Explore Funds

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Funds

Botanical Garden Foundation

Provides support for the greatest operational needs.

Designated Garden Improvements

Provides support for the North Carolina Botanical Garden to meet capital project needs or groundbreaking initiatives to better serve the citizens of North Carolina.

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.

Master Plan-Herbarium

Provides capital support for the UNC Herbarium.

Morehead-Cain Scholarship Fund

Provide support for the Morehead-Cain Program at Carolina, the first program of its kind in the United States. Morehead-Cain identifies the most promising young leaders across our state, nation and world, and invests in a transformational college experience at Carolina that prepares them for a lifetime of impact.