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Welcome to My Undocumented Life! A place where we can document our lives as undocumented immigrants. MyUndocumentedLife.org is dedicated to providing up-to-date information and resources for undocumented immigrants. Here, you will find the latest on scholarship opportunities, immigration news, ways in navigating the educational system, and more.

• From the Tomato Fields to Grad Nursing School

  By My Undocumented Life on November 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By MARTIN Applying for graduate school takes a lot of energy, emotional stress, and proactiveness. More critically, it’s all about networking and perseverance! During the process, you can become an owner of your identity as an undocumented individual, which will empower… Read More ›

• Taking Steps to Crack Open the Door to Graduate School: Insights from an UnDACAmented Graduate Scholar

  By My Undocumented Life on October 30, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By JOSE Through my research as a graduate student, I found a statistic suggesting that out of every 100 undocumented elementary Latinx students, less than one will achieve a master’s degree. This statistic is alarming. It suggests the odds are against… Read More ›

• Navigating Research with Undocumented Immigrants as an Undocumented Immigrant

  By My Undocumented Life on October 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By DANI In my time as a PhD student in sociology, I have encountered very few undocumented graduate students doing work with undocumented communities. We know little about how many students are enrolled in graduate programs across the country and… Read More ›

• 2019 Public Policy and International Affairs Program: Open to Undocumented Students

  By My Undocumented Life on September 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) supports students in their pursuit of graduate degrees in public policy and international affairs.  The Program begins with a Junior Summer Institutes (JSI), which a seven-week summer program that focused on preparing… Read More ›

• 2018-2019 Peer Engagement and Enrichment Program (PEEP) for Undocumented Students

  By My Undocumented Life on September 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Pre-Health Dreamers is a network for undocumented youth who are pursuing careers in health and sciences. They recently started accepting applications for their online-based peer mentoring program, PEEP, which aims to support undocumented youth who are interested in health professions… Read More ›

• 2019 Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship: Open to undocumented graduate students with DACA

  By My Undocumented Life on September 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Ford Foundation is committed to increasing the diversity of the country’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will… Read More ›

• Job opportunity: DREAM Center Assistant Director at UC Irvine

  By My Undocumented Life on September 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The DREAM Center at UC Irvine is hiring an Assistant Director to directly support  undocumented undergraduate and graduate students. Here are the required qualifications for this job: “Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education; experience with 3-5 years of demonstrated,… Read More ›

• June 2018 Newsletter

  By My Undocumented Life on July 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Don’t miss out- Here are the resources, scholarships, and immigration-related news featured this month at My Undocumented Life blog! Resources – In partnership with UndocuScholars, we launched the Navigating Higher Education Opportunities Series, which features the experiences and advice of undocumented… Read More ›

• College Presidents with Undocumented Students Series #1: President Brian Murphy of De Anza College

  By My Undocumented Life on June 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By UNDOCUSCHOLARS Equity in higher education for undocumented students is a civil and human rights issue. The United States has restricted access to an affordable college education for undocumented students and perpetuated exclusionary campus climates. Across the country, undocumented youth and… Read More ›

• Navigating Higher Education Opportunities Series #5: Transferring Colleges as an Undocumented Student in the South

  By My Undocumented Life on June 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By MARIA Before we get started, I would like to introduce myself. I am majoring in elementary education and graduating this upcoming December. I decided to become an educator because I want to support students of color, especially during these… Read More ›

• Navigating Higher Education Opportunities Series #4: The Waiting Period and Unexpected Setbacks

  By My Undocumented Life on June 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By VIVIANA Waiting Patiently: The story of a student waiting on the arrival of a green card in order to enroll at a university. Senior year of high school is such an exciting time! It’s when students become adults and start… Read More ›

• 2018 Platt Family Scholarship: Open to undocumented students

  By My Undocumented Life on June 7, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Lincoln Forum recently announced this year’s scholarship prize essay contest. Prizes are as follows: $1500 for 1st prize; $750 for 2nd prize; $500 for 3rd prize. This opportunity is open to students who are enrolled full time in a… Read More ›