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Your gift to the First-Generation Scholarship Fund will provide critical financial support to these trailblazing students, enabling them to focus less on financing their education and more on pursuing their dreams of a UNC degree.
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Approximately 40 percent of UNC students are the first in their family to attend college. UNC is proud to provide a culture of caring, inclusive, and supportive faculty and staff to help these students navigate their UNC experience and find success after college.
Your gift to the First-Generation Scholarship Fund will provide critical financial support to these trailblazing students, enabling them to focus less on financing their education and more on pursuing their dreams of a UNC degree.
Stephanie Torrez, UNC Assistant Vice President for Student Success
“First-generation students are a vital part of the UNC community. They bring many gifts to college such as problem-solving skills, a strong drive for reaching their goals and resourcefulness."