Giving to the Graduate School
Giving Levels
Your gift plays a vital role in shaping Carolina's future and helps the Graduate School meet its highest priority of attracting the best minds to Carolina. There are various levels of giving to the Graduate School:
- The Dean's Club
- The Centennial Society
- Friends of the Graduate School
- The Privileges of Membership
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The Dean's Club
The Graduate Dean's Club members are the most generous and loyal supporters of graduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Members of the Dean's Club - who give an annual gift of $1,000 or more or a lifetime gift of $50,000 or more - are invited to special campus events and seminars. They also receive The Fountain, a publication that highlights the latest research and news in graduate education at UNC-Chapel Hill, and other regular updates about what's happening at the Graduate School.
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The Centennial Society
The Centennial Society was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina in 2003. Members of the Centennial Society - who give an annual gift of at least $500 - will be invited to special events celebrating our centennial during the next year. They also receive The Fountain, a publication that highlights the latest research and news in graduate education at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Friends of the Graduate School
Donors who give an annual gift of $100 or more are designated as Friends of the Graduate School. Members receive The Fountain, a publication that highlights the latest research and news in graduate education at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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The Privileges of Membership
Dean's Club members are invited to be Graduate School Dean Linda Dykstra's special guests at graduate receptions, seminars, and other special Graduate School events. Your leadership gift will be appropriately acknowledged in Graduate School publications, most notably in The Fountain, a publication supporting graduate education at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dean Dykstra will also keep you informed about what's happening at the Graduate School through regular updates.
However you choose to support the Graduate School, know that your gift makes a real difference in the lives of Carolina graduate students. You can take pride in your direct involvement in protecting and enhancing the quality of this great University.
The University of North Carolina Hardin Fellowship provided me with the unique opportunity to focus solely on finishing my dissertation work. ... I am confident that without the fellowship, I would not have graduated as quickly given the amount of effort required to finish a dissertation. Furthermore, the quality of my dissertation and my attitude toward the entire graduate experience benefited immeasurably from this ability to give my undivided attention to my graduate work.
Find Out More
To become a Graduate School supporter, please click on the following link and be sure to designate the Graduate School as your beneficiary: Make a Gift.
Your gift may be designated to the Dean's Fund or to any other Graduate School fellowship or fund.
It is our responsibility, here at Carolina, to provide an environment in which our graduate students acquire both the knowledge and the skills that will enable them to lead in a world of continual discovery and change. We strive to create an environment for graduate education that encourages excellence. Our ability to do that depends upon the support of our many committed friends.