Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation awards the Goldwater Scholarship, and it seeks students who display intellectual curiosity and intensity and possess potential for significant future contributions in their chosen field. Each year, 250-300 students nationwide will … Continued

The Julia Preston Brumley Fund

The Julia Preston Brumley Fund shall provides support to students participating in a semester or summer study abroad program approved by the American Studies Curriculum and the Office of Study Abroad. Recipients, known as Julia Preston Brumley Scholars, are selected … Continued

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program allows graduating-seniors, master’s students, doctoral candidates, and recent graduates to self-design a research/study project, or serve as an English Teaching Assistant in one of more than 140 countries. The Fulbright program is sponsored by the … Continued

Boren Awards/National Security Education Program

The David L. Boren awards includes undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships and are funded by The National Security Education Program, which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. National security. These awards provide American … Continued

Critical Language Scholarship

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the … Continued

Beinecke Scholarship

The Beinecke Scholarship Program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. There are … Continued

Horace J. Shumate Memorial Fund

Due to a generous endowment from Carol Shumate, the UNC Study Abroad office is offering an opportunity to apply for scholarships of at least $1250 to offset the cost of a summer, semester, or year long Study Abroad program. Preference … Continued

Mingma Norbu Sherpa Fellowship

The fellowship is named for the late Mingma Norbu Sherpa, a pioneering conservationist in the Himalaya who served as an official with the World Wildlife Fund. Mr. Sherpa believed that having nature need not take place at the expense of … Continued

James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program

The James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is designed to provide a substantive work experience for students who have a serious career interest in the area of international affairs. Approximately 12-14 students will … Continued