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Carolina After Dark

Carolina After Dark (CAD) is an outreach initiative primarily supporting evening and weekend programming opportunities on campus.

CAD Event Requirements:

  • Held Monday – Sunday, any time after 6 pm**
    • Events held from Sunday to Wednesday are eligible for $500 in funding.
    • Events held from Thursday to Saturday are eligible for $750 in funding.
    • **Exceptions to this time requirement are available for special events outside that window (e.g. UNC v. Duke Basketball, Halloween, etc.)
  • Open to all students
    • Priority is given to larger events (150+ attendees)
  • Low or no participation charge
  • Substance-free
  • Comply with all UNC-CH policies

Review the CAD eligibility decision tree to see if your event is eligible for CAD funding.

CAD Grants include:

  • Up to $500 for eligible events of registered student organizations, campus departments, or related affiliated agencies
  • Technical planning assistance
  • Free marketing as a CAD Event on partnering social media platforms
  • Free CAD swag and promotions for the eligible event

Questions? Please contact the CAD Committee at [email protected].

Host a Carolina After Dark Event

Any organization, department, and/or group interested in receiving CAD funding, technical support, and promotional publicity assistance for a program can apply by submitting an application below.

Carolina After Dark
Carolina After Dark (CAD) is an outreach initiative primarily supporting evening and weekend programming and event opportunities on campus. We can provide up to $750 for eligible events of registered student organizations, campus departments, or related affiliated agencies. The event must be:
  • Held Monday – Sunday, any time after 6 pm**
    • Events held from Sunday to Wednesday are eligible for $500 in funding.
    • Events held from Thursday to Saturday are eligible for $750 in funding.
    • **Exceptions to this time requirement are available for special events outside that window (e.g. UNC v. Duke Basketball, Halloween, etc.)
  • Open to all students
    • Priority is given to larger events (150+ attendees)
  • Low or no participation charge
  • Substance-free
  • Comply with all UNC-CH policies

When filling out this form, please provide as much information as possible to ensure we can successfully help coordinate the event. 

*Reminder that we require a notice of 15 business days, so we ask that you do not proceed with submitting this form if you do not meet that lead time.*

Please provide as much information necessary for us to communicate with you about your event below!

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