College juniors and seniors: Do grammar and spelling come naturally to you? Do you prize precise wording and flawless copy?
If that sounds like you, the scholarships offered by the ACES Education Fund could be a great fit.
ACES: The Society for Editing is awarding six scholarships to students intent on pursuing editorial work with written content. Awards range from $1,500 to $3,000, along with support to attend the national ACES conference.
Which ACES Scholarships Are Offered?
The ACES Education Fund’s Bill Walsh scholarship grants $3,000 to the recipient, in addition to assistance to attend the ACES national conference. The award commemorates the veteran Washington Post copy editor Bill Walsh, who passed away in 2017.
The winner should be an aspiring newsroom editor who demonstrates the skill and dedication to the profession that Walsh exemplified, per ACES criteria.
The ACES Aubespin scholarship awards $2,500 to the top recipient and $1,500 to four runners-up. Those chosen must demonstrate a strong commitment to an editorial career.
This scholarship honors Merv Aubespin, a retired artist, reporter and editor at the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, and a former president of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Applicants may apply for both the Bill Walsh and Aubespin scholarships but may receive only one award.
How to Apply for the ACES Bill Walsh Scholarship
Applicants must be college juniors, seniors or graduate students enrolled for the summer and/or fall terms of 2018. There is no required major to apply.
To submit an application:
- Include a resume that highlights academic accomplishments and examples of your editing work.
- Provide three references, who can be instructors or employment supervisors.
- Write an essay of 500 words or fewer from the perspective of a copy editor who has been working in a mid-sized city newsroom for six months. The scenario is detailed, so review the specifics on the ACES site.
- Edit a sample lede paragraph of a news story available on the website.
- Create three headlines for three separate paragraphs of material posted on the site.
- Attach your completed application as Word or PDF files and email them with “Walsh scholarship” in the subject or message field to [email protected].
Applications must be submitted by the close of business on Nov. 15, 2018.
How to Apply for the ACES Aubespin Scholarship
Applicants must be pursuing a degree and enrolled as college juniors, seniors or graduate students during the summer and/or fall 2018 terms.
To apply:
- Send a resume outlining academic and editing accomplishments, plus information about other achievements, activities and interests.
- Include three references, who may be instructors or workplace supervisors.
- Describe a question you would ask at a conference of 700 editors and explain why you would pose it.
- Compose three headlines for three separate paragraphs of material posted on the ACES site.
- Attach your application as Word or PDF documents and email them with “ACES scholarship” in the subject or message field to [email protected].
Applications must be submitted by the close of business on Nov. 15, 2018.
Maria Thompson is an editor at Savinly.
