The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is currently accepting applications for its college scholarship program. Applicants who are selected to receive the scholarship receive up to $55,000 per year towards their undergraduate education and advising. This scholarship opportunity is open to… Read More ›
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship program is currently accepting applications. Every year, 30 fellows are selected. Fellows receive one to two years of funding towards their graduate study in the United States (totaling up to $90,000 in funding). Fellows… Read More ›
Undocumented students and their families are facing an especially difficult and uncertain time as concerns grow over heightened immigration enforcement activities across California. With reports of immigration officer sightings, increased enforcement operations, and community members being detained, many immigrant families… Read More ›
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is currently accepting applications for their “Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship” program. This fellowship program is open to doctoral students who are pursuing research in the humanities and interpretative social sciences. Selected fellows will… Read More ›
Over the years, Carolina (Founder of My Undocumented Life) has presented and facilitated dozens of workshops, webinars, research presentations, conversations, and conferences on a variety of topics aimed at supporting undocumented students. She is currently welcoming speaking engagement requests from… Read More ›
The Spencer Foundation is currently accepting applications for its dissertation fellowship program. Each year, the program selects 35 fellows who receive $27,500 for one academic year. Fellows also participate in two professional development retreats and are matched with a mentor… Read More ›
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 ›