Giving Updates
UNC receives $271.25 million in gifts in fiscal year 2009
In fiscal year 2009, Carolina’s fund-raising efforts brought in $271.25 million in gifts, the second highest total in history for this type of support. Gifts account for money that is immediately available to the University. In commitments for fiscal year 2009, which ended June 30, UNC raised $290.4 million. Commitments include pledges as well as gifts.
Only fiscal year 2008’s gift total of $301 million tops the 2009 mark, and UNC was in the final months of a major fund-raising campaign - the Carolina First Campaign - that year.
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Only fiscal year 2008’s gift total of $301 million tops the 2009 mark, and UNC was in the final months of a major fund-raising campaign - the Carolina First Campaign - that year.
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UNC’s fund-raising excellence honored for 10th time in 17 years
For the 10th time in the past 17 years, a national organization that supports educational advancement efforts has honored Carolina for its fund-raising success.
No other university – public or private – can match that record.
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No other university – public or private – can match that record.
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UNC awards nearly $1.2 million in scholarships
Carolina awarded close to $1.2 million in academic merit scholarships for 2009-10 to 211 freshmen – 177 from North Carolina and 34 from out of state.
The scholarships are renewable for each of three more years of undergraduate study, bringing the total value of the awards to nearly $4.8 million. Many were created by private gifts.
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The scholarships are renewable for each of three more years of undergraduate study, bringing the total value of the awards to nearly $4.8 million. Many were created by private gifts.
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Students, graduates, to study, work abroad on Fulbrights
Eleven UNC students and recent graduates have received 2009-2010 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards to study, teach or conduct research in other countries.
Nationwide, more than 1,450 students were chosen for academic or professional achievement and leadership potential.
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Nationwide, more than 1,450 students were chosen for academic or professional achievement and leadership potential.
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UNC honors 46 with Johnston Scholarships
UNC honored 29 first-year and 17 new nursing students with its most prestigious need-based merit awards, the annual James M. Johnston Scholarships. The first-year scholarships are renewable for three more years of study.
Twenty in-state and nine out-of-state students won the awards. All students with financial need are considered for Johnston Scholarships, but merit determines the winners. Awards vary among recipients according to need. Graduate students among the nursing recipients receive $8,000 per year.
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Twenty in-state and nine out-of-state students won the awards. All students with financial need are considered for Johnston Scholarships, but merit determines the winners. Awards vary among recipients according to need. Graduate students among the nursing recipients receive $8,000 per year.
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38 UNC students awarded study abroad scholarships
UNC has awarded more than $100,000 in privately funded, need- and merit-based scholarships to 38 undergraduates for 2009 summer, fall and academic year study abroad programs.
The awards are just part of the financial support that UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences provides to students for study abroad throughout the year. The college raised more than $19 million for study abroad programs and scholarships during UNC’s latest major fund-raising drive, the Carolina First Campaign.
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The awards are just part of the financial support that UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences provides to students for study abroad throughout the year. The college raised more than $19 million for study abroad programs and scholarships during UNC’s latest major fund-raising drive, the Carolina First Campaign.
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Endowed professor James Johnson aims high for area kids
Eight years ago, the idea for a school took hold of Rev. Kenneth Hammond of Union Baptist Church on North Roxboro Street in Durham, N.C., and James H. Johnson Jr., the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Kenan-Flagler Business School.
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Golden LEAF Foundation renews grant to CCAC
The Golden LEAF Foundation has renewed its commitment to the Carolina College Advising Corps for the 2009-2010 academic year, a move that will enable the program to continue serving 10 North Carolina high schools and add two more. Overall, the corps will have 19 advisers serving 40 high schools in 21 counties across North Carolina this school year.
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