Immigrants Rising is a nonprofit that supports undocumented people in accessing education and pursuing meaningful careers. The organization also works with institutions and partners to create broader, systemic change. Immigrants Rising is currently hiring a Director of Higher Education Strategy… Read More ›
The UndocuBasic Needs Project (UBNP) published a research brief focused on the work of higher education professionals supporting undocumented students, and those in mixed-status families. The UBNP seeks to better understand immigrant college students’ basic needs, and the experiences of… Read More ›
The UCI Dream Center serves students impacted by immigration policies. The role of the UCI Dream Center consists of: “provid[ing] overall direction for DREAM Center program development, collaborat[ing] with all campus areas to ensure student needs are met and support[ing]… Read More ›
The Esperanza Education Fund is currently accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. Awards are up to $10,000. Here are the eligibility requirements: “Must have been born outside the U.S. OR have two parents who were born outside the U.S…. Read More ›
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. Awards range from $2,000 to $10,000 and are geared towards supporting “law students who seek to further MALDEF’s mission of advancing the civil… Read More ›
UURISE recently published a toolkit for educators, counselors, and advocates to help students navigate immigration-related challenges and concerns. UURISE is a nonprofit organization based in Southern California, which provides a wide range of resources and services for immigrants, refugees, and… Read More ›
The UndocuBasic Needs Project (UBNP) recently published a research brief focused on the set of mental health challenges and stressors that undocumented college students, and those in mixed-status families, often contend with. The UBNP seeks to better understand immigrant college… Read More ›
Sanctuary Making focuses on the expansion of immigration enforcement and its consequences on young adults and their families. Drawing on 103 in-depth interviews with members of undocumented and mixed-status families, Sanctuary Making sheds light on young adults’ material and emotional labor in… Read More ›
The UndocuBasic Needs Project (UBNP) recently published a research brief focused on the unique challenges that undocumented college students, and those in mixed-status families, encounter with food and housing insecurity. The UBNP seeks to better understand immigrant college students’ basic… Read More ›
If you are looking for books to add to your summer reading list, check out this set of books on immigration that are out this year! Sanctuary Making: Immigrant Families Reshaping Geographies of Deportability by Carolina Valdivia “Immigration policy and enforcement… Read More ›
The Point Foundation is currently accepting applications for its annual Community College Scholarship program! This scholarship opportunity offers financial assistance, mentoring, leadership development, and support with the transfer process. Awards range from $2,400 per semester or $4,800 per academic year…. Read More ›
The DreamSF Fellowship is an opportunity for immigrant young adults to serve immigrant communities in the Bay Area. Fellows work 20 hours/week for 11 months with an immigrant-serving nonprofit or public organization in San Francisco. Fellows receive a stipend of… Read More ›
Get There is a non-profit organization that supports students pursuing a college education. This year, they are awarding scholarships in the amount of $2,500. Applicants must submit a completed application form, high school transcript, letters of recommendation, financial-related information, and… Read More ›
LNESC is. non-profit organization that offers scholarships, leadership opportunities, and more to students across the country. Since 1975, LNESC and LULAC have partnered to sustain the LULAC National Scholarship Fund (LNSF), which is dedicated to supporting youth pursue a higher… Read More ›
Sanctuary Making examines the intensification of immigration enforcement and its consequences on young adults and their families. The book speaks to current events and is based on 103 in-depth interviews with members of undocumented and mixed-status families (that is, where at… Read More ›
The Dream Resource Center at the UCLA Labor Center is now receiving applications for the Dream Summer Fellowship. This is a program that seeks to empower immigrant youth, create safe and healing spaces, as well as promote social justice work…. Read More ›