ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation

 

​​The ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation recognizes colleges or universities that, in a period of great change in higher education, have responded to challenges in innovative and creative ways that allow the institution to thrive.

The award is split into two categories:

Category 1

Institutions with student populations of 12,001 and over

Category 2

Institutions with student populations of up to 12,000

 

​​2024 Winners

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Category 1: Florida Atlantic University

Category 2: University of California, Merced

 

​Past Award Recipients

ACE has been bestowing the ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation since 2014, when Arizona State University became the first ever recipient. Click to expand the area below to learn more about our past recipients.

 
 
 

​Nominations​ Closed

The deadline to submit nominations has passed. If you have questions about the nomination process or the award, please contact us at transformationaward@acenet.edu.

The award will be presented to the current president or chancellor of the selected institutions during the ACE Experience​ 2025 (ACEx2025)​.


Sponsor​ACE is grateful to Fidelity for its support of this award.

 

The American Council on Education and Fidelity Investments® are independent entities and are not legally affiliated. The recipient of the American Council on Education/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation is selected solely by ACE. Fidelity employees are not involved in any way in determining, selecting, or approving the recipient of any award.​