Welcome

The EC Scholars program is a merit scholarship program established in 1998 to attract to East Carolina University students with the greatest potential to become scholars and leaders. The EC Scholars Program seeks to foster students’ growth as the brightest of ECU’s future alumni and community leaders.

The EC Scholars program offers enhanced learning experiences to a select group of ECU undergraduates. Scholars are exposed to dynamic professors, opportunities for enriched coursework, and involvement in research and creative activities that pique their interests. EC Scholars are engaged in a wide range of cultural, intellectual and artistic activities on and off campus. It is a strong community that challenges and supports each Scholar in their academic, personal and community endeavors.

EC Scholars exhibit outstanding academic performance and commitment, engagement in the campus community, and embrace study abroad. The amount awarded to scholarship recipients is $40.000 ($5,000 per semester for eight continuous semesters). In addition, Scholars are provided with a $5,000 stipend to help support a study abroad experience.

Information about the program, how to apply, and links to other important information about East Carolina University is available by navigating the links to the left.

We appreciate your interest in the EC Scholars program and welcome questions and inquiries about the program. Address questions to:

Michael B. Brown, PhD
EC Scholars Coordinator
Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
252-328-6249 brownmi@ecu.edu