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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.

• Job opportunity: Assistant Director for Undocumented/DACA Student Support at Cornell University

  By My Undocumented Life on October 11, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Cornell University is hiring an Assistant Director to support undocumented students and members of mixed-status families. The Assistant Director would assist in planning, developing, implementing, and assessing programs and services that serve the undocumented student population at Cornell. Qualification for this… Read More ›

• DACA Renewal Scholarships

  By My Undocumented Life on September 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

    In light of the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, undocumented young adults with DACA have until October 5th of this year to submit their renewal applications if their current DACA expires before/on March… Read More ›

• The Trump Administration Rescinded DACA. What You Need to Know.

  By My Undocumented Life on September 5, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Earlier this summer, Ken Paxton (attorney general of Texas) issued a statement where he called on the current administration to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) federal program. Ken was joined by 10 other states who threatened to… Read More ›

• Job Opportunity: Undocumented Student Coordinator at San Jose State University

  By My Undocumented Life on September 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  San Jose State University is hiring a a Coordinator for the UndocuSpartan Resource Center. The Center provides leadership, strategic planning, and works, collaboratively with the center’s staff to create a safe space aimed at supporting the educational access, success, retention,… Read More ›

• 2018 Soros Fellowship Program for New Americans: Open to Undocumented Graduate Students with DACA

  By My Undocumented Life on September 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans supports one to two years of graduate study in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program in the United States. Each award is for up to $25,000 in stipend support, as well as… Read More ›

• 2018 Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship: Open to undocumented graduate students with DACA

  By My Undocumented Life on August 30, 2017 • ( 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 ›

• Traveling abroad with DACA: Andrea’s experience and advice!

  By My Undocumented Life on August 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  By ANDREA Did you seek legal counsel for your advance parole application? I did seek legal advice because I was new to the whole process and did not know anyone, personally, who had gone through this. However, the lawyer I contacted knew… Read More ›

• Job Opportunity: Adviser to the Director of the Undocumented Student Center at UC Davis

  By My Undocumented Life on August 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The University of California, Davis is hiring an adviser to the Director of the AB 540 and Undocumented Student Center. The mission of the Center is to “empower students in attaining their educational goals, overcome their legal and financial obstacles and… Read More ›

• 2017 COFEM Scholarship: Open to Undocumented Students in Southern California

  By My Undocumented Life on August 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  COFEM is a non-profit organization that provides information and resources to Latino immigrants. They recently announced their scholarship opportunity for this year. Awards are: $500 to community college students and $1,000 to undergraduate students attending four-year colleges or universities. Note: “Recipients of AB540… Read More ›

• Meet UndocuGrad Diana

  By My Undocumented Life on July 24, 2017 • ( 0 )

  By DIANA I was born into a single-mother household in Tijuana, Mexico. When I was only six years old, my mother managed to get me and my two older siblings a tourist visa so that after two years of separation we… Read More ›

• Book Review: Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer, Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life by Alberto Ledesma

  By My Undocumented Life on July 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  By JENNIFER Dr. Ledesma’s graphic novel was an easy read yet cut to the core of my pre American life. It was also timely. I recently removed “the undocumented American experience” from the title of my blog. The reason is that… Read More ›

• CARECEN Winter 2017 Educational Exchange Trip to El Salvador: Open to DACA recipients

  By My Undocumented Life on June 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) is hosting its 5th annual educational exchange trip to El Salvador. The program runs from December 26, 2017 to January 15, 2018. This opportunity is open to individuals between the ages of 20-35, including: DACA recipients, TPS beneficiaries, permanent residents… Read More ›