Support NCICU’s More Than 80,000 Students Attending Our 36 Campuses.
It’s easy to give:
U.S. MAIL
Please make checks payable to NCICU and mail to:
North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities
530 N. Blount Street
Raleigh, N.C. 27604
TEXT2GIVE
Text the donation amount to
866.961.5062
MAKE PLEDGE
To learn more about making a pledge to support NCICU, call 919.832.5817 or email [email protected]
IRAs
Support students through tax-advantaged giving by making a qualified charitable distribution directly from your IRA to ICFNC. Please reach to your financial institution for instructions.
MATCHING GIFTS
Maximize your gift’s impact! Many employers will match your charitable contributions, increasing support for NCICU students. Contact your employer’s Human Resources department to see if they participate.
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
Recommend a grant through your donor-advised fund to support ICFNC.
Donors may contribute in a number of ways:
ICFNC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
These gifts are made directly to the Fund and are used to provide scholarship awards at the campus level across our campuses.
SPONSORSHIP
These gifts are used to help NCICU further our mission through administrative meetings, conferences, publications, and special events. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.
NAMED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For a gift of $2,000 or more per student, donors may create a named scholarship at the institution(s) of their choice, and may even aid in outlining selection criteria.
NAMED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For a gift of $2,000 or more per student, donors may create a named scholarship at the institution(s) of their choice, and may even aid in outlining selection criteria.
POOLED
Fund a pooled initiative.
Each year, NCICU holds administrative meetings, conferences, and special events, and creates publications to support, represent, and advocate for North Carolina independent higher education. These events and programs offer a range of sponsorship opportunities.
Corporate sponsorships help support the NCICU Ethics Bowl, an academic program that challenges students at North Carolina’s independent colleges and universities to analyze and discuss complex ethical issues. Through campus-based projects and a statewide competition, students strengthen their critical thinking skills while engaging with faculty, business, and community leaders to explore real-world ethical challenges.
Ethics Bowl
Each year, NCICU hosts meetings for more than 13 administrative and faculty groups from our 35 colleges and universities. Meetings allow campuses to share best practices, hear from regionally and nationally known speakers, collaborate on problems and challenges, and create and nurture relationships crucial to the success of future collaborative initiatives. Examples of groups that meet at least annually include presidents, chief financial officers, chief academic officers, chief development officers, chief student affairs officers, and financial aid directors.
Annual & Administrative Meetings
The State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium is a collaboration of NCICU and the University of North Carolina system. SNCURCS showcases NC undergraduate student research and creative work, providing undergraduate scholars across all fields a forum to share their results through posters, presentations, performances, and works of art. With a mentor’s approval, any undergraduate student enrolled at a North Carolina institution of higher education can submit an abstract for inclusion in the symposium. NCICU awards competitive stipends ranging from $300 to $600 each to students performing undergraduate research at NCICU’s colleges and universities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields of study. Stipends are funded by the undergraduate research endowment established by NCICU, supported by corporate and foundation donors.
State of North Carolina Undergraduate
Research & Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS)
NCICU is committed to access to higher education for low-income and first-generation students. We seek funds to develop specific programming to ensure the success of those students once enrolled. NCICU is currently administering the following grant-funded programs:
iBELONG MENTORING PROGRAM, designed to increase persistence, retention, and/or graduation rates of students on campus through programmatic efforts to mentor, to coach, and to make forums available for the students to explore various career opportunities.
Faculty-Student STEM mentoring Program, a three-year program that seeks to improve student retention and graduation rates among first-generation college students majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM).
A limited number of institutions can participate in these programs. Additional funding would allow NCICU to expand and enhance its programs to achieve greater impact across the state.
College Access and Success
Pooled Giving Opportunities
Finish Strong Scholarship
STAR Scholarship
STEM
The Bridge Challenge Scholarship
Newsletter Signup
The Independent College Fund of NC (ICFNC) newsletter connects donors and stakeholders with the impact of their contributions across 36 member colleges and universities. It highlights student achievements, scholarship milestones, grant-funded programs like the Ethics Bowl, and strategic growth that drives North Carolina’s future workforce.
The Independent College Fund of North Carolina (ICFNC) is the dedicated fundraising division of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU). Both entities operate as 501(c)(3) public charities, meaning all charitable contributions to support scholarships and academic programs are tax-deductible.
