Martin Scholars

Jason is a first generation college student who is majoring in computer science with an interest in software development. In his free time, he enjoys working out, playing guitar, and trying different types of foods. Jason plans to study abroad in Europe. He hopes to give others, who come from lower income families, opportunities in […]

Hometown: Chocowinity, NC Chelsea enrolled at UNC Charlotte in 2013. She was among the first selected for the Martin Scholars Program, which began in Spring of 2017. Chelsea was a member of the English Honors Program and studied abroad in England. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English along with a minor in Philosophy […]

Hometown: Smithfield, NC Marc graduated May 2022 with his Masters of City and Regional Planning at UNC-Chapel Hill. He completed a planning and development internship with Charlotte Center City Partners. Marc is now employed with Kimley-Horn as a planning analyst.

Hometown: Hayesville, NC Misty was an active member and leader in several campus organizations, including the University Honors Program, Earth Club, Health Occupations Students of America, 49ers for Bernie, and Niner Hunger Relief. During the spring of 2017, Misty participated in UNC Charlotte’s Semester in Spain study abroad program located in Santander, Spain. While there, […]

Gabriella is a first-generation college student from Matthews, NC majoring in business management with a concentration in organizational management and marketing with a concentration in marketing analytics, along with a minor in Spanish. She intends to pursue her career aspirations of owning her own business in the future. Gabriella is fluent in both English and […]

Hometown: Monroe, NCCarolina is a member and secretary of the Illustration Club run by the art department on campus and has lots of ideas for the future of the club that she is excited to see come to life. Her career goal is becoming a storyboard artist, they are the ones who draw out the […]

Avangelyne is working to bring together aspects of social work and the legal profession to go into policy-level social work. She hopes to continue learning about and growing her capacity to address systemic issues such as systemic racism (specifically through mass incarceration), lack of inclusion for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), and access […]

Eric is a first generation college student and a Charlotte native, majoring in Computer Science and Spanish and minoring in Japanese. He is interested in work within the intersection of technology and linguistics, such as natural language processing. On campus, he is a member of the University Honors Program and the Language and Culture Studies […]

During her undergraduate time at UNC Charlotte, Phoebe was very involved on campus. She was a research assistant, served on campus wide committees that focused on interpersonal violence, and was a part of several organizations on campus. In Spring 2022, she graduated summa cum laude and with honors with a Bachelors of Social Work. Phoebe […]

Nancy is majoring in Social Work and Political Science. She is a member of the SGA, HCAP, Habitat for Humanity, BSW Club, Circle K, Niner Hunger Relief, and is always looking for other ways to be involved on campus! Her career goal is to work internationally with a nonprofit organization, politics, or in the juvenile/court […]