Funds
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.
Graduate School Fellowship Fund
These fellowships bring the world’s brightest graduate students to UNC-Chapel Hill and give them the freedom to do their best work. Dissertation fellowships allow doctoral students to dedicate themselves fully to completing groundbreaking research without financial distraction.
Graduate Student Emergency Fund
This Fund exists to provide financial assistance to graduate and professional students with emergency financial assistance for unforeseen financial circumstances that could hinder their ability to complete their graduate or professional degrees.
Graduate Student Support Fund
Provides support to graduate students in the UNC School of Education to allow them to immerse themselves in their studies and pursue work that holds the promise of transforming education thinking and practice.
Graduate Transportation Grant
The Graduate Student Transportation Grant supports graduate students who travel to and present their research at academic conferences and professional society meetings.
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.
Kenan-Flagler MBA Student Emergency Fund
Provides financial assistance to full-time Master of Business Administration students who encounter unforeseen and urgent financial difficulties that may otherwise hinder their ability to continue their education successfully.