News & Updates

  Incoming UNC first year and transfer students, applications are now live for two programs designed just for you! 2018 Global Take Off students in Puerto Rico with program leader, Brandy Arellan … Continued

2018 Global Take Off cohort who delivered supplies in March Thank you so much for those who contributed and helped us promote the clothing and supplies drive for Puerto Rico earlier this semester! The … Continued

CGI is proud to announce that 23 UNC students have been selected as semi-finalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program! All semi-finalists have been reviewed and recommended by the National Screeni … Continued

Applications for the Carolina Global Initiative Award, Vimy Global Team Award, Pre-Dissertation Exploration Award and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship are live! Undergraduate, gradu … Continued

Dr. Niklaus Steiner, director of the UNC Center for Global Initiatives (CGI), and Dr. Charles Kurzman, co-director of the Center for the Study of the Middle East & Muslim Civilizations and profess … Continued

We are excited to announce two new opportunities for juniors and seniors for the upcoming summer, Global Take Off: Puerto Rico [SUMMER] and UNC Medical Horizons Fellowship! Aligned with our Opening Ac … Continued

Writer and musician Jace Clayton, 2017 Duke/UNC Nannerl O. Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor, seeks Duke and UNC undergraduate and graduate students to assist him in making set of unique digita … Continued

Seven students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were awarded grants under the 2017 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellows Program, making Carolina one … Continued

[Below article reproduced from UNC Global site] Two students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to st … Continued

Speak a foreign language and want to practice your conversational skills? Enroll in a Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) course this fall! LAC courses offer students the opportunity to use world la … Continued

Peace Corps is looking for motivated undergraduates to apply to be Campus Ambassadors for the 2017-2018 school year! Gain familiarity with what Peace Corps is looking for in applicants, get behind-the … Continued

As reported by the Chronicle of High Education, UNC-Chapel Hill has been ranked as one of the top producers of Fulbright Students! The university is listed among an impressive list of peer research in … Continued

International Student and Scholar Services has created a resource page regarding the recent executive orders on immigration. The site includes a full list of UNC updates, events and info sessions held … Continued

CGI is proud to announce that 18 UNC students have been selected as semi-finalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program! All semi-finalists have been reviewed and recommended by the National Screeni … Continued

Funding award applications for three different programs at CGI are now available! There are opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students across all disciplines, and each opportunity … Continued

Work this spring as a part-time research assistant and travel to sub-Saharan Africa this summer with the Water Institute ! This role is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the sustainability of … Continued

If you’re interested in learning a less commonly taught language, the FLAS Fellowship offers an incredible opportunity to participate in an immersive summer experience as well as enroll in a full acad … Continued

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program allows graduating seniors, master’s students, doctoral candidates, and recent graduates to self-design a research/study project, or serve as an English Teaching Assi … Continued