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The Graduate School

Outstanding graduate students are the key to the success of any research university.

The driving force behind graduate education is the desire to address business and community needs. The Graduate School, through its units and programs, delivers professional development, career preparation, and a sense of community that equips well-educated students with the leadership, cultural, and communication skills they need to succeed. Our Graduate Fellowships help provide the resources students need to maintain focus on their studies and progress toward their degree.


Please consider how you can support UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School in educating and training over 6,000 graduate students whose work in laboratories, private industry and national universities contributes to America’s global leadership. Today’s graduate student becomes tomorrow’s highly trained, skilled leader or employee.


Private donations are vital to support needed fellowships, research activities, professional development and educational opportunities for all graduate students across the UNC Charlotte campus.


Up for the Challenge? 

Make a bigger impact by taking advantage of the following challenges!

  • Calling all alumni and friends of the Graduate School! Dean Emeritus Tom Reynolds is matching all gifts to the Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000. Double your impact now!
  • Help us Shape What's Next for graduate fellowships and research at UNC Charlotte! 20 gifts for Graduate Education & Research Fellowships will unlock a generous $20,000 prize from a friend of the Graduate School. Give now! 
  • Interim associate provost and dean of the Graduate School Dr. Pinku Mukherjee needs your support, Niners! 24 gifts to the Graduate Student Excellence Fund will unlock a $2,400 reward from Dr. Mukherjee. Help us impact graduate student needs and programming like the Three-Minute Thesis and the Semester PhD Dinners with your gifts during NNG!
  • Dean Emeritus Tom Reynolds and his wife Claudia thank you for your support of the Graduate School during Niner Nation Gives! In honor of your generosity, all supporters of the Graduate School will qualify for a beautiful quilt handmade by Claudia herself! 

It Takes a Nation to Support The Graduate School

Looking to take part in #NinerNationGives? Here are two great ways to help support graduate education and students at UNC Charlotte:


The Graduate Student Excellence 


The Graduate Student Excellence fund supports events designed to grow and celebrate graduate students.  The Dean’s Doctoral Celebration is held each semester during the week leading up to commencement.  The event recognizes the impressive work of graduating doctoral students and the support provided by their advisors.  The fund also supports competitive events such as the Three Minute Thesis (3MT).  3MT is an academic research communication competition that challenges graduate students to succinctly summarize their research for a non-specialist audience in three minutes or less. 



Graduate Education & Research Fellowship


Outstanding UNC Charlotte students are supported by generous donors to the Graduate School through a variety of fellowships.  These fellowships award select doctoral and master’s students with funding for a period of their academic career.  One of the most impactful fellowships that is awarded from this fund is the Summer Fellowship.  It is a competitive, merit-based fellowship that provides funding to students for summer research.  The Summer Fellowship has shown a direct impact on the students in their ability to reduce time to graduation. The fellowship encourages innovation and entrepreneurship. 


Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning


The Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning is the heart of graduate education at UNC Charlotte and provides an intellectually stimulating and rich learning environment in which graduate students from across disciplines can build community and cultivate a sense of identification with the University as a whole. The Reynolds CGLL strives to fulfill its mission by providing a welcoming space set aside exclusively for graduate students, as well as through a wide range of programming developed, implemented and promoted specifically for and by graduate students.


Quilt hand-made by Claudia M. Reynolds. Support The Graduate School during Niner Nation Gives for your chance to take home this beautiful quilt!

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Ambassador You+2 Winner #5
CONGRATULATIONS to Krystle Kunnathur '18 '21, a member of the School of Professional Studies team, for being our 5th and final ambassador to with the You+2 drawing. Thank you for spreading the word about NNG, Krystle! $500 bonus bucks will be awarded to the fund of your choice.
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Ambassador You+2 Winner #2
Congratulations to Zoe Ziegler '24 for being our second winner of the You+2 bonus bucks challenge! She has unlocked a $500 gift for her fund of choice, LSP ASPIRE. Thank you Zoe!
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Ambassador You+2 Winner #4
We are sending a big Niner thank you to alumnus Micah Gaddy '96 for completing the You+2 ambassador challenge! Micah is the fourth ambassador to unlock a $500 bonus for the fund of his choice. Go Niners!
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AMBASSADOR POWER HOUR
Congratulations to Alicia Bartosch '05, '06 for securing the most gifts during our Ambassador Power Hour for day one of NNG! Alicia has unlocked $1,000 in bonus bucks for her chosen fund, the ACE Scholarship. Thank you!
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BONUS BUCKS: Night Owl
Thank you for supporting NNG while the rest of us sleep, Night Owls! LSP ASPIRE recieved the most gifts from 12a.m. to 2a.m., unlocking the $500 of bonus bucks for their fund!
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BONUS BUCKS: Alumni
Thank you for giving back, alumni Niners! The area with the most alumni support was LSP ASPIRE, securing $500 bonus bucks from Gene '73 and Vickie '71 Johnson!
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BONUS BUCKS: Farthest Niner
Wow! Our farthest Niner in New South Wales, Australia, has unlocked $500 bonus bucks for Formula SAE IC! Thank you to our supporters across the globe!
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BONUS BUCKS: Faculty & Staff
We are grateful for those that dedicate their time to UNC Charlotte today and every day! The area to recieve the most faculty & staff support was the Jamil Niner Student Pantry, unlocking the Provost's $500 bonus. Thank you!
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WEAR GREEN WEDNESDAY Challenge
Wrapping up DAY 2 of Niner Nation Gives and we are blown away by the green and gold on our timelines today, Niners! THANK YOU for sharing your Wear Green Wednesday swag with us, 49 posts have unlocked Andrew '15 and Emily '15 Baker's $1,000 prize. It truly takes a nation!
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$20,000
Support Graduate Fellowships Challenge
YOU DID IT! 20 gifts have unlocked the generous $20,000 prize for Graduate Education & Research Fellowships. Thank you!
20 / 20 Gifts
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NNG Student Giving 2:1 Match!
Thank you, student Niners! You have TRIPLED your impact thanks to Gene and Vickie's generous 2:1 match for student giving.
$5,000 MATCHED
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Chancellor Gaber's Scholarship Challenge!
Thank you for supporting scholarships, Niner Nation! The scholarship with the most support in 49 hours, the Jaylen C. Moxley Scholarship for Academic Excellence, has unlocked the Chancellor's bonus gift of $2,490!
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Greek Chapter Leaderboard
Hey UNC Charlotte Greeks! Let's see which Greek Organization can get the most donations during the 49 hours of #NinerNationGives!
Greek Organization
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Delta Sigma Phi 69
2 Pi Kappa Phi 64
3 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 23
4 Phi Delta Theta 21
5 Sigma Kappa 20
6 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 17
7 Chi Omega 17
8 Kappa Delta 17
9 Lambda Chi Alpha 15
10 Kappa Alpha Psi 13
11 Kappa Sigma 8
12 Alpha Delta Pi 7
13 Kappa Alpha Order 7
14 Chi Phi 6
15 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 6
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FINAL COUNTDOWN CHALLENGE
Thank you, Niners! The area to secure the most gifts during the last 49 minutes of NNG was the Homesley Memorial Bench, which honors the memory of Mr. John Gary Homesley '67, a proud 49er Legacy Alumnus. An additional $2,490 has unlocked for the fund!
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Ambassador You+2 Winner #3
You did it! Poli Sci alumna Grace Fendrick '20 is our third You+2 winner, unlocking $500 bonus bucks for the fund of her choice. Thank you for being an amazing NNG Ambassador, Grace!
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Ambassador You+2 Winner #1
HUGE shout out to alumna Lauren Ware '16, '17 for completing You+2 on the first day of NNG, unlocking a bonus $500 gift for her fund of choice, the TSA Accounting Scholarship! Thank you Lauren!
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*NEW* AMBASSADOR POWER HOUR #2
Our Ambassador Power Hour winner for DAY 2 of NNG is Chris Moxley '04! Chris generated the most support from 12 to 2pm, unlocking a bonus gift of $1,000 for his fund. Thank you Chris!
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BONUS BUCKS: Early Bird
Thank you, early risers! The program to receive the most gifts between 6 and 8 a.m. this morning was Women's Lacrosse, unlocking the bonus $500!
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BONUS BUCKS: Student Niners
BIG thank you to our students, who are at the heart of everything we do, and still give back during NNG! The area with the most student support was the Dick Beekman Scholarship for Student Advocacy, unlocking the $500 bonus bucks from Gene '73 and Vickie '71 '82 Johnson! Thank you!
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BONUS BUCKS: You+2 Challenge!
We are so grateful to all of our Niner Nation Gives Ambassadors that completed the You+2 challenge, spreading the word about the wonderful initiatives across our campus. Congratulations to the 5 winners of our You+2 bonus bucks drawing!
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$4,900
4,900 Gift Milestone Challenge
It truly takes a nation to build Charlotte, Niners. THANK YOU for your many gifts throughout Niner Nation Gives, 4,900 gifts have unlocked Susan Jamison's '78 generous $4,900 reward for the University. We did it!
4,900 / 4,900 Gifts
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Tom Reynold's Match Challenge
Thank you for doubling your impact on the Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning! It truly takes a nation to build Charlotte.
$2,000 MATCHED
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Provost Troyer's Personal Best Leaderboard!
Congratulations to the top 3 units below with the largest percentage increase in NNG participation since last year. We are blown away by your continued generosity. The Provost's awards have been unlocked!
Rank Prize Unit % +/- Goal
1 $2,490 College of Science +383.33% 174
goal: 36
2 $1,490 Levine Scholars Program +53.97% 97
goal: 63
3 $490 Charlotte 49ers Athletics +27.66% 1,523
goal: 1,193
4 College of Computing and Informatics +20.17% 143
goal: 119
5 Student Affairs +11.20% 1,102
goal: 991
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$2,400
Dr. Mukherjee's Graduate School Challenge
You did it, supporters of the Graduate School! 24 gifts to the Graduate Student Excellence has unlocked Dr. Mukherjee's $2,400 reward for the fund. Thank you for supporting us during Niner Nation Gives!
24 / 24 Gifts
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3MT Match Challenge!
Thank you, supporters of 3MT! You have unlocked Mahajan Law's full $1,000 match with your generosity.
$1,000 MATCHED
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