Access College Early Scholarship Program

Authorized by the Nebraska Legislature in 2007, the Access College Early (ACE) Scholarship Program Act (LB 192) pays tuition and mandatory fees for qualified, low-income high school students to enroll in college courses from Nebraska's colleges or universities, either through dual-enrollment or early enrollment agreements with these institutions. High school students may apply for funding under this program by completing the ACE Student Application, which is reviewed by the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE) for award consideration.

There are two basic criteria for high school students to qualify for the ACE Scholarship. Students must either be eligible to receive assistance under a variety of federal government programs or the student and his or her family must have experienced a recent hardship.

Applications for classes that start after Jan. 1, 2010, may be submitted beginning Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.

For students to find out more information on the ACE Scholarship and to complete an application, please go to the ACE Scholarship Student Application Form below. The CCPE recommends that students submit either a fillable PDF or Word document application (rather than a hand-written application) for faster application processing.

• Fillable PDF for ACE Scholarship Student Application Form (preferred method for application submittal)
• Word Document for ACE Scholarship Student Application Form

For institutions wishing to participate in the ACE Scholarship Program with Nebraska high schools, please go to the ACE Scholarship Program Institutional Application form.

• Fillable PDF for ACE Scholarship Program Institutional Application Form

• Word Document for ACE Scholarship Program Institutional Application Form

 

Postsecondary institutions participating in the ACE Scholarship Program.

For questions regarding the ACE Scholarship program, please contact Ritchie Morrow, financial aid coordinator with the CCPE, via email at ritchie.morrow@nebraska.gov or at (402) 471-0032.