The Point Flagship Scholarship, administered by the Point Foundation, supports lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer students earning a Bachelors, graduate, or professional degree. This scholarship is open to LGBTQ undocumented students (with or without DACA)! Recipients of the scholarship will… Read More ›
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Online Panel Discussion about Undocumented Students Pursuing the Medical Field
Harvard Medical School and UCSF’s Latino Medical Student Association are hosting an online panel discussion called “Breaking Barriers: Residency Roadmap for DACA and Undocumented Students in Medicine” regarding the journey of undocumented/DACA students in medicine. In the discussion, they will… Read More ›
Meet Dr. Norma Ramirez, licensed clinical psychologist and founder of “All Good Things”
At My Undocumented Life, we had an opportunity to interview Dr. Norma Ramírez, a licensed clinical psychologist in California, to learn more about her work within the mental health field. This year, Dr. Ramirez founded “All Good Things” (Toda Cosa Buena), which… Read More ›
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans: New Class of Fellows Announced & Application for the 2024-25 Academic Year is Now Open!
In late April of 2023, The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school program for immigrants and children of immigrants in the United States, announced their new class of Fellows, which includes four DACA recipients…. Read More ›
California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation: Scholarship Open to Undocumented Undergraduate and Graduate Students with and without DACA in California
The California Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation, a “non-profit corporation established to promote and support Latino culture and heritage in California and to educate the public about Latino culture, heritage and issues of importance to Latinos in California,” has a scholarship… Read More ›
UC Berkeley 2023 Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods
The Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative at UC Berkeley invites applications for the 2023 Summer Institute in Migration Research Methods to be held from June 7- 15, 2023 at the University of California, Berkeley. The conference this year will focus on… Read More ›
Hispanic Scholarship Fund: Open to DACA Recipients in College and Graduate School
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund “empowers [Latino] families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional students as possible. Founded in 1975, HSF has awarded over $708 million… Read More ›
Survey Regarding Undocumented Students in Graduate School
The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and the UCLA Center for Immigration Law & Policy are conducting a survey to “identify undocumented student needs, evaluate the kinds of campus resources currently available and useful to students, and put… Read More ›
Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs Open to PhD Students Who Have/Had DACA
“Through its program of fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increase the number of professors who… Read More ›
The Point Flagship Scholarship: Open to Undocumented Undergraduate and Graduate LGBTQ Students
In addition to the BIPOC Scholarship, the Point Foundation offers another scholarship called the Point Flagship Scholarship. This scholarship is open to undocumented LGBTQ students (with and without DACA) in both undergraduate and graduate school! “The Point Flagship Scholarship empowers… Read More ›