Explore Funds

Provide support for the Ackland's core services: exhibitions, educational outreach, collection conservation, research and free admission.

Provide conservation support for the Ackland's permanent collection of over 22,000 objects.

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 the greatest operational needs.

The Capital Improvement and Renewal Fund provides support for capital improvement and renewal projects that expand, renovate, enhance and preserve University facilities and campus spaces.

Provides support for Carolina Nursing’s new state-of-the-art Nursing Education Building.

Provides support for student learning and professional leadership in banking and finance law through research, teaching, and industry‑focused programs at UNC School of Law.

Provides support for immersive student learning in environmental, energy, and climate law through research collaboration, policy analysis, and experiential opportunities that connect legal study to real‑world challenges at UNC School of Law.

Supports a network of field sites through semester-long, immersive experiences in North Carolina and abroad where students live and learn in diverse ecosystems — from mountains to coasts to urban environments while advancing education, research, and community engagement.

Provides support for the ongoing operations, programming, and research of the UNC Center for the Business of Health (CBOH) at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Use of funds may include supporting core programs that focus on co-curricular learning opportunities, interdisciplinary research and faculty support, student career development, new courses and offerings, and convening major events and symposia at the intersection of business and health.