For Students
APPLES Collaborative Break funding
APPLES offers alternative break resources to any center, department or student organization that is looking to implement an alternative break for the first time or seeking access to additional resources for existing breaks. APPLES can offer financial support, leader training and other resources to assist in effective break planning. This grant offers flexibility and allows for various options of collaboration:
- Tier One: APPLES will provide leadership training to break leaders, logistical and planning resources and full financial support for two years to offer an alternative winter break. This option is only available to recognized student organizations.
- Tier Two: APPLES will provide leadership training to break leaders, logistical and planning resources and 50 percent of the financial support for two years to offer an alternative winter break. This option is available to University centers, departments and student organizations.
- Tier Three: APPLES will provide leadership training to break leaders and logistical and planning resources for two years to offer an alternative winter break. APPLES will not be responsible for the financial component of the break. This option is available to University centers, departments and student organizations.
- Tier Four: APPLES will provide regular workshops and enrichment to prepare University centers, departments and student organizations to send their own alternative breaks.
Community Engagement Fellowship
The Community Engagement Fellowship program awards each year a maximum of five fellowships of up to $2,000 each year to develop and implement engagement or engaged scholarship projects that (1) employ innovative, sustainable approaches to complex social needs and (2) have an academic connection. Returning, full-time graduate students (individuals or teams) at UNC-Chapel Hill are eligible to apply with preference given to interdisciplinary teams of students. Fellows work in collaboration with community partners and faculty mentors who are familiar with their topics or geographic areas, while fellows are responsible for the major planning and implementation of their projects. The fellowships run from March-October with project implementation occurring during the summer.
Davis Projects for Peace Award
Davis Projects for Peace is open to all undergraduates at the 76 institutions (including UNC-Chapel Hill) that are part of the Davis United World College Scholars Program. Students are invited to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer. The 100 projects judged to be the most promising and feasible will be funded at $10,000 each.
Global Service-Learning Travel Award
The J. Desai Global Service-Learning Award was established in 2007 and is made possible by the very gracious contribution of Jatin Desai who has established a permanent endowment for this purpose. The funds are to be used to defray travel costs for participants.
Partnership Grants
Students and community partners connected to an APPLES course are eligible to apply for a Partnership Grant. These grants are intended to benefit the community partner and deepen the service-learning experience for a student. APPLES is offering up to 10 Partnership Grants of up to $100 each for the current semester. These grants fund supplementary materials for enhancement projects relating to the community partner. These grants must be submitted with both a student and community partner signature.
Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award
The Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award honors the memory and accomplishments of alumnus Robert E. Bryan ’26 of Newton Grove, N.C., who worked his way through the University to become a successful businessman, entrepreneur and public servant. Four Bryan Awards will be given for a specific effort (rather than an overall record) exemplifying outstanding engagement and service to the state of North Carolina.
Robert E. Bryan Social Innovation Fellowship
The Robert E. Bryan Social Innovation Fellowship is designed for aspiring social change-makers who are interested in providing a significant contribution locally, nationally or internationally through the creation of an entrepreneurial project that addresses a community issue or need. Fellows receive enrollment in a Public Policy course, up to $1,500 to help launch their idea, support from APPLES students and staff and invaluable leadership training and personal development. Up to five team Fellowships are awarded each fall for the following calendar year (January-December).
Ronald W. Hyatt Rotary Public Service Award
The Hyatt Rotary Public Service Award is given annually in support of innovative public service projects that exemplify the motto of Rotary International, “Service above Self.” The award is named for the late Dr. Ronald W. Hyatt, Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at UNC-Chapel Hill and long-time member of the Chapel Hill Rotary Club, in recognition of his distinguished career at the University and his commitment to helping others.
For information about funded post-graduation service opportunities, review the One and Two Year Opportunities (excluding the Graduate School) handout maintained by University Career Services. For more information contact Jacquelyn Gist.
For Faculty
Faculty Engaged Scholars program
The Faculty Engaged Scholars program is an initiative of the Carolina Center for Public Service to advance faculty involvement in engaged scholarship. Program goals are to recognize and reward faculty involved in engaged scholarship, create and sustain a community of engaged scholars from diverse perspectives, promote engaged scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill across disciplines, and continue to build UNC-Chapel Hill as an institution committed to and demonstrating strong university-community relationships.
Graduate Student Service-Learning Course Development Grants
In an effort to cultivate service-learning pedagogy in future faculty, APPLES and The Graduate School are collaborating to offer course development grants exclusively to graduate students. Applications are open to any UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student who serves as an instructor of undergraduate courses in Academic or Health Affairs. Current Ueltschi grant recipients are not eligible to apply. Interested students should complete the Ueltschi Service-Learning Course Development Grant application.
Ned Brooks Award for Public Service
The Ned Brooks Award for Public Service honors the contributions and values of Ned Brooks, who has served the University since 1972, making significant contributions to the mission of service and engagement, including a leadership role in the development of the Carolina Center for Public Service. The award recognizes a staff or faculty member of the UNC-Chapel Hill community who throughout his/her career has, in a collaborative and sustained manner, made a difference in the larger community
Office of the Provost Engaged Scholarship Award
The Office of the Provost Engaged Scholarship Award was established in 2000 by Provost Dick Richardson to recognize extraordinary public service and engaged scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This award recognizes faculty members or university units for exemplary engaged scholarship in service to the state of North Carolina.
Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award
The Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award honors the memory and accomplishments of alumnus Robert E. Bryan ’26 of Newton Grove, N.C., who worked his way through the University to become a successful businessman, entrepreneur and public servant. Four Bryan Awards will be given for a specific effort (rather than an overall record) exemplifying outstanding engagement and service to the state of North Carolina.
Service-Learning Course Enhancement Grants
Grants up to $500 are awarded every semester. These grants can fund course development, materials or support required to teaching a APPLES service-learning courses. Applications are received and accepted on a rolling basis.
Ueltschi Service-Learning Course Development Grants
The Office of the Provost and the APPLES Service-Learning Program are soliciting proposals for Ueltschi Service-Learning Course Development Grants. We are seeking to award five $8,000 course development grants and three $1,500 service-learning mini-grants to instructors to develop courses that successfully connect community-based service into the curriculum and promote the pedagogy of service-learning at UNC. Jim Ueltschi ’71 and Jean Ueltschi ’70, in collaboration with the Office of the Provost, have provided these funds since 1997. Faculty members, adjunct faculty members and graduate instructors teaching undergraduate courses in Academic and Health Affairs are eligible and encouraged to apply.