Scholarships

Each year, the ACE Mentor Program awards scholarships to seniors who are committed to pursuing Design Build Careers through college or apprenticeship programs. 

Awarded Students: scholarship disbursement requests

Students need to complete and turn in a Scholarship Disbursement Form each year to receive 1/4th of their funds. 
Disbursement requests must be sent to ace@portlandworkforcealliance.org with a copy of an up to date Disbursement Request Form and proof of enrollment (i.e. class schedule, unofficial transcript, etc.). Please include in the subject line: [your first and last name] ACE Senior Scholarship Disbursement. 

Terms of Scholarship

Disbursement Request

2023 ACE Senior Scholarship - CLOSED APPLICATION
​The 2023 ACE Oregon Senior Scholarship application cycle is now open! Seniors currently enrolled in the program who plan to pursue an ACE-related field of study are eligible to apply. The application is a competitive process. Scholarship funds are disbursed directly to the educational institution. All funds must be used within seven years of the recipient’s graduation from high school. See Scholarship Information Packet for full details. Applications are submitted through the ACE National Portal. THIS IS A FOUR-PART APPLICATION. All parts are due by the deadline: 8:00 PM, April 7, 2023.

1. Online application through the National Database, including essay questions 
2. Unofficial school transcript 
3. Mentor Evaluation form (see below)
4. Teacher or counselor letter of recommendation

Scholarship Information Packet

Mentor Evaluation Form

ACE National Database

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ACE Summer Camp

Thanks to generous donors at the ACE Luncheon, along with support from the Andersen Construction Foundation and Howard S. Wright, we typically send four juniors to the ACE Summer Camp at the University of Colorado Denver! 
2023:
​2022: Valerie Lam (Sunset High), Riley Matthiessen (Franklin High), Lasen Baertsch Kovalchick (Lakeridge High), Mia Stonelake (Lakeridge High), Pahlychai Thao (Lakeridge High), Izzy Jacobs (Grant High) 
2019: Alaina Keller (Cleveland High), Alessandra Avalos (Tualatin High), Claire Glasser (Baker Charter School), and Coleman Neher (Cleveland High).
2018: Olivia Vester, Riley Skyles, Kenneth Yohe, and Carina Carmona.
2017: Audrey Collins, Colin Klein, Ashley Ulberg, Hunter Enz.

Thank you to past contributors in sending students to the ACE Summer Camp:

• Andersen Construction Foundation
• Howard S. Wright​​

• The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
• Anonymous Individual Donors​​​

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Internships & Other Scholarships

ACE National has a list of scholarships, including a list of 20 national organizations and firms offering scholarships for high school students and ACE alumni in college. There are also opportunities to apply for summer internships with local area ACE partners.

Alumni earning an internship &/or other scholarships through ACE Oregon:

• 2018 JE Dunn Construction Internship - Ashley Ulberg, 2018 ACE alumna
• 2018 Mortenson Construction Internship - Colin Klein, 2018 ACE alumnus
• 2018 Skanska Internship - Kenneth Yohe, 2018 ACE student
• 2017 Andersen Construction Internship – Audrey Collins, 2018 ACE alumna
• 2015 ACE/Milgard Award (Home Builders Foundation) - Bethany Woods, 2015 ACE alumna
• 2015 Caliber Excellence Award (Home Builders Foundation) - Claudia Monroy-Benitez, 2015 ACE alumna
• 2015 Greenbuild Conference Scholarship (US Green Building Council) - Elona Wilson, 2014 ACE alumna
• 2014 Greenbuild Conference Scholarship (US Green Building Council) - Siriane Lawless, 2011 ACE alumna
• 2014 ACE/Milgard Award (Home Builders Foundation) - Alexa Thornton, 2014 ACE alumna​

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Past Scholarship Recipients

Since 2007, ACE Oregon has awarded $715,000 in scholarships to committed seniors pursuing construction-related careers in college. Over the years, some of our ACE scholarship alumni have gone on to become involved with our program as mentors and board members.

2023 Recipients: Marelynn de Lesus, Armando Ferrusca, Fernanda Gonzalez Huerta, Orion Coelho, Jenny Le, Dareenka Afanasyev, Valerie Lam, Mia Stonelake, Pahlychai Thao, Diego Lucas Ocampo, Owen Magnusen, Maxwell Dahl, Abigail Crowe, Isabella Jacobs, Georgia Hoffbeck, Brandon Walker
2022 Recipients: Adamaryz Gomez, Andrew Gorecki, Bryce Truong, Caden Perry, Charlie Weinger, Eddy Calel, Emily Dahbura, Hanna Gibson, Keigan Hunt, Kendall Morrissey, Le Duong, Lea Rocheleau, Logan Oates, Maysen Running, Olivia Nord, Ryan Chong, Xanthus SIlverstein
2021 Recipients: Abbey Briley, Michell Atwood, Gypsy Garma-Santiago, Sophia Chin, Aberdeen Stuart, Jenna Stein, Kaianaaahuula Kwock, Yasmin Almenaiya, Tauseef Baggia, Taiki Grover, Shirley Kam, Erasto Paula, Tommy Nguyen, Hazel Nye, Lucian Beaubrun, Jonah Nees, Stephani Le
2020 Recipients: Alaina Keller, Alessandra Avalos, Andrew Currey, Alex Gutman, Thomas Taylor, Claire Glasser, Tristan Kryl, Ryan Weber, Polina Kuleshova, Kirk Dibert, Jaida Leap, Julien Buist-Thuillier, James Bowers, Dante Erz, Coleman Neher, Claire Glasser, 
2019 Recipients: Carina Carmona, Kevin Leon, Makayla Bruce, Nguyen Duong, Johana Amani, Jonah LaDuca, William Kaigh, Omar Mahfouz, Tameta Thompson, Jesus Gonzalez Estrada, Jocelyn Ocampo. 
2018 Recipients: Audrey Collins, Hadley Carlberg, Ashley Ulberg, Reid Wiley, Hunter Enz, Alev Ersan, Colin Klein, Sammy Longo, Sara Mohamed, Brandt Yamamoto, Dario Rolon-Manzo, Samantha Wiegand, David Mallery, Kayla Coyne, Diny Martinez-Villatoro, Alexander Qui.
2017 Recipients: Jessica Howell, Gavin Macpherson, Aubrey Moore, Julia Andrus, Nancy Barroso-Reyes, Hilary Chaimov, Ross Miho, Jose Sanchez, Shauna Anderson, Hailey Chrisman, Christian Nieto, Elizabeth Rainville, Julia Richards, Edgar Santos-Quintero, Luis Soto-Nampula, Henok Techeste.
2016 Recipients: Max Fajardo, Samantha Marioni, Peter Paskill, Nelea Chin, Madison Canelis, Matthew Reynolds, Lesley Bahena-Patino, Kaleah Buckbee, Hector Uriel Gonzalez-Montiel, Madeline Chu, Gayle Mulligan, Tiernan Fox, John Halsey, Beatrix Ngia, Andy Hua, Andrew Scardina.
2015 Recipients: Antonio Crosier, Justin Kwong, Samuel Gomez, Caroline Ambrose, Eve Lathrop, Kevin Pham, Bethany Woods, Dustin Diep, Jackson Sany, Sophie Tanner, Violetta White, Sarah Grassl, Conor Henson, Hawii Boriyo, Claudia Monroy-Benitez, Nyles Green.
2014 Recipients: Logan Gillis, Moriah Shay Nikolas Tucker, Cadell Chand, Henry Sissac, Summer Olson, Alex Roberts, Alexa Thornton, Brett Sonflieth, Brianna Braukmann, Eden Mcgowan, Zachariah Petett.
2013 Recipients: Kyle Farrell, Collin Faunt, Sidney Greenslate, Jie (Jimmy) Jia, Adriana Lilla, Kylee Martens, Richelle Martens, Megan Mueller, Leighton Murphy, Annie Parham.
2012 Recipients: Huy Nguyen, Madison Hathaway, Tovit Bezukhov, Meryl Kruskopf, Olivia Cantwell, Taylor Spencer, Frank Ngo.
2011 Recipients: Patrick Kempster, Siriane Lawless, Stacia Tarver, Zixing Wang, Sarah Cochenour, Nathaniel Holder.
2010 Recipients: Erik Hanno, Jessica Escobedo, Luis Gonzalez, Maggie Buffum, Matti Sjoblom-Chambers, Jasmine Brickley.
2009 Recipients: Erin Thayer, Daniel Cebula, Iris Wu, Leif Erickson, Nico Varela, Brandon Young, Osten Palmrose, Justin Wilks
2008 Recipients: Amber Willhite, Samantha Doyle, Spencer Hoffman, Michael Calhoun, Zitao Wu, Nelson Brooks, Daniella Sifuentes-Lopez, Emily New, Daniel Navarro-Gomez.
2007 Winners: Matthew Davis, Katarina Ivezic, Nathan Kolibaba, Andrei Shupenka.