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Fully Funded Undergraduate Scholarship · Morehead-Cain Class of 2031, 2026-2027 selection cycle

Morehead-Cain Scholarship

Morehead-Cain Foundation

Four-year, four-summer fully funded undergraduate leadership scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill with tuition, books, room and board or semester stipend, summer enrichment, study-abroad support and discovery funds.

United StatesOct 1, 2026Last source check Aug 7, 2026
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Funding package

What the opportunity covers

Fully funded. No single cash-equivalent amount is stated on the checked official pages.
Tuition covered.
Four undergraduate years plus four summers.
Four funded summer enrichment experiences, study-abroad funding, Discovery funds, and optional gap-year opportunity.
Books, room and board and/or semester stipend.

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Eligibility

Who can apply

  • Eligible candidates may come from North Carolina, other U.S. regions, Canada and international nominating schools or affiliate programmes, subject to the official nomination or admissions-referral process.
  • Nomination/referral eligibility varies by school location and region.
  • Academic excellence is required. Morehead-Cain follows UNC guidance and is test-optional for scholarship selection in the 2026-2027 cycle.
  • Graduate from high school in the relevant spring, be a competitive UNC-Chapel Hill applicant, and qualify through an official nomination or referral route. UNC admission must be completed separately.
Application package

Documents and steps

Required documents

  1. Scholarship application, school information/report materials, counselor or recommender materials, and other application responses required in the portal. UNC admission documents are separate.

Application steps

  1. Confirm nomination, self-nomination, or referral eligibility

  2. Complete Morehead-Cain application

  3. Ensure counselor/recommender materials are submitted by October 1, 2026

  4. Apply separately to UNC-Chapel Hill

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Application steps

  1. Confirm nomination, self-nomination, or referral eligibility
  2. Complete Morehead-Cain application
  3. Ensure counselor/recommender materials are submitted by October 1, 2026
  4. Apply separately to UNC-Chapel Hill

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