Funding Opportunities
for Undergraduate Students
Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Programs
- Available for some world regions.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Gives students opportunities for international experiences. Graduate students and graduating seniors are eligible to apply. - Honors Thesis Research Awards
Supports the research of undergraduate students who are working on an Honors Thesis that has an international dimension. - Carolina Undergraduate Health Fellowships
Enables promising undergraduates to create a self-designed health related study anywhere in the world. - Undergraduate Research Awards
Supports the research of undergraduates who are working on a project that has an international dimension. - International Internship Awards
Offers financial support to students who have secured an internationally focused internship.
- Academic Enrichment Funds
Available to support UNC Student Organizations and their events.
Institute for the Study of the Americas
- Federico G. Gil Award
This award, named in honor of the late Federico G. Gil, Kenan Professor Emeritus of Political Science and director of ISA from 1959 to 1983, is for the best honors thesis on a Latin American or Caribbean topic.
- Julia Crane Travel and Research Grant
Each year ISA awards a modest travel and research grant, named in honor of the late Julia Crane, Professor of Anthropology, to an undergraduate student who plans to conduct original research in Latin America or the Caribbean.
- Andrew W. Mellon Awards
Funds from the Institute's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation endowment support additional awards for undergraduate study and research abroad. Contact the curriculum faculty advisor for information.
Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
- Fellowships and Internships in Russian and East European Studies