The ACE Program
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Eligibility
Student applicants must have one or more of the following characteristics to be eligible:
- First person in immediate family to attend / graduate from college
- Evidence of single parent home
- Works 10-30 hours per week
- Underrepresented group
- Environmental risk factors (will be considered on case by case basis, for example, student raised in foster care, teen parent, lives in temporary housing, etc.)
- Legacy qualification (family member who is in ACE or was a past ACE participant)
- Must be a 10th grade / sophomore high school student at time of application
ACE is not a GPA based program.
Application Timeline:
September – December
ACE scholarship presentations and distribution of application packets at participating high schools.
- All high school sophomores are eligible to apply for the ACE Program
- Students submit completed application packets to the high school counselors.
- ACE program staff will pick up packets.
- Check with your counselor for application deadline date(s) at your high school.
March
All ACE applicants will be notified by mail of whether or not they have been accepted into the ACE Program.
April/May
Students and Parents / Guardians attend new ACE cohort orientations: Mandatory Attendance
- New ACE Student/Parent Orientation
- Assessment Testing
Contact the ACE Program: email | phone: 480-461-7927 | fax: 480-844-3242 | See a map
