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Funds

APPLES Service-Learning Seed Fund

Provides support for APPLES Service-Learning, which is celebrating a legacy of 35 years as a student-led program that connects academic learning and public service. APPLES engages students, faculty and community in sustained and mutually beneficial partnerships for transformational educational experiences for students and for positive outcomes in communities.

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.

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.

Carolina Center for Public Service

Provides support for the Carolina Center for Public Service to make it possible for Carolina to fulfill its mission of respectful, engaged public service that is responsive and contributes to the common good across North Carolina and beyond.

Center for Public Engagement with Science

Supports a network of field sites through semester-long, immersive experiences in North Carolina and abroad where students live and learn in diverse ecosystems — from mountains to coasts to urban environments while advancing education, research, and community engagement.

Charles M. and Shirley F. Weiss Endowment for Creativity in Performing Arts-Stone Center

Provides support for various performing arts initiatives of Carolina faculty, students, and staff who work in collaboration with the Stone Center in fulfilling its mission and is named for the late Professors Charles M. Weiss and Shirley F. Weiss.

Communication Studies

Provide support for scholarships, research opportunities and professional development experiences that empower our students to thrive — at Carolina and beyond.

Department of Dramatic Art

Provides support for departmental priorities such as productions, student research and travel, or to bring in a special guest to lead a master class or direct a project.

Department of Music

Provides support for a wide variety of initatives, including core student-centered programs such as the UNC Concerto Competition, UNC Opera premieres, other ensembles, symposiums and guest artists.

Faculty Engaged Scholars Program

Provides support for advancing engaged scholarship for Carolina faculty. Selected scholars participate in a two-year curriculum, develop projects and create a learning community yielding new interdisciplinary collaborations, successful grant applications and unique outcomes of scholarship.