ACE WNO offers leadership development scholarships and grants

The American Council on Education Women's Network-Ohio (ACE WNO) is offering scholarships and grants to support and advance women working in higher education institutions throughout Ohio.

ACE WNO works to promote the advancement of women into senior administrative positions in higher education and encourage and support the professional development of all women. Through advocacy, networking, and educational programming, they are committed to improving the status of women on our campuses and throughout higher education. 

To help support their mission, ACE WNO offers Professional Development Scholarship Awards and Campus Conversation Grants.

Professional Development Scholarship Awards

This leadership development award provides recipients with funding to join a professional organization, participate in a conference or workshop, or pursue other professional development opportunities. The Network awards one to two awards annually depending on applicant pool and budget, for up to $1000/each. The award is for professional higher education organization membership dues, conference/workshop registration, and/or travel expenses related to professional development activities.

Deadline for applications is Thursday, September 30, 2021.

ACE Campus Conversation Grants

Grant description: Each year ACE WNO allocates funding based on budget surplus to support women’s leadership development activities on campuses in Ohio that foster continued conversation and collaboration.

Amount and eligible uses: Institutional Representatives (IRs) can apply for up to $500 to help cover costs for educational materials, marketing, refreshments, etc. Please note that these grants are not intended to cover student events, professional development fees, tuition, or conference fees.

Application deadline: August 9, 2021. Note, the application process for the Campus Conversation Grant has changed. ACE WNO is aligning the timeline of these awards with the other ACE awards.

Applications must be submitted by The Women’s Place, Ohio State’s ACE WNO Institutional Representative (IR). If you have an idea for an event or activity on women’s leadership that you would like to sponsor, please submit your proposal with the information in the bulleted list below to womensplace@osu.edu by August 9. Selected proposals will be submitted on your behalf to ACE WNO for external grant review by August 30, 2021.

Include the following in your proposal email:

  • Your name
  • Your title
  • Your email address
  • Name of your unit/department
  • Title of activity
  • Date(s) of activity
  • Target audience and number of attendees
  • Goals and objectives of the activity
  • How will you market/ communicate this activity to our intended audience?
  • Briefly describe how the activity relates to the mission of ACE WNO.
  • Itemized budget

Selection criteria: The selection criteria is based on the responses provided by the applicant, given special attention to how the activity will relate to the mission of ACE WNO (please see the mission statement on the website:  https://www.aceohiowomen.org/.)

Reimbursement/ up-front payment policies: There is no up-front payment policy in place. Awarding of the funds is based on a reimbursement process.

If an award is granted, the IR will submit a summary report detailing how the funds were spent. If multiple events are held, a summary of each event can be submitted within 30 days of the event, or one final report that provides details about each event can be submitted by December 31, 2022 for full reimbursement. All reports are to be submitted electronically to ACE WNO Awards Committee at ace.wno.awards@gmail.com and must include the following:

  • a brief description of the event,
  • attendance roster, and
  • a budget with receipts. Marketing and communication for the event should indicate that ACE WNO is a sponsor.

Awardees will have up to December 31, 2022 to complete the activity and submit receipts for reimbursement unless alternative arrangements are made in advance with the Awards Committee and the treasurer and are approved by the ACE WNO Board.