice and policy.
Nutrition
Provides critical funding to the department to examine how diet and nutrition influence health and develop evidence-based strategies to prevent disease and promote wellness across the state of North Carolina. Additionally, our faculty partner with Carolina Athletics to support the health and performance of Tar Heel student-athletes.
Public Health Foundation
Provides support for student and faculty needs schoolwide.
Public Health Leadership and Practice
Provides essential resources to connect public health research with real-world practice by training professionals and partnering with communities to improve population health.
Public Health Student Scholarships
Provides support for merit scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students.