Institute for the Study of the Americas

For specific information about the competitions listed below, including application forms and guidelines, please click on the appropriate links below.

The resources listed below may change. Students are advised to check with the individual programs for up-to-date information.

Apples Service Learning Program: Paid internships are available for spring semester or summer break. Students intern at a variety of nonprofit and governmental agencies, earning a stipend and three hours of academic course credit. Social Entrepreneur Fellowships are also offered for students creating sustainable community-based service projects. Visit: http://www.unc.edu/apples/students/index.html.

Center for Global Initiatives offers a variety of opportunities for undergraduate research and internships. Visit: http://gi.unc.edu.

C.V. Starr International Scholarships: Provides funding to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research or professional experience projects with an international focus. Visit: http://global.unc.edu.

The Office of Distinguished Scholarships serves as an information clearinghouse for prestigious scholarship opportunities, advises students on their applications and facilitates contacts with faculty mentors. Visit: http://www.distinguishedscholarships.unc.edu/.

Stone Center: The Undergraduate International Studies Fellowship supports international travel and study for students in good standing and enrolled full-time at UNC-CH. It provides travel awards to students pursuing academic research or study in an international setting. Priority is given to programs in areas of African Diaspora. Visit: http://ibiblio.org/shscbch/.

Study Abroad Awards: The Study Abroad Office offers a number of funding opportunities including the Anthony and Hope Harrington Study Abroad Scholarship and the Bejarano-Benning Scholarship. Both of these awards are intended for students pursuing opportunities in Latin America.

Undergraduate Research Awards, offered bi-annually, are designed for students pursuing honors thesis work in their senior year. Projects with an international dimension may qualify for a supplemental award from the Center for Global Initiatives (CGI). Visit: http://www.honors.unc.edu/index.php/newresearch.html?start=3.

For additional resources visit: http://global.unc.edu.

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Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship: Full-time graduate and professional students who are US citizens or permanent residents may apply for non-service graduate fellowships to conduct language and area studies training. Priority is given to the study of Brazilian Portuguese, Yucatec Maya, and other less-commonly taught languages of Latin America. For details, visit the graduate funding page.

Fulbright U.S. Student Program: This program is open to graduating seniors. Students may propose original research or apply for an English Teaching Assistantship to selected countries outside the US. Although the campus deadline is in September, students should start thinking about projects early! Visit the Center for Global Initiatives for details: http://gi.unc.edu.

For additional resources visit: http://global.unc.edu.

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Travel Warnings: The University of North Carolina endeavors to balance the value of participation in international educational activities against the potential risk to its students and employees of such participation. In balancing these factors, the University relies on information from the U.S. Department of State, most particularly the Travel Warnings issued periodically by that agency, and information in the Travel Notices issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. For more details, click here.

IRB Guidance for Student Research and Class Projects: Federal regulations and university policies require Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for research with human subjects. This applies whether the research is conducted by faculty or students, by individuals or a group. Failure to obtain proper approval in advance may jeopardize your data, prevent you from publishing the results, and place you and the university in violation of federal regulations. For more details, click here.