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The Carolina Candidacy and Degree Advancement Fund provides critical short-term support to graduate students facing funding disruptions, helping them stay on track to complete their degrees.

Provides support for the Externship Program, connecting Carolina Law students with mentored, hands‑on legal experience alongside judges and practicing attorneys.

Provides support for Carolina Law students pursuing unpaid or underfunded summer professional work opportunities serving the public interest.

These fellowships bring the world’s brightest graduate students to UNC-Chapel Hill and give them the freedom to do their best work. Dissertation fellowships allow doctoral students to dedicate themselves fully to completing groundbreaking research without financial distraction.

This Fund exists to provide financial assistance to graduate and professional students with emergency financial assistance for unforeseen financial circumstances that could hinder their ability to complete their graduate or professional degrees.

The Graduate Student Transportation Grant supports graduate students who travel to and present their research at academic conferences and professional society meetings.

Provides support for hands‑on opportunities that expose Carolina Law students to litigation by working with judges and observing proceedings in district and superior courts as part of an immersive, court‑based learning experience.

Provides support for vital scholarship assistance, a top priority in advancing access and excellence at Carolina Law.

These fellowships ensure timely degree completion in disciplines where summer funding is not available.

Established in 1996 by the visionary Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Royster, The Royster Society of Fellows is the premier doctoral recruitment fellowship program at the Carolina. As a member of the Royster Society of Fellows, graduate students become part of an exclusive community that extends beyond their time at the University.