The UNCW Fund is an unrestricted source of funding, which means the university can put gifts to use where they are needed most and, therefore, will have the most impact.

 

Unrestricted gifts allow the university the ability to take on new opportunities, strengthen ongoing programs and meet immediate and critical academic needs that are not met by other funding (such as scholarships for students, lab equipment for classrooms and assisting with faculty research).

 

Gifts to the UNCW Fund are often the only source of discretionary funds available to deans and administrators to respond to new opportunities and unmet needs.

 

Gifts provide direct support to academic programs, scholarship and fellowship funds, computer labs and other technological updates and teaching and research awards throughout campus.

 

Last year, unrestricted gifts to the UNCW Fund supported: the library, diversity scholarships, international program scholarships, faculty development, technology enhancements and alumni relations programs and outreach.

 

This year, priority areas are: Scholarships (merit and diversity); technology enhancements; and professorships (support for faculty professional development and research).