Two freshmen at UNC and two more at Duke will be accepted into the Robertson Scholars Program for the upcoming semester.

Tony Brown, president of the Robertson Scholars Program, says this is a first for the program.

The Robertson Scholars started with a 24-million dollar gift in 2000, and currently there are 140 students on the two campuses.  Students enroll at one campus, but they take classes at both schools.  They will spend one semester in residence at the other university.

There is a free express bus that runs between the two campuses courtesy of the program, but the bus is not limited to scholarship students.  It is open to any student.

The scholarship covers tuition, room and board, as well as a laptop computer.  It also provides for three summers of domestic and international experiences.

Brown says the scholarship is set up to promote leadership.

For more information about the program, visit their Web site at www.robertsonscholars.org