Detailed Information

Fee outline

Tuition (per participant)

  • Student Institute (July 14 – 19): $450

  • Pre-Twinkle Day Camp (July 13 –14): $120

Enrichment Classes (maximum of 2)

  • $50 per class in addition to tuition

    • Fiddling

    • Chamber Music

    • Advanced Repertoire

Other Considerations:

  • Parking pass (one per vehicle): $10

  • Unaccompanied Minors

    • Student participants ages 13-17 may attend without an accompanying adult

Institute Merchandise

  • Complimentary T-shirt: 1 shirt will be given at no cost for each institute participant

  • Additional T-shirts may be purchased for $10 each


Lodging and Accommodations

Option 1: On Campus Accommodations

  • Shared Room - $225 total per person for the week

  • Private Room - $275 total per person for the week

If you are interested in on-campus housing and/or meals, please contact Laura Eis.

Typical layout for suite style accommodations on campus at ECU.

Option 2: Greenville Hotel/Motel accommodations

There are several traditional and extended stay hotels in Greenville. All are within easy driving distance of the ECU campus and the School of Music and offer various amenities for their guests.
Click here for a Google Map of Greenville area Hotels

Option 3: Accommodations via VRBO or AirBnB

Click here for VRBO Listings, Click here for AirBnB Listings


Travel Information

Greenville, North Carolina and East Carolina University are easily accessible by automobile or airplane.

Automobile Travel

For those traveling by car, Greenville is 40 miles east of I-95 on US 587/US 264. Visit the ECU Directions and Maps page for maps and full driving directions.

Air Travel

Participants may fly directly into Greenville, North Carolina (airport code PGV) on US Airways Express. Cheaper flights may be available into Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU), Kinston Regional JetPort (ISO), and New Bern/Craven County Regional Airport (EWN).


Registration Procedures

Click below to register for NCSI 2024!

Within 7 days of registering you will receive an invoice which can be paid online. If a third invoice remains unpaid after five business days, the registration will be canceled.

If space is available after June 15, late registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. The late registration fee is $100.

Refund policy: All fees will be refunded in full provided notice of cancellation and a request for refund is received in writing by July 1. No refund will be made after that date. Refunds are not issued for late arrivals or early departures.