CGI is proud to announce a record-breaking 43 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
Have you heard? The CGI Award and the Vimy Global Team Award have undergone some big changes for the 2018-19 academic year, and both award applications are now live! To better meet students’ needs we’ve changed the application deadlines for … Continued
Incoming UNC first year and transfer students, applications are now live for two programs designed just for you! Global Take Off: Puerto Rico is a fully funded, five-day education experience in Puerto Rico that occurs in December right after … Continued
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
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
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
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
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 Access effort, both opportunities are designed for students with limited travel experience and financial … 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 digital music-making tools, inspired by and produced in conjunction with local … 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 of the top producers of Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellows. UNC was awarded $190,722 … 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 study critical languages during summer 2017. A critical language … 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 languages outside the language and literature curricula. At least … 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-scenes experience with the application process and help your Peace … 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 institutions for producing 12 UNC Fulbright students … 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 on campus, and additional information and resources. This page, … 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 Screening Committee and will advance to the final round of … 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 allows you to pursue a self-designed project. Learn more about the Carolina Global … 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 solar-powered drinking water systems in rural areas of Ghana, … 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 academic year of language and area studies courses to … Continued
