ACI member schools received their FY26 Fall Scholarship Award Letters in the first week of October 2025. Each member school was awarded the Council of Independent Colleges/UPS Scholarship and McGraw Foundation Student Emergency Assistance Funding.
Additionally, some campuses received the Carole Whitcomb Scholarship and/or ACI Challenge Grant Scholarships. Thanks to the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Scholarship Challenge Grant, ACI Corporate Trustees, and other generous donors, ACI provided $15,000 in scholarship funding for second-year or higher students, with another $25,000 available in the Spring.
This fall, The total amount of funding awarded was $185,757. Financial aid officers at each campus have already begun looking for eligible students for the awards.
The FY26 Spring Scholarship Awards Letters are scheduled to be sent out in early March 2026.