ACE Honor Awards
Open
All entries must be entered online by 11:59pm, ET, Friday, February 20, 2026
ACE Professional Development Grants
Deadline
- Mid-August 2026 - Application Closed
- September 30, 2026 – Application due
- November 1, 2026 – Applicants notified
- May 31, 2027 – Projects end
- June 2027 – Annual conference presentations
ACE Conference Session Proposal
Opening Fall of 2026
All submissions must be received online by TBD
ACE Critique & Awards Program
Opening December 2026
Deadline
All entries must be entered online by 11:59pm, ET, Sunday, February 15, 2027
Other key dates:
- Feb. 27- Mar 9 : Judging
- Mar. 15-28: ACE review
- Apr. Entrants begin to receive results and critiques
Please contact ACE aceoutreach@gmail.com.
Electronic Media, Video & Audio 2 | Profile videos Videos that focus on telling a particular person’s story. These may feature researchers, students, Extension agents, or donors among others. Videos may be for web, broadcast, or other distribution.
Judging criteria: Design 20%, Content 20%, Technical Quality 20%, Creativity/Artistic Style 20%, Effectiveness 20%
Judges will consider a project's budget and the use of available resources.
Notes for all classes:
· May include videos of any length unless otherwise noted.
· If total video length is over 10 minutes, please submit a 10-minute sample.
· Unless otherwise noted, video series are welcome in any class, but no more than three 10-minute samples should be entered.
· Videos should be submitted in classes for which they were originally produced. Although they may be re-purposed for videos that might fit other categories later, they should be judged in the category most appropriate for the original production.
