Attracting and enrolling the best students is a hallmark of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. To help departments recruit the most promising students, funding from the Gillings gift is allocated to each degree granting academic unit in the School on an annual basis to support the recruitment of their top candidates into the School's graduate programs. Last year, ten students received awards. This year, the departments selected 15 outstanding students for 2011-2012 awards.