Funding Priority

Signature Initiatives

Signature Initiatives address issues and opportunities that emerge over the course of the campaign, leveraging our strengths to remain responsive to the times and needs of the people.

Campaign Funding Priorities

David Routh
Vice Chancellor - Development
drouth@unc.edu

Signature Initiative Funding Priorities

Student Support
The Carolina Edge
The Carolina Edge is a campus-wide effort to ensure we can continue to recruit the very best students. We intend to raise $1 billion for undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships in many areas. Because the Carolina Edge includes all scholarships on campus, giving to any scholarship benefits the Carolina Edge.
Student Support
A Global Mindset
We believe that to be a preeminent university, global thinking must be integrated into all we do. Global opportunities fuel our students’ lives, our faculty’s research and our innovative spirit. A global education can no longer simply be an option – it must be integral to every student’s experience. We want to offer a Global Guarantee – a guarantee that every Carolina student will graduate with the skills and experience needed to be engaged global citizens.
Sciences
UNC Institute for Convergent Science
Successful universities, both public and private, are engines for innovation - places where basic science meets technology to solve problems for the public good. The UNC Institute for Convergent Science will help Carolina lead in our service to the State and Nation by bringing together innovators from the worlds of science, engineering, art, humanities, design, and business.
Arts
Arts Everywhere
Arts Everywhere is rooted in the fundamental belief that the arts are for everyone. They prompt us to see the world with new eyes, to solve problems in non-linear ways, ask difficult questions, access creativity and think unconventionally. With every arts-related department and unit participating, Arts Everywhere aims to embed creative expression, live arts experiences and arts learning into students’ Carolina education.

Explore Stories

Donor

Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative: Every Dollar Matters

“This program literally saved [my daughter’s] life.”

Research

Breaking Down Precision Medicine

UNC Lineberger designs, develops and delivers CAR-T therapy to to attack cancers.

Patient

From Cancer Patient to Volunteer

“In this position I feel like I’ve been given a purpose, and I wouldn’t have had this opportunity before. To be a part of cancer therapies, even my own, is a very special thing.”