Our Opportunities

Welcome to ECUAWard.

This is East Carolina University’s on-line scholarship application portal. Completion of the General Scholarship Application on this portal will allow interested students access to a variety of scholarship opportunities on our campus. ECU holds an annual process and our opportunities begin opening in August. Additional opportunities may open each month throughout the academic year. If an opportunity currently says ENDED in the Action column, it may not have opened yet for this cycle.

To apply for scholarships:
1 – You must be admitted to ECU or an existing student
2 – Activate your PirateID (instructions provided with admission information)
3 – Complete the General Scholarship Application prior to the deadline for the opportunities you would like to apply for

Note that many of our opportunities for incoming students will open on August 1 with the start of our annual Admissions process. Campus based opportunities for existing students tend to open on November 1 each year. You may start your application before the opportunities open as your application is live from the moment you start it until the opportunities close at the end of the cycle and can be updated and amended throughout the fall semester.

The fully completed General Scholarship Application is the only form a student has to fill out to be considered for opportunities that are designated as “auto-match”. These opportunities have pre-determined qualifiers in place that allow the system to “auto-match” applicants to these opportunities. Auto-match opportunities typically say NONE in the Actions column. Applying and qualifying for auto-match opportunities does not guarantee that you will receive a scholarship.

Additional opportunities that are noted with APPLY in the Action column will require supplemental information from the applicant in order for an application to be considered. If you click on the name of the opportunity, the system will show the additional information/questions that have to be answered/provided in order to apply for this opportunity. Applying and qualifying does not guarantee that you will receive a scholarship.

To view a list of additional opportunities for which an applicant may be eligible, please visit the Recommended Opportunities page on the applicant dashboard, review the opportunities and their requirements, and complete any supplemental questions or requirements.

Award notices are sent to applicants via ECU student email accounts. Notices begin going out in late February and all selections are typically completed with notice to recipients by mid-April each cycle. Therefore, it is important for applicants to check their ECU student email account regularly.

Note: Scholarship awards are subject to the availability of funds each year and annual award amounts may vary. Funds are always for the next academic year and are typically awarded across the year – half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies The Caswell Center Foundation Internship in Social Work
This College of Health and Human Performance scholarship is awarded to...
Deadline10/15/2024
Varies The College of Business Gold Graduate Scholarship
This College of Business merit-based graduate scholarship is awarded...
Deadline10/15/2024
Varies The College of Business Pirate Graduate Scholarship
This College of Business graduate scholarship is based on academic...
Deadline10/15/2024
Varies The College of Business Purple Graduate Scholarship
The College of Business purple graduate scholarship is awarded each...
Deadline10/15/2024
Varies The Krissy Richardson Memorial (MRCF) Scholarship
This scholarship fund provides support for Social Work majors within the...
Deadline10/15/2024
Varies The Honors College Study Abroad Scholarship
This scholarship opportunity is open to undergraduate Chancellor’s and...
Deadline10/21/2024
Varies The Bryan Family Recruitment Scholarship
This scholarship is open to incoming students with demonstrated academic...
Deadline11/01/2024
$500 The Dowdy Bookstore Scholarship
This scholarship is available to both incoming freshmen and transfer...
Deadline11/01/2024
Varies The HRSA Nursing Student Loan Opportunity
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nursing Student...
Deadline11/01/2024
$1,250 The Passage Academic Merit Scholarship for Transfer Students
This scholarship is available to transfer students with a transfer GPA...
Deadline11/01/2024
$1,000 The Bob and Jenny Rippy Scholarship Endowment
This fund provides scholarships for undergraduate students participating...
Deadline11/15/2024
Varies The ECU Coastal Studies Scholarship
This scholarship fund is used to provide support to students planning to...
Deadline11/15/2024
Varies The Honors College Scholarship for International Students
This scholarship opportunity is open to incoming international students...
Deadline12/15/2024
$1,000 The Academic Scholarship Pool
This scholarship is open to incoming freshman with projected GPA of 3.0.
Deadline01/15/2025
$20,000 over 4 years The Access Scholarship (R)
The Access scholarship is a 4-year scholarship for promising incoming...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The AJ Threewitts Family Scholarship
This merit scholarship is for students from Robeson County, NC that are...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Alliance One International Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to students that are the dependent...
Deadline01/15/2025
$5,000 The Allison and Gene Wright Scholarship
This scholarship is open to students in all majors with demonstrated...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Alva Sawyer and Lee G. Williams Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman or current student...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Ballard S. and Genevieve H. Gay Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman with a projected GPA...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Battalion Chief Luther Alan Walters Public Service Scholarship
This scholarship is open to students who have a parent that is a...
Deadline01/15/2025
$2,000 The Baxter R. Ridenhour Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman from Durham and/or...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Betty Brown Ridan Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman with a projected GPA...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,500 The Beulah L. Raynor Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman with a projected GPA...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Beulah Little Mason Awards Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman with a minimum high...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Brian and Sarah Miller Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is awarded to incoming freshmen with demonstrated...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Bryan Family Recruitment Scholarship
This scholarship is open to incoming students with demonstrated academic...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,500 The Burgess Whitehurst Kopf Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman with demonstrated...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Burney and Judy Warren Study Abroad Scholarship
This scholarship is available to students in any major that are planning...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Calvin Owens Scholarship
This scholarship is open to undergraduate students at ECU majoring in...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Captain David L. Beveridge and Geraldine Mayo Beveridge Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman with demonstrated...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,500 The Carolyn M. Cuddy Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to a full time incoming freshman based...
Deadline01/15/2025
$2,500 The Catherine G. Fulcher Scholarship
This is a merit based scholarship for incoming freshmen that are...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Chall Ralph Little Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman based on...
Deadline01/15/2025
$600 The Charles Marion Vincent and Sandra Dough Vincent Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming transfer student from Pitt...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Chris Murphy Scholarship (R)
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman with an unweighted...
Deadline01/15/2025
$500 The Class of 1982 Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to a senior with a sound scholastic...
Deadline01/15/2025
$20,000 - $26,000 over 4 years The College of Education Community of Scholars Scholarship
The College of Education Community of Scholars Program awards up to 20,...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Curtis G. and Jean L. Fields Scholarship
This scholarship is open to incoming freshmen students at ECU.
Deadline01/15/2025
$2,500 The Dallas and Verena Paul Scholarship (R)
This scholarship will be awarded to an incoming freshman with...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Daughters for Dads Scholarship
This scholarship is open to students in any major that are suffering...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The David and B.J. Fisher Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to students enrolled full-time in...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,800 The David E. Harris Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman with a projected GPA...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,500 The Dennis G. "Dick" Jones Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to an incoming freshman with an SAT...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Dowdy Bookstore Scholarship
This scholarship is available to both incoming freshmen and transfer...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Dr. Art Rodriguez and Family Scholarship
This scholarship provides support for both graduate and undergraduate...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The E. Gene and Linda G. Pleasants Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman with a projected GPA...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The ECU Retired Faculty Association Graduate Fellowship
This fellowship will be awarded to children and/or grandchildren of ECU...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The ECU Retired Faculty Association Undergraduate Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to children of ECU faculty (active or...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Ella D. Broughton Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman from Pamlico County...
Deadline01/15/2025