Great Ideas Grants
Honors students have the opportunity to apply for a grant award that will support them as they explore creative, leadership, travel, internship, or research experiences.
The Phyllis Betts Founders Award
The Phyllis Betts Founders Award is funded by The Phyllis Betts and Richard Janikowski Fund in honor of Phyllis Betts, who founded the UNC Asheville Honors Program in 1985. It is given annually to the graduating University Honors Scholar who most embodies the liberal arts ideal of polymathematics and well-roundedness, having excelled in distinct and often distant fields of study.
Honors Program Citizenship Award
Established in 2016, Honors Program Citizenship Award is given to the Honors student who best exemplifies engagement in the community of the Honors Program. Recipients of this award may demonstrate outstanding commitment to the Honors Program through planning and attending co-curricular and extracurricular activities, leadership on Honors-related organizations, and service opportunities related to the Honors Program.
Previous Awardees
The Phyllis Betts Founders Award
2018 Abigail Stephens
2017 Savannah Purdy
2016 Massey Bartolini
2015 Giovanni Figaro
2014 Corey McClintock, Caroline Ketcham, Kyle Cavagnini
2013 Charlotte Pate
2012 Kristina Bender
2011 Tiffany Yates
2010 Jordan Wolfe