Supplies Drive for Puerto Rico!

Thank you so much for those who contributed and helped us promote the clothing and supplies drive for Puerto Rico earlier this semester! The Center for Global Initiatives has a second Global Take Off trip to Puerto Rico planned in … Continued

Fulbright Announces 23 UNC Semi-Finalists!

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 Screening Committee and will advance to the final round of … Continued

Summer Award Applications Are Live!

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, graduate and doctoral students can now apply for funding to pursue a self-designed project next … Continued

Global Education for All?

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 professor sociology at UNC, recently released a report titled … Continued

Seven UNC Students Named Fulbright-Hays Fellows

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 of the top producers of Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellows. UNC was awarded $190,722 … Continued

Be a Peace Corps Campus Ambassador!

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-scenes experience with the application process and help your Peace … Continued

UNC Ranked Top Producer of Fulbright Students!

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 institutions for producing 12 UNC Fulbright students … Continued

Resources Regarding the Recent Executive Orders

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 on campus, and additional information and resources. This page, … Continued

Fulbright Announces 18 UNC Semi-Finalists!

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 Screening Committee and will advance to the final round of … Continued

Multiple Travel Award Applications Now Live!

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 allows you to pursue a self-designed project. Learn more about the Carolina Global … Continued

Water Institute Hiring Part-Time Research Assistant

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 solar-powered drinking water systems in rural areas of Ghana, … Continued

Learn another language abroad with a FLAS Fellowship!

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 academic year of language and area studies courses to … Continued

Study, Research or Teach Abroad with a Fulbright

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 Assistant in one of more than 140 countries. Applications for current UNC students or … Continued