The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara seeks to inspire, encourage, and support Santa Barbara County students in their pursuit of college, graduate, and vocational school education through financial aid advising and the granting of scholarships. This year, the foundation is awarding scholarships (ranging… Read More ›
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The Latino Medical Student Association National Scholarship: Open to undocumented students
The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) is a national organization that supports medical and premedical student interested in promoting the health of the Latino community. Award amounts vary year to year. The scholarship will be a minimum of $500. Applicants are… Read More ›
Isac Amaya Foundation Scholarship: Open to undocumented students from Arizona
In 2006, the state of Arizona passed Proposition 300, which bans undocumented students from receiving in-state tuition benefits or state financial aid. As a response, the Isac Amaya Foundation began to raise funds to offer scholarships to undocumented students who have to… Read More ›
Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute Scholarship: Open to undocumented students at CUNY
The Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute is offering ‘s $4800 to $6330 scholarships to City University of New York (CUNY) undergraduate and graduate students who meet three criteria: academic excellence, financial need, and commitment to service in the Mexican community…. Read More ›
Dissertation Fellowship: Open to undocumented students
The Center for Engaged Scholarship is a new organization, created by and for social scientists, who want the United States to be a more democratic, more egalitarian, and more environmentally sustainable society. The center’s first initiative is a dissertation fellowship for social… Read More ›
CHCI Scholarship: Open to undocumented students with DACA
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is committed to educating, empowering, and connecting Latin@ leaders, as well as creating a transformative and lasting Impact on Latino youth and our nation. CHCI is offering scholarships for Latino students to help cover education costs (e.g…. Read More ›
2015-2016 Law school scholarship: Open to undocumented students
MALDEF, the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, is awarding 5-10 law school scholarships of $5,000 each to law students from throughout the nation. MALDEF’s 2015-2016 Law School Scholarship is open to all students who are enrolled at an… Read More ›
Join a national network of undocumented graduate students
When I was first applying to graduate school, I soon realized that I was not alone. I reached out to several undocumented graduate students who guided and supported me throughout the application process. With the help of an entire community,… Read More ›
An Undocumented Student’s Guide to College (feature on Illinois)
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), the Immigrant Youth Justice League (IYJL), and Educators For Fair Consideration (E4FC) recently released this guide for undocumented students pursuing a college education. In the guide, you will find helpful information… Read More ›
2016 Point Foundation Scholarship Open to Undocumented LGBTQ Students
The Point Foundation empowers promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential. They are the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students. This year, they will be awarding… Read More ›
I am undocumented- How do I pay for graduate school? (Part 2 of 2)
By CAROLINA Welcome to Part 2 of “I am undocumented- How do I pay for graduate school?” Last week I shared four tips on affording graduate school as an undocumented student, including the use of in-state tuition, state financial aid, scholarships, and… Read More ›
Scholarship opportunity for undocumented students in Illinois
The Anhelo Project is a non-for-profit organization in Chicago, which seeks to support undocumented students, who despite growing up in the United States and earning a high school diploma, continuously face challenging road blocks when pursuing a post-secondary education. As undocumented students, the… Read More ›