Surojit “Surge” Biswas ’13 has received a Churchill Scholarship, valued at $62,000, for 2014-15 to do graduate work at the University of Cambridge in England. Biswas is one of 14 candidates chosen nationwide for the one-year award by… read more
Jashawnna Gladney had never set foot outside the United States. But then last summer she studied in China, thanks to the Hong Kong Carolina Club, which started a study abroad scholarship program last year to expose undergraduate students to a… read more
One of the ways the GAA supports current students’ educational pursuits is through scholarships provided by alumni contributions. For 2013-14, the GAA and its sponsored groups are providing scholarships and other grants to 73 students, totaling… read more
Carolina senior Sarah Bufkin has been selected for a Mitchell Scholarship, which supports graduate studies in Ireland. Bufkin, 22, was one of 12 Americans selected Saturday for the prestigious award, which provides tuition, accommodations, a… read more
UNC ranks sixth this year among large colleges and universities contributing the greatest number of graduating seniors to Teach For America. New rankings show Carolina contributed 57 new graduates to the incoming teaching corps. Last year, UNC… read more
The University will welcome 25 scholars — all aspiring to careers in the sciences — this fall into the inaugural Chancellor’s Science Scholars Program. The incoming cohort includes 17 scholars from North Carolina. The first-year students… read more
Seven UNC students have received UNC Class of 1938 travel fellowships for research abroad this summer. The students were chosen from 42 applicants who submitted proposals for projects outside the U.S. Selection is based on the quality of an… read more
William Gray Lindsey, a junior at Carolina, has been awarded a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholarship for his academic, leadership and public service accomplishments. He is one of 62 Truman Scholars who were selected from among 629 candidates… read more
Akhil A. Jariwala has devoted much of his time at Carolina to environmental efforts. A junior from Raleigh, he co-founded Tar Heel Bikes, one of the largest bicycle share programs of its kind at an American public university. As a member of… read more
Patrick Joseph Short, a junior at UNC, has been awarded a 2013 Goldwater Scholarship. Sophomore Anna-Lisa Doebley and junior Vishwajith Sridharan received honorable mentions. Short is the 40th Goldwater Scholar from Carolina since the program… read more