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 College of Business Purple Graduate Scholarship
The College of Business purple graduate scholarship is awarded each...
Deadline11/08/2024
$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
$2,000 The Graduate Security Studies Scholarship (R) (P)
This scholarship will be awarded to incoming graduate students pursuing...
Deadline12/13/2024
Varies The Honors College Scholarship for International Students
This scholarship opportunity is open to incoming international students...
Deadline12/15/2024
Varies The A.T. Gurkin Family Heirs Scholarship
This scholarship is open to students with military affiliation including...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Abeyounis Family Scholarship (P)
This College of Health and Human Performance scholarship is given to a...
Deadline01/15/2025
$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
$350 The Accounting Book Scholarship (P)
This College of Business Scholarship is for undergraduate declared...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Accounting Faculty Meritorious Student Award
This College of Business scholarship is for a full-time undergraduate...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Admiral Ernest M. Eller Graduate Fellowship in Modern Naval History
This Department of History fellowship is awarded to the student...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,200 The Adrian E. Turney Scholarship
This College of Business Scholarship is for a full-time undergraduate...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The African and African American Studies Scholarship
This Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences scholarship supports...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The AH&LA Cecil B. Day Scholarship
This College of Business Scholarship is for a student who is enrolled in...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The AJ Threewitts Family Scholarship
This merit scholarship is for students from Robeson County, NC that are...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Alexandra G. Kittrell Scholarship
This College of Health and Human Performance scholarship is for Child...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Alison Katschkowsky Scholarship for Health and Fitness
This College of Health and Human Performance scholarship is awarded to a...
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
Varies The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Theta Alpha Chapter Scholarship Endowment
This fund provides scholarship support to a member in good standing of...
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 Ambassadors Scholarship
This scholarship is open to members of the ECU Ambassadors group. ...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Andy Roos Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to deserving students enrolled full time and...
Deadline01/15/2025
$500 The Angel Boberg-Webb Memorial Scholarship (P)
This scholarship is awarded to a senior level student majoring in...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Angela Sutton Furniss Scholarship
This scholarship is open to students with majors in the College of...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The Angela Williams Allen Scholarship for Computer Science
This College of Engineering and Technology scholarship is available to...
Deadline01/15/2025
$3,000 The Ann Harrison STEPP Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to one student annually who is enrolled in...
Deadline01/15/2025
$650 The Anna Frances & Phillip A. Jukoski Memorial Scholarship
This College of Business award is for a full-time undergraduate or...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Annelise Davis Scholarship
This College of Allied Health Sciences scholarship is for students...
Deadline01/15/2025
$3,000 The Anthony & Phoebe Patterson Scholarship in Entrepreneurship
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Anthropology Scholarship Pool
This scholarship is open to students with majors in the Department of...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Apogee Solutions Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a graduate student pursuing a Master’s...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Aramark Scholarship
This College of Business Scholarship is for a full-time junior or senior...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Archie Burnette Family Endowment for Theatre Arts Scholarship
This College of Fine Arts and Communication, School of Theatre and Dance...
Deadline01/15/2025
$5,000 The Archie Burnette Family Scholarship (Air Force ROTC)
This scholarship is awarded to a full-time student that is participating...
Deadline01/15/2025
$5,000 The Archie Burnette Scholarship (Army ROTC)
This scholarship is awarded to a full time student in the Army ROTC...
Deadline01/15/2025
$2,000 The Archie R. Burnette Scholarship
This College of Business award is for full-time, undergraduate Finance...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Archie T. Smith Scholarship
This Department of Sociology scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Ashley Pace Harrington Scholarship Endowment
This College of Allied Health Sciences scholarship is awarded to a...
Deadline01/15/2025
$400 The Associated Brokers Scholarship
This College of Business award is for a full-time, undergraduate Finance...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Athletic Training Alumni Scholarship
This College of Health and Human Performance scholarship is given to...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Avtar Singh Scholarship
This Department of Sociology scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate...
Deadline01/15/2025
$2,000 The Azita Movahed Scholarship (P)
This College of Business Scholarship is for a full-time MSA student or...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The B.G. Beacham Scholarship (Air Force ROTC)
This scholarship is awarded to a full-time student that is participating...
Deadline01/15/2025
$1,000 The B.G. Beacham Scholarship (Army ROTC)
This scholarship is awarded to a freshman or sophomore Army ROTC Cadet...
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
Varies The Barbara and Matthew Landers Graduate Fellowship in History
This Department of History Fellowship is awarded based on minimum GPA of...
Deadline01/15/2025
$2,000 The Barbara B. Newman Scholarship Endowment
The Barbara B. Newman Scholarship endowment provides support for junior...
Deadline01/15/2025
Varies The Barry and Karen Carter Endowed Scholarship
The purpose of this College of Engineering and Technology scholarship is...
Deadline01/15/2025