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.
Destination
United States
Study level
Undergraduate
Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
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Funding package
Recorded funding details
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.
Not established in this record
Mandatory fees
Accommodation
Health insurance
Travel
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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
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
Confirm nomination, self-nomination, or referral eligibility
Complete Morehead-Cain application
Ensure counselor/recommender materials are submitted by October 1, 2026
Apply separately to UNC-Chapel Hill
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