Scholarships Archives

Jun 15, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

Grant provides scholarships, microcredentials to future teachers

Three East Carolina University faculty members have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to address the shortage of secondary math and science teachers, especially in rural, high-need school...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 19, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Raghav Yelamanchili

During selection weekend Raghav Yelamanchili realized “everything clicked” and he knew he wanted to spend his undergraduate years at East Carolina University. “ECU is the place that will prepare me...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Kim Tilghman

Thomas Remington

East Carolina University originally was not an option for Pitt County Schools Early College High School graduate Thomas Remington. Moving to Greenville at the age of 9, Remington considered ECU...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Jules Norwood

Taylor Greene

For 18-year-old Taylor Greene, East Carolina University and the Brinkley-Lane Scholars program represent opportunities — for academic and extracurricular activities, for travel and for connections. “I chose ECU because everyone...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

Sophie Davis

The chance to be a part of a close and passionate community drew 18-year-old Sophie Davis to the Brinkley-Lane Scholars program. “I adore hearing about other people’s goals, interests and...

May 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

ECU students receive SMART scholarships from Department of Defense

Two East Carolina University students have received the Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. James Miller, a rising sophomore engineering student from Snow Hill, and...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

Sarah Grace Aldridge

When you come from a family that bleeds Purple and Gold, it’s hard to shake the call to join Pirate Nation. For Sarah Grace Aldridge, continuing her family’s legacy at...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Riley Nazario

Being a Brinkley-Lane Scholar sounds perfect to Riley Nazario, and as an All County section leader mallet percussionist, she knows when the sound is right. Nazario said her experiences during...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

Noah Abel

When he received the offer to be a Brinkley-Lane Scholar, Williamston’s Noah Abel was in shock. “First of all, I didn’t even expect to get into the Honors College at...

ECU Brinkley-Lane Scholars
May 18, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

Mariama Apollo

Mariama “Mari” Apollo said the other colleges she visited didn’t show as much care for their students as East Carolina University, which welcomed her like family. “I wanted a college...