East Carolina University

East Carolina University is a public research university in Greenville, North Carolina, organised into twelve colleges and schools of which eight offer undergraduate degrees, and best known internationally for the Brody School of Medicine. Its cost is moderate for a US public university — a reported out-of-state total cost of attendance near USD 41,300 — but ECU publishes a higher all-inclusive financial requirement of USD 39,000 per academic year covering tuition, fees and living expenses, which is the figure that governs the visa. The critical funding point is one of sequencing. ECU states that international students may apply for merit-based scholarships only after being offered admission, through a separate process whose deadline for most awards is 15 January, with ECU recommending application by 15 December. Supporting bank documents must be strictly no older than six months.