The Fairfax County Public Schools Adult and Community Education program (FCPS ACE), which empowers individuals to build brighter futures with accessible and affordable workforce development and training programs, announces that the Adult and Community Education Training and Scholarship Foundation’s Scholarship for current and prospective FCPS ACE Apprenticeship students is now open for application, with increased opportunities to award more scholarships this spring.
The Adult and Community Education Scholarship Program aims to assist low-income adults residing or employed in Fairfax County who are pursuing careers in the trades. This scholarship is available to both current and prospective FCPS ACE Apprenticeship students and is awarded twice annually. The current application cycle offers a $1,000 scholarship, which, if granted, will be applied toward tuition for a spring 2026 Apprenticeship course—such as Electrical Level 2 or 4, or Plumbing Level 2 or 4.
This fall, the Adult and Community Education Scholarship Program at FCPS ACE awarded nearly $35,000 in scholarships to Apprenticeship students. With the support of the Adult and Community Education Training and Scholarship Foundation and an increased number of scholarship recipients, the FCPS ACE Apprenticeship program reached full enrollment for its Level 1 Fall classes. Building upon this success, FCPS ACE is positioned to award up to $40,000 in scholarships for the upcoming spring term. For more information about the application process, email FCPS ACE at educationalcounseling@fcps.edu.
The deadline to apply for the spring 2026 Adult and Community Education Scholarship is December 31, 2025.