Skip to main content
The Graduate School is seeking to identify students who have obtained external funding* for their graduate education. By completing this survey and listing any external funding that you are receiving, you may become eligible for official recognition by the University. You will also be assisting the University in its efforts to remain a leading research institution.
Please report any external funding that will support you in your academic program during the 2018-2019 academic year, July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. You should report funding for each year that you are supported. (For example: If you win a three-year award, you should report it each year for three years.)

Take the survey here!

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  • *External funding: You applied directly to a sponsor outside of the University.​​ Funding applied through a UNC department or UNC research center is not eligible, even if the funding originates from an external agency.
  • P.I. requirement: For funding related to research projects, you be must be listed as the Principal Investigator (P.I.). You cannot have been nominated by your department for the award.
  • Compete with non-UNC applicants: The funding is awarded through a widely competitive process. You must have competed directly with students from other universities or other external applicants.
  • No service requirement:  You will not be required to conduct work outside of your research or return to a paid position in exchange for the funding.

 

INELIGIBLE AWARDS
  • Award competitions that are only open to UNC graduate students or local graduate students
  • UNC Institutional training grants/traineeships
  • Internships or employer-paid benefits
  • Examples of ineligible awards include: FLAS Fellowships, IGERT Traineeships, and Graduate School Merit Assistantships
PRIZE GIVEAWAY
By completing the survey, you are automatically entered into a giveaway to receive one of two $100 gift cards to UNC Student Stores. A winner for each of these prizes will be selected at random from the respondents.
LOGISTICS
Please complete the survey by October 15, 2018. Surveys completed after this date will not be entered into the Student Stores gift cards giveaway.
If you have any questions about this criteria or about this survey, please contact the Graduate Funding Information Center at gfic@unc.edu.
Alternative link to survey : https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8eTFafbB5dvjex7
Comments are closed.