Explore Funds

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.

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.

Provides support for the highest priorities of the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program (E3P).

Provides support to the greatest need of the department to study how environmental factors such as air, water and pollution affect human health and develop solutions to protect our communities.

Provides support for the department to investigate the causes, patterns and prevention of diseases and health conditions in populations.

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

Supports the director in expanding strategic partnerships with academic collaborators, advancing innovative research and educational initiatives, and fostering meaningful engagement with local stakeholders on critical environmental challenges.

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.

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.

This fund provides the UNC Institute for the Environment with the flexibility to deploy resources where they are most needed to support core programs, advance emerging research, and respond to urgent environmental challenges.