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 flexible, unrestricted financial support for the Department of Applied Physical Sciences, helping the department address immediate needs, support student and faculty research, and fund educational priorities.

Provides support for faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, including travel grants, departmental support, moving/recruitment/ retention, and seed money for new teaching and scholarship projects, teaching grants and new course development funds.

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

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 to the department to advance methods to analyze health data and improve public health research and decision-making.

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 to expand global learning opportunities for Carolina Nursing students and faculty through study abroad, international virtual collaboration and visiting scholars — preparing nurses to improve health across cultures and communities.