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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.

• National Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Program: Open to undocumented students with DACA

  By My Undocumented Life on August 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The National Hispanic Health Foundation announced this year’s national scholarship program, which is open to students who are committed to careers in health care and enrolled full-time in dental, medical, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and policy schools.  The Foundation will award 21 scholarships… Read More ›

• Job opportunity: Undocumented Student Services Coordinator at UC Santa Barbara

  By My Undocumented Life on August 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The University of California, Santa Barbara is hiring someone who will coordinate direct services, campus training, student retention efforts, outreach and Intern program for Undocumented Student Services.  The Undocumented Student Services Coordinator will provide leadership, vision, management, assessment, and evaluation…. Read More ›

• My Experience as a DACAmented College Student

  By My Undocumented Life on July 18, 2016 • ( 3 )

  By ASHER  Being the first in my family to go to a university in the U.S. meant that I had to figure most things out as I went along. The first few weeks in college was like drinking from a firehose:… Read More ›

• NFAPL 2016 Scholarship: Open to undocumented students

  By My Undocumented Life on July 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The National Foundation of Alpha Psi Lambda (NFAPL) is committed to the advancement of Latinos through education and leadership.  This year, they are awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a student who is, or will be, attending an institution of higher learning (2… Read More ›

• Mentorship program: Open to undocumented students in the Los Angeles, CA area

  By My Undocumented Life on July 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Médicos, Enfermeros, y Dentistas Para El Pueblo (MEDPEP) is a medical preparation and education pipeline program designed to support economically and educationally disadvantaged Latino and underrepresented minority students.  This year-long program offers a welcome day, six Saturday workshops (three in the… Read More ›

• Fellowship opportunity: Health Ambassador at UCLA Labor Center

  By My Undocumented Life on July 11, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The UCLA Labor Center is looking for Health Ambassadors who will train and develop immigrant leaders as health advocates for undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Sacramento, and the San Joaquin Valley.  As an Ambassador, you will disseminate health materials,… Read More ›

• Levin-Goffe Scholarship: Open to undocumented LGBTQI students in New York

  By My Undocumented Life on June 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The Levin‐Goffe Scholarship for LGBTQI immigrants provides financial support to students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex and who are living in the United States without permanent residential status.  The scholarship will cover up to two years… Read More ›

• Job opportunity: Dream Success Center Assistant Director at CSU Long Beach

  By My Undocumented Life on June 27, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The Dream Success Center at CSU Long Beach is looking for an Assistant Director who will provide undocumented students with academic and emotional support, referrals to financial assistance, information on programs and services designed to improve retention and graduation rates,… Read More ›

• Job opportunity: Undocumented student coordinator at UC Santa Cruz

  By My Undocumented Life on June 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The UC Santa Cruz Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) office is recruiting a coordinator/counselor to focus on services for undocumented students.  The office is seeking a dynamic, student centered, service oriented leader to join their team to spearhead programs for undocumented… Read More ›

• IEIYC DACA Scholarship: Open to undocumented youth in California

  By My Undocumented Life on June 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The Inland Empire-Immigrant Youth Coalition (IEIYC) is an undocumented youth-led organization in California.  This year, they are awarding scholarships of $465 to undocumented young adults who need help covering the costs of their DACA application. Here are the eligibility requirements:… Read More ›

• 2016 Fall & Winter Opportunity to travel to Mexico for undocumented youth with DACA

  By My Undocumented Life on June 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) recently announced two new opportunities for undocumented youth with DACA to travel to Mexico for 21 days.  These opportunities are open to DACAmented folks regardless of the city/state they live in the U.S. You also don’t… Read More ›

• Applying to college while undocumented: Timeline and advice

  By My Undocumented Life on June 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  By ALEJANDRA We all know that the summer is long and many of us have a lot of free time. A good way to use our time is to start thinking about and preparing for college. If you are undocumented and… Read More ›