Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
Up to $3,500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- other
Description
Six scholarships are awarded annually through the ACES Education Fund. One is the Bill Walsh scholarship, in honor of the late editor, author, and ACES guiding spirit.
Benefits
The winner - a student who demonstrates excellence in the editing of news - receives $3,500 plus financial aid to attend the ACES national conference.
The other ACES scholarships are awarded to students who excel in critical thinking about written materials in any field and aspire to a career involving editing. Four of these winners each receive $1,500, and $2,500 will go to the student chosen as the Aubespin scholar. All five winners also are eligible for aid to attend the ACES conference. The generosity of donors enables all of these awards.
Eligibility
- Applicants for all ACES scholarships must be seeking degrees as enrolled college/university juniors, seniors, or graduate students at the time of the deadline (Nov. 15).
- They must also demonstrate an interest in editing as a career.
- Scholarships are awarded without regard to the student’s nationality, residence or field of academic concentration.
- Previous scholarship winners are not eligible.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Worldwide
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
15 Nov 2026
Application materials for each year’s scholarships are made available on Aug. 15 on the ACES website and they close on Nov. 15 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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