The Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an academic and administrative hub for over 80 programs and 160 graduate degrees across the University. We provide centralized services and support to enhance Carolina graduate students’ experience and empower them to achieve their potential. We are dedicated to excellence in graduate education, and we strive to foster a balance between academic rigor and student wellbeing.
Through research, teaching and public service, graduate education generates knowledge and innovative solutions that address critical societal needs. Carolina graduate students are the next generation of leaders, researchers and public servants who will apply their talents to solving the world’s greatest challenges.
The Graduate School offers resources and support to aid students with funding, professional development, administrative processes, personal wellbeing and more. We encourage Carolina graduate students to explore and engage with our programming and services.
As the only campus unit solely dedicated to graduate students—which currently represent 35% of the total student population—our work is integral to making Carolina one of the leading universities in the world.
Graduate students play an essential role at Carolina and GiveUNC is the perfect opportunity to show your support for their impact. Every dollar received supports graduate students and graduate education across campus.
Your gift today on GiveUNC can support a variety of important initiatives and funds—from the most flexible unrestricted funds to more specific causes, any amount to any fund makes a difference.
Show your support for graduate students and graduate education at Carolina today!
Initiatives
Graduate School Fellowships
This fund provides fellowships that are essential to attracting exceptional graduate students from across the globe and helping them to achieve at a high level. Dissertation fellowships enable doctoral students to focus exclusively on completing their research and writing their dissertation.
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The Graduate School Dean’s Fund
This unrestricted fund allows The Graduate School the most flexibility to provide support for graduate students and graduate education initiatives when and where it’s needed most.
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Summer Research Fellowships
The Graduate School matches gifts from private donors to create summer research fellowships in areas where summer funding is limited. These fellowships allow doctoral students to focus exclusively on their research during the summer months and graduate more quickly.
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The Graduate School Fund for Experiential Learning
This fund provides stipends for graduate students, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder their ability to pursue experiential learning opportunities in non-academic settings.
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CareerWell Graduate Professional Development
The Graduate School’s CareerWell Professional Development program provides a full range of training opportunities and resources to prepare students for career success as innovative future leaders. It is our mission to ensure students have the skills they need to succeed professionally as well as academically.
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Royster Society of Graduate Fellows
Established in 1996 by the visionary Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Royster, The Royster Society of Fellows is the premier doctoral recruitment fellowship program at UNC. As a member of the Royster Society of Fellows, graduate students become part of an exclusive community that extends beyond their time at the University.
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