ACES Education Fund
 

About the Education Fund

Posted 8:53 pm October 17, 2010

Finding and hiring talented copy editors has always been challenging, but a world hungry for information needs copy editors more than ever. To help meet that need, the American Copy Editors Society has awarded scholarships to deserving students since 1999.

There are now five awards to college juniors, seniors and graduate students each year: four scholarships of $1,000 each and one of $2,500. The largest grant is named for Merv Aubespin, the “godfather” of ACES. This year’s scholars are Nora Simon, University of Oregon; Georgia Adams Langerfeld, University of West Florida; Joshua Barone, University of Missouri; Justin Schneewind, Houston Baptist University; and Rhett Umphress, Ball State University.

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Jump-start to a career

Posted 10:14 pm May 12, 2011

As a University of Nebraska student, Emily Ingram was one of just five students nationally to win an ACES scholarship in early 2010.

Just a few months later, she was hired as an overnight producer at The Washington Post. She’s come a long way from Franklin, Neb., a town of about 1,100 people where Ingram grew up on a farm not far from the Kansas border. It’s a one-stoplight town, she said, if you count the light that only flashes red or yellow depending on the direction you’re driving.

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Rules for the scholarship application

Posted 8:28 pm

Applicants who will be juniors, seniors or graduate students in fall 2012 or who are graduating in 2012 are eligible for the 2012-13 scholarship (the 2011-12 deadline has passed). Applications, including all material, must be
postmarked by the deadline. In addition, there are rules each applicant must follow regarding his or her application, listed below and provided along with the application. Please do not submit any material other than what’s requested. If you need help with understanding the scholarship rules, please email scholarship chairwoman Deirdre Edgar at dedgar@copydesk.org. Read the rest of this entry »