The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a fully funded Master of City and Regional Planning. The curriculum covers social and institutional problems, settings and planning, and management skills. The program provides a core of planning theory and methods, in-depth coverage of methods, techniques, and institutions in an area of specialization, and elective courses to broaden and/or deepen knowledge and skills. During the admissions process, the department identifies candidates for merit-based funding. Students receiving these fellowships will work directly with faculty as research or teaching assistants. These prestigious fellowships provide stipends and may also provide tuition and health insurance benefits.