DO’S AND DON’TS FOR DONORS REGARDING CURRENT ECU STUDENT-ATHLETES
Donors May …
- Donate an athletic scholarship or athletics award through the university’s regular procedures. Please reach out to the Pirate Club for more information.
- Provide a pre-approved occasional meal at your home for a student-athlete or team, but not for their families or friends. Contact the Head Coach or Compliance Office for approval.
- Employ a student-athlete during the academic year or summer. The student-athlete must be paid at the going rate and only for work actually performed.
- Provide tickets to a professional sports contest to ECU Athletics for entertainment of student-athletes involved in an away-from-home athletics contest. ECU must disseminate the tickets to the student- athletes.
- Always support our student-athletes by attending and cheering them on at their home/away competitions.
- Follow/friend any student-athlete’s social media account.
- Participate in an NIL Compensation Activity. For more information on NIL, review the FAQ.
Donors May Not …
- Provide a current student-athlete, their parents or friends with a benefit, gift, or special arrangement without prior approval from the Compliance Office.
- Provide, cosign or arrange a loan for a student-athlete, the student-athlete’s parents, relatives or friends – no matter the amount.
- Pay for, arrange for payment of or provide cost-free room, board or transportation for a student-athlete or their family and friends.
- Provide or arrange for the provision of gifts or free or reduced-cost services of any kind (e.g., restaurant meals, summer storage space, use of laundry facilities, retail discounts, etc.).
- Entertain student-athletes or their families (except as permitted above regarding the occasional meal to a student-athlete).
- Provide awards to student-athletes, which are not approved by ECU Athletics or not provided through the university.
If you want to support our student-athletes in another way that is not listed above, always ASK before you ACT! Please contact the Head Coach or Compliance Office before you jeopardize a student-athlete’s eligibility.
