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Scholarships

Our scholarships pave the way for aspiring architects, engineers, and construction professionals. Discover how ACE RI's financial support can help you build a solid foundation for your future career in the AEC industry.

2025 ACE RI
SCHOLARSHIPS

Each year ACE RI awards scholarships to ACE graduating seniors. Students must be active participants in one of the ACE RI programs, meet requirements and submit an application. The scholarship recipients are announced at each years ACE RI Annual Fundraiser.

2023 - $53,000 in scholarships were awarded

2024 - $40,000 in scholarships were awarded

Application
Details

Students who wish to apply must be ACE participants in one of the ACE RI sections and meet the minimum attendance requirement (75% of the meetings). The scholarship recipients are announced at the yearly fundraiser event.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

  • Seniors graduating from High School this year

  • Students attending a college, university or trade school to pursue a career in one of the ACE fields

  • 75% active attendance at sessions

REQUIREMENTS

  • One recommendation from an ACE mentor

  • At least one additional recommendation (from a teacher, coach, etc.)

  • High school transcript

  • Short essay-type responses about the student’s educational/career interests

*If students have difficulties obtaining school transcripts or teacher recommendations due to school closures, please contact the scholarship committee to determine what may be used as a substitute.

Please email: ACE RI Scholarship Committee

HOW TO APPLY

  1. Click the button below to go to the ACE national website.

  2. Log in using the link on the left side of the page.

  3. Click the scholarships tab on the left side of your ACE dashboard.

*Note: Our scholarship is NOT the Blackstone Valley scholarship, it is the ACE RI scholarship.

If you do not see the scholarships tab on your dashboard, contact your team leader. They will need to check that you are marked “active” in the database.

APPLICATIONS OPEN SOON

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