Application Process
Does ACE partner with hybrid schools?
In addition to traditional full-time in-person schools, ACE partners with schools who follow the University Model. This means that the student must attend in-person classes at the school for a minimum of 2 days a week for the entire school day.
Please be aware that if the tuition is discounted for the student, their award may change as ACE Scholarships will provide our standard award or no more than 50% of a school’s award, whichever is less.
Unclear about the difference between ACE and FACTS? Here’s a helpful guide:
Nonprofit organization with a mission to provide children of lower-income families with scholarships to private schools.
- Can answer questions about applying, qualifications, awards and award amounts, funds disbursement, timelines, partner school lists, etc.
- Utilizes FACTS for scholarship applications
FACTS provides tools and solutions to private K-12 schools that elevate the education experience for administrators, teachers, and families. It is the platform ACE uses to process all applications.
- Can answer questions about uploading documents, incomplete applications, school FACTS applications vs ACE FACTS applications, etc.
(856) 746-6521 is a dedicated support line and routes to either ACE or FACTS depending upon the prompt selected. Please call! Both are here to help.
How do I view applications for ACE?
You can view your school’s ACE applicants by logging into your school’s FACTS account and then going to Grant & Aid > Applications. There you should find a report titled “2024-2025 ACE Scholarships Application Status”. You can use that report to view ACE applications from families connected to your school.
Applications need to be in a VER or DOC status at 11:59pm on April 15th for consideration in awarding. Those in SBM status will not be considered as they are incomplete.
Below is a table with a description of each section to help you read the report:
| Column | Description |
| Student ID | The Student ID is also a hyperlink and when selected takes you to view the Application Summary, where more detailed information for the applicant is listed. |
| Student Name | The student’s name listed on the application. |
| Grade | Indicates the grade level the student will be enrolled in the upcoming school year. This is provided by the applicant. |
| App Status |
Indicates the current application status.
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| Submit Date | The date the application was submitted/completed. |
| Tax Return Year |
The year of the tax return submitted or the status of the tax return.
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What do schools need to do once applications open?
See video here on FACTS Training for ACE Scholarships Organizations.
Your families have begun applying for ACE Scholarships on FACTS. What do you do now?
If families have a question about their FACTS account, please have them call FACTS customer support at 856.746.6521.
Your first step is to keep an eye on those who have applied and make sure they are getting their applications completed and documents uploaded before April 15th.
- Verified means the application is 100% completed and documents are uploaded.
- Submitted means they have only started and submitted the application.
- Documents in Process means they have uploaded something, and those documents are currently being reviewed by FACTS.
ACE Scholarships will begin reviewing applications after the application window closes on April 15th at 11:59 PM.
We will notify schools after we have finished making our review and awards.
- We will send award notifications to families over the summer before the school year begins.
2024-2025 Flyers
Our 2024-2025 school flyers are available to download! Feel free to circulate them to families in any way you prefer. These informational flyers provide details about ACE, our mission, scholarship eligibility criteria, coverage amounts, participating schools, the continuity of ACE Scholarships for their child, and the application process.
School User Tips for Helping Families apply for ACE Scholarship
For School User Tips for Helping Families apply for ACE Scholarship click here.
A family applied to ACE but I’m not seeing their application listed under the applications at my school?
If you have a family that you believe applied to ACE but are unable to see their application, there may be multiple reasons why this is happening:
- They haven’t completed the application for ACE. Please have the family double check that they applied for ACE as well. If they need assistance, they can contact FACTS at 856-746-6521.
- If you’re certain they applied, it’s most likely that they listed another school as their preferred school. In that case, they will be listed under the applications for that school. This is something that they family themselves can check and/or change.
- If you are facing issues with accessing your school’s FACTS account please contact FACTS by calling 856-746-6521 (press 2 for schools and then 1 for FACTS).
When should families apply?
The ACE Scholarship application for the 2024-2025 school year was open from Monday, February 5th through Monday, April 15th at 11:59 p.m. Please look for the 2025-2026 application to open in early February 2025 and apply at that time should you like. We are happy to help families as they apply for an ACE Scholarship and have much more ability to help applicants during the open application window rather than after the application closes.