Explore Funds

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Funds

Advanced Leadership Corp Scholarship Fund

Provides support for participants of the School of Government’s Advanced Leadership Corp Program.

APPLES Service-Learning Seed Fund

Provides support for APPLES Service-Learning, which is celebrating a legacy of 35 years as a student-led program that connects academic learning and public service. APPLES engages students, faculty and community in sustained and mutually beneficial partnerships for transformational educational experiences for students and for positive outcomes in communities.

Botanical Garden Foundation

Provides support for the greatest operational needs.

Brett and Sara Weed Judith Wegner Local Government Fellowship Fund

Provides support for a 12-month Local Government Law Fellowship at the School of Government that prepares newly graduated attorneys for careers in local government law, with an emphasis on serving North Carolina counties and municipalities.

Carolina Across 100

Supports cross-sector partnerships that bring communities together to address North Carolina’s most pressing challenges.

Carolina Center for Public Service

Provides support for the Carolina Center for Public Service to make it possible for Carolina to fulfill its mission of respectful, engaged public service that is responsive and contributes to the common good across North Carolina and beyond.

Carolina Nursing Global Fund

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.

Center for Climate, Energy, Environment & Economics

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.

Center for Public Engagement with Science

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.

Charles M. and Shirley F. Weiss Expendable Fund in Urban Livability

The Weiss Urban Livability Program supports talented graduate students who seek to improve urban livability.