Aspirations in Computing High School Award Application: Step-by-Step Guide
If you are looking for help preparing the actual content of the application, please look at the Guide to Completing Your Application.
Step 1: Join the AiC Community
- To apply for an AiC Award, you must be an AiC Community Member. View the Step-by-Step Guide to join the AiC Community.
- View the eligibility to join the AiC Community.
- Follow the steps to gain Parental/Guardian approval if you are under the age of 18.
Step 2: Create & Complete a New Application
- Once applications have opened, go to your dashboard and click "Complete Application."
- You will see each application section listed on the left. You may go through the application in any order you wish.
- You can click on "Save" to save your application and return to it at a later time.
- To return to your application, click on "Complete Application" from your dashboard.
Step 3: Submitting Your Application
- Once you have completed each section of the application and you are comfortable with your answers, click the "Submit Completed Application" button at the top of your application. You will be asked to confirm your submission.
- Please note: you will not be able to edit your application after you have clicked "Submit Completed Application".
Step 4: Receiving an Educator Endorsement
- Once you submit your application, return to your dashboard to see what the next steps are required to consider your application.
- On your dashboard, click "Request Endorsement." You will be asked to provide the e-mail address of an educator. That educator receives an email asking them to endorse your application. If your educator does not receive the endorsement email, you may resend the email from your dashboard. You can only request an endorsement from ONE educator.
- Please note: NCWIT will contact your educator after you submit your application to complete the endorsement; only after you submit your application can your educator complete the endorsement. It is highly recommended that you personally notify your educator before then so they know that they will need to submit an endorsement.
- Please note: e-mail addresses used by schools, such as e-mail addresses ending in .k12.us, often have strong spam filters. Many times, emails from aspirations.org do not go through to such accounts. It will be better to use a different email address for your educator if possible.
After you have followed these steps, your application is complete! If you have any technical difficulties regarding your application, approval, or endorsement, please email [email protected]. For all other questions, please contact [email protected].