Funds
Edward G. Holley Student Research Fund
Provides support for student research awards, especially for expenses incurred for research on the master's thesis.
Impact Awards
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.
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.
Innovate Carolina Social Innovation Collaborative
Supports students and faculty pursuing ventures to benefit the public good and address social issues.
Innovate Carolina Student Engagement
Supports students pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors including internships at startups, the 1789 club, micro-grants, pitch competitions and more.
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.
North Carolina Institute for Public Health
Provides support to provide training, technical assistance, data analysis, strategic planning and innovative public health solutions that improve health outcomes across North Carolina and beyond.
The Institute for Convergent Science Program Fund
Supports faculty committed to groundbreaking basic research and the translational work needed to move discoveries into the world through translational excellence.
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.
UNC Sustainability Fund
Supports Sustainable Carolina, UNC-Chapel Hill’s central hub for advancing sustainability by connecting campus operations, academics, and research, tracking progress, and engaging the community in hands-on efforts to reduce environmental impact and promote long-term well-being.