The Honors Program

Senior Honors Thesis Research Grants

Each semester, students undertaking senior honors projects are invited to apply for funding to help offset expenses incurred as part of their research.Honors thesis research grants can cover the cost of equipment, supplies, software, publications,transportation, and more. Awards are made on a competitive basis, and are usually limited to $500. Research projects that have an international component may be eligible for up to an additional $500 from the Center for Global Initiatives.

These awards are made possible by gifts to our program, and are awarded annually (follow the links to see a list of recent award recipients and their topics):

The Michael P. and Jean W. Carter Research Award
The Sarah Steele Danhoff Undergraduate Research Award
The Gordon P. Golding Senior Honors Thesis Award - dedicated to research involving some aspect of American slavery of North Carolina
The Gump Family Undergraduate Research Award
The Honors Undergraduate Research Award
The Rodney F. Hood Undergraduate Research Award
The Kimball King Undergraduate Research Award
The William F. Little Prize for Creative Research in Honors
The Professor George V. Taylor Award for Honors Undergraduate Research
The James Henley Thompson and Evelyn Barnett Thompson Undergraduate Research Award

To learn more about applying for an honors thesis research grant, please contact your departmental honors advisor.

For questions regarding eligibility, application status, allowable expenses, or reimbursement procedures, please contact
Jason Clemmons ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) in the Honors office.