For Students | Area Studies

The UNC area studies centers offer resources, funding and programs for students who wish to research, study, teach and complete service pertaining to global topics. Below are lists of some of the opportunities we offer. They are not comprehensive, and exploring the funding and news sections of each center’s website may be the quickest way to learn about new opportunities.

Funding

Across the Centers
- Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowships
- Embark Carolina | Funding Finder
Carolina Asia Center
- Phillips Ambassadors Program
- Additional funding opportunities
Center for European Studies
- Brussels Study Tour Grants
Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
- Roshan Institute Fellowships for Excellence in Persian Studies
Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies
- Funding Opportunities
Institute for the Study of the Americas
- Graduate Funding
- Undergraduate Funding

Languages

The area studies centers frequently support and collaborate with departments offering world languages, including the African, African American, and Diaspora Studies; Asian Studies; Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures; and Romance Studies Departments. The following list includes languages offered at UNC.

Arabic, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Hebrew, Hindi-Urdu, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Lingala, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yucatec Maya

Programs

Across the Centers
Carolina Asia Center
- Programs for Students
Center for European Studies
- European Studies Major
Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
- General Student Resources
Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies
- UNC-Visegrad Program | BA Track in Central European Studies
Institute for the Study of the Americas & Center for Global Initiatives
- The Latino Migration Project

Events

We frequently host events aimed at raising students’ awareness of current developments, culture and more in world regions. Please click on the following area studies centers’ events calendars for more information.