Explore Funds

Provides support for the College’s highest priorities — recruiting and retaining faculty, enhancing student engagement, deepening academic excellence and achieving global impact.

Support programming that provides transformational arts exchanges among artists, students and community members — using arts as a tool to advance discovery, interdisciplinary learning, leadership skill building, connection and belonging.

Provides support for a network of campus makerspaces where UNC faculty, students and staff utilize state-of-the-art equipment and emerging technologies to design and make physical objects for education, research, entrepreneurship and recreation.

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.

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

Provides flexible financial support for the department to address immediate needs, strategic priorities and departmental growth.

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.

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.

Provides support for student research awards, especially for expenses incurred for research on the master's thesis.