Undergraduate Student Funding & Awards - Carolina Center for Public Service

Up to $10,000 to support partnership programs that respond to immediate and anticipated COVID-19 needs in rural areas of North Carolina
Proposals will be accepted from UNC-Chapel Hill students (undergraduate and graduate), faculty and staff. Students applying for funds should have a faculty advisor
All applicants must have an identified community partner that has helped define the project and will assist with its implementation
Applications will be reviewed on a monthly rolling basis

A $5,000 annual scholarship (renewable for up to three years) funded by Scott MacDonald, Donald Ubell, the Fisher family and others
Offered to a select group of service-oriented students in their second year to support tuition costs
Receive training, mentorship and support in pursuing your particular public service interests
Participate in the Buckley Public Service Scholars program for the opportunity and structure to build service portfolios and develop skills related to community service
Participate in a 4-day North Carolina Outward Bound School leadership course during your first year in the program

Up to $5,000 available for North Carolina-based recovery projects led by UNC-Chapel Hill students, staff and/or faculty
Up to $1,000 for relief trips, organized by UNC-Chapel Hill students, staff or faculty, to affected areas

Provides selected students funding, mentorship and support to create and implement a signature service project
For students in their junior and/or senior year
Community Service Scholars will be invited to apply and receive priority, but applications from other students with significant community partnership will also be considered

Up to $1,500 to help launch a project
Designed for undergraduate student teams interested in creating social impact
Recipients enroll in a service-learning course on project management during the spring semester of the fellowship year

Students taking an APPLES course are eligible to apply for a partnership grant
Up to 10 partnership grants of up to $100 each for the current semester
Grants are intended to benefit the community partner and deepen the service-learning experience for a student

Students taking an APPLES course are eligible to apply for transportation grants
Up to $50 to assist with transportation costs associated with course volunteer opportunities
Intended to assist students with additional costs such as gas, parking or bus fare if their volunteer site is further from campus

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
Projects for Peace selects 100 projects judged to be the most promising and feasible and funds them at $10,000 each

Recognizes the sustained and ongoing commitment of a student, faculty member, staff or community partner who has addressed the concerns and needs of North Carolina communities

Provides funds to defray travel costs for APPLES program participants who are extending their work with communities abroad
Two $500 awards are given to two recipients each year
The application cycle is late in the fall semester

Given for a specific effort (rather than an overall record) exemplifying outstanding engagement and service to the state of North Carolina
Recognizes an outstanding undergraduate student, graduate student, staff member and officially recognized student organization