INVESTING IN YOUNG LEADERS

CONNECTING DUKE & UNC

MAKING AN IMPACT

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WHO WE ARE

Intellectual   |   Purposeful   |   Ethical   |   Collaborative

A community of leaders within Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, striving to make transformational contributions to society.

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The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program is now accepting applications from all interested and eligible High School Seniors and current first-year students at Duke and UNC. To learn more about our application and selection process please visit the Applying portion of our website.

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FALL 2024 WEBINARS

We invite students interested in learning more about our program and our selection process to sign for one or more of our Fall 2024 webinars. Our webinars are topically themed and the panelists for each will include our Director of Selection as well as current scholars and alumni. Attendees will be invited to present questions to the panels, and all webinars will dedicate 15 minutes of Q&A to the selection process. Sign up for the sessions you find most relevant. Students must register individually for each session. All sessions are held at 7:30 PM EST.

October 10, 2024
The First Year Matriculant Experience (for students already enrolled at UNC and Duke applying for the Robertson). Register here.

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RECENT NEWS

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From Harvard to the Arctic

From Harvard to the Arctic, one Robertson Scholar spent her summer exploring the nexus between Indigenous cultures and conservation. “I’ve always been really interested in social science approaches to climate…

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Challenging Systems & Optimizing Health Care

Dr. Yaolin Zhou isn’t afraid of challenging complex systems, that’s why she’s been gaining increased visibility for her innovations in optimizing health care. As molecular pathologist within the ECU Health…

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New Robertson Express Schedule for Fall 2024

Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina – New for the fall 2024 semester, the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program will be piloting a new Robertson Express schedule starting Monday August 19,…

MEET OUR SCHOLARS

THE ROBERTSON EXPERIENCE

The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program provides eight semesters of full tuition, room and board, and most mandatory fees for Scholars at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill. Scholars also have access to generous funding for up to three summer experiences, funding for conferences throughout the academic year, and for two semesters of study abroad.

GIVE TO RSLP

Julian Robertson gave boldly and generously when he created the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program twenty-three years ago. He believed in the power of communities, and more importantly, he believed in the power of people to create a better world. 

We launched a Generosity Campaign in his honor, asking you to do as he did: to give boldly and generously as we establish the Julian H. Robertson, Jr., Alumni Fund.