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Help Carolina meet today’s needs and build tomorrow’s possibilities. Find a fund that aligns with your passion and make a difference.

Funds

Arts Engagement Fund

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.

Basic Needs Fund

Provide support to ensure that all students have access to the resources needed to focus on their education and success at Carolina. 

BeAM Makerspace Gift Fund

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.

Carolina Candidacy and Degree Advancement

The Carolina Candidacy and Degree Advancement Fund provides critical short-term support to graduate students facing funding disruptions, helping them stay on track to complete their degrees.

Carolina Food Pantry Network

Provides funding for new and existing food pantries in schools and units across campus to ensure that every member of the Carolina community is food secure and has access to nutritious meals without barriers. Your gift to this fund will allow us to grow our network of on-campus food pantries, so that no matter where students are located, they have access to the food and personal care items they need.

Carolina Higher Education Opportunity Program

The Carolina Higher Education Opportunity Programs enhance students' academic performance, retention and overall development both personally and professionally, to promote graduation in secondary and post-secondary education.

Department of Economics

Provides support for the department's greatest needs, which include showcasing faculty research, aiding students' travel to conferences and competitions, funding the Quantitative Financial Economic Program and offering seminars and Career Preparation courses.

Friends of the Learning and Writing Center

Provides support for strategic advancements in the Writing and Learning Center.

Graduate Professional Development Fund

The Graduate School’s CareerWell Professional Development program equips graduate students with the skills to thrive beyond academia. Through workshops, coaching and targeted resources, we prepare students to lead and excel in diverse career paths.