Explore Funds

Impact Awards recognize current graduate students and recent graduate alumni whose research contributes to the educational, economic, physical, social or cultural well-being of North Carolina communities and citizens.

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.

Supports students and faculty pursuing ventures to benefit the public good and address social issues.

Supports students pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors including internships at startups, the 1789 club, micro-grants, pitch competitions and more.

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.

Provides discretionary support for the Institute for Private Capital at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. The Institute for Private Capital aims to promote a deep understanding of the role of private capital markets in the global 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.

Provides general support for the Ackland Art Museum.

This endowment will provide a long-term funding solution with critical, built-in flexibility to address future needs. The annual yield from this endowment will provide a flexible resource to address the challenges and opportunities presented to Carolina Athletics in the years ahead.

Provides discretionary support for the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise develops and promotes innovative, market-based solutions to vital economic issues.