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Funds

Applied Physical Sciences Gift Fund

Provides flexible, unrestricted financial support for the Department of Applied Physical Sciences, helping the department address immediate needs, support student and faculty research, and fund educational priorities.

Friends of the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship

Provides support for high-impact courses and experiential learning opportunities in the Shuford Program.

Innovate Carolina General Fund

Support Innovation for all Carolina faculty and students. Provides funding for priority entrepreneurial and early-stage initiatives at the discretion of UNC’s Chief Innovation Officer.

Institute for Innovation

Provides support for experiential legal education through UNC School of Law’s Institute for Innovation, where students work alongside faculty to serve startups, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs and strengthen North Carolina’s innovation economy.

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.

The Kevin M. Guskiewicz Distinguished Professorship in Exercise and Sport Science

Will be used to attract or retain a distinguished teacher and scholar to the Department of Exercise and Sport Science in the College of Arts and Sciences in honor of Kevin M. Guskiewicz, 12th chancellor of the University and his extraordinary 28 years of service to Carolina.

UNC Kenan-Flagler Energy Center

Provides discretionary support for the Energy Center at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. The UNC Kenan-Flagler Energy Center promotes achieving an effective, consensus national energy policy that addresses the dual energy challenge — providing plentiful, affordable and secure energy while materially reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions and educating students in all sectors of the energy industry.