Building a Thriving Rural Future Together

Your investment in UNC Rural shapes future leaders and provides immediate and lasting benefits to communities across our state with the second largest rural population in the U.S.

Your Generosity in Action

Here are 5 Ways Carolina Builds Rural Partnerships

UNC Rural serves our state, including its 78 rural counties, by connecting communities with campus partners and resources. The Serving NC Through Rural Partnerships conference highlighted how working together creates lasting impact.

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Connecting Carolina with Rural Communities

UNC Rural facilitates connections through programs, events, consultations and submitted partner interest forms. We work to reduce silos and increase collaboration between campus and rural community partners through:

  • Rural Community Conversations
  • Rural Research, Engagement and Advancement Fund
  • Rural Interprofessional Longitudinal Scholars
  • Student Success through Academic and Community Engagement
  • Community-Campus Partner Networking and Events
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Caring for Rural Communities

Rural Interprofessional Longitudinal Scholars (RIPLS) is a community-campus partnership designed to improve health in rural North Carolina by preparing future healthcare professionals to collaborate through team-based experiences. With your support, this program helps:

  • Address the critical healthcare workforce shortages in rural North Carolina
  • Strengthen the pipeline of providers committed to serving rural communities
  • Foster interprofessional collaboration across health disciplines
  • Develop real-world, community-driven solutions to health challenges
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Every Gift Matters

UNC Rural offers programs that strengthen community-campus partnerships and support student success:

  • $1,000 provides one rural partner with technical assistance
  • $2,000 covers expenses for one Rural Community Conversation
  • $10,000 provides one Rural Interprofessional Longitudinal Scholars scholarship
  • $15,000 creates seed funding for one rural project
  • $50,000 funds all community-campus events for one year
  • $125,000 funds all RREAF awards for one year

The UNC Rural team of Adam, Emma, Gail and Gabby thanks you for your support which makes this work possible!

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Make a Difference Today

Make a difference today by investing in a thriving rural North Carolina. Your gift serves rural communities through providing partners with technical assistance, creating project seed funding or other ways you choose.

“UNC Rural’s facilitation of our community conversation was valuable to us in identifying key priorities and issues facing our county.  Afterwards, the team provided us with resources and potential opportunities for collaborations with UNC.  What an incredible asset for our small community!”
- Linda Slade, High Country United Way
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"I am reaching out to let you know that our research partners at UNCG were selected to receive the NC Collaboratory award to evaluate our opioid settlement technical assistance program! Thank you again for sharing valuable resources and information with us and our county partners."
- Randolph County Rural Community Conversation Participant
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Impact

Community-Campus Partnerships

Student Success

Rural Health Scholars

UNC Rural is part of Academic Excellence within the Division of Student Success in the Office of the Provost

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