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

SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship)

SURF recipients are expected to engage in undergraduate research, scholarship, or performance for at least 9 weeks, with a minimum of 20 hours/week during the summer (May-August). Please note that some projects may require more than the minimum of 20 … Continued

Diversity Abroad Overseas Ambassador Scholarship

Diversity Abroad, in cooperation with the AIFS Foundation, will offer $500 scholarships for fall and spring semester. Five scholarships are available for each semester. Economically disadvantaged students, first-generation, students with disabilities and ethnic and racially diverse students are strongly encouraged … Continued

Weir Honors Fellowship in Asian Studies

William D. Weir Honors Fellowships in Asian Studies offer Carolina undergraduates a unique opportunity to develop their language skills and gain practical, independent work experience in China. The program is designed for students who have started their Chinese language journey … 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

C-STEP Internship Stipend

In order to be competitive in the job market most students understand that they need to participate in an internship or internships in their chosen field before they graduate. However, sometimes those internships are unpaid. This is challenging for any … Continued

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships fund an academic year of advanced language study abroad of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and selected Southeast Asian languages. Superior candidates pursuing careers in fields such as STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), international business, accounting, law, medicine, journalism, … Continued

Burch Fellowship

Passion. Commitment. Imagination. Leadership. Burch Fellows are exceptional students who bring these qualities to an academic endeavor that falls within the University’s mission. Applicants must have the imagination and resourcefulness to plan a fellowship experience that allows you to pursue … 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

Global Gap Year Fellowship

The Fellowship is a highly selective award given to a cohort of high school graduates who have been admitted to UNC as part of the university’s early action deadline. Once admitted, students must submit a separate application for the fellowship … Continued