Scholarships
The College of Education offers more than $1,000,000 in scholarships every year. Scholarships may be classified as annual (given one time) or renewable (renewed each year is eligibility requirements are met). It is recommended that students apply through the ECU Award portal each year, as new scholarships may be added each academic year for which you may be eligible.
To get started you must complete a general application. Your scholarship application is automatically applied to all general scholarships for which you qualify. From there, you may discover additional scholarship opportunities for which you may qualify. These scholarships may require you to write an additional essay or answer additional questions.
Scholarships are available for incoming students, undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students seeking degrees in education. College of Education scholarships are credited directly to the student’s fee bill from the Cashier’s Office. Half of the scholarship will be awarded in fall and half will be awarded in spring. If the student does not attend ECU for the following academic year, the scholarship must be forfeited.
All applicants who submitted a complete application will be notified of their application status in April after the scoring and selection process is complete. All communications about scholarships will be provided to your official ECU email.
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Ready to apply?
The College of Education scholarship system has been merged with the university system, so all scholarships can be accessed from one location, using your PirateID. We hope that you take some time to fill out an online scholarship application.
For more scholarship information, visit the University Scholarships page.
Four-Year Scholarships
The College of Education offers seven four-year awards, listed below. For more information about these scholarships, contact Dionna Manning at manningd@ecu.edu.
Applying for Scholarships Tips & Important Information
Scholarship application requirements:
- You must be accepted to ECU and have a Pirate ID
- Know your Banner ID
- Have a minimum 2.75 GPA
- Know your major, program area, and classification
- Send a transcript only if you are not a current ECU student
- If you are an incoming ECU student, you must provide your transcript to the Education Living-Learning Community/Academic Success System by the requested deadline.
Tips
- Allow time to submit thoughtful answers on the scholarship application
- Sample open-ended questions:
- Provide information regarding your professional goals.
- Explain why you believe you should be a scholarship recipient.
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- If you are awarded a scholarship, you are required to attend the College of Education Scholarship Recipient and Donor Recognition Ceremony. This event is held at the beginning of every fall semester and scholarship recipients will be notified of the date.