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.

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