Please read this page before completing the registration form to ensure that you are eligibile to register for ACES.
You are eligible if:
- attend S4, S5 or S6 at a state secondary school in Edinburgh, the Lothians, the Scottish Borders, Falkirk, Stirling or Clackmannanshire, and are interested in studying art, design or architecture
- AND you fulfil one or more of the eligibility criteria listed below
- live in a postcode area within the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation lowest 20% (SIMD20/Quintile 1/) or 40% (SIMD40/Quintile 2)
- care experienced
- estranged
- young carer
- refugee or asylum seeker
- entitled to Free School Meals (FSM)
- entitled to Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
- live in a low-income household
- live in an area considered to be remote and/or rural
- are facing educational disadvantages due to challenging circumstances
Find details on our eligibility criteria on the ACES project page under 'Who can join?'
If you are unsure if you are eligible, please contact us directly on 07766 511980 or aces@ed.ac.uk
Once we have processed your registration and confirmed your eligibility, we will send you a welcome email with further information about ACES. Please note that it can take up to 5 working days for us to process your registration.