The UCLA Labor Center recently announced this year’s Dream Summer Fellowship. Participants are placed in social justice organizations for 10 weeks to incorporate and strengthen the inclusion of undocumented immigrant issues onto the organization’s social justice work. Dream Summer participants receive… Read More ›
Immigration
2017 MANA de San Diego Scholarship: Open to Undocumented Students
MANA de San Diego awards scholarships to Latinas in community college, 4-year university, and graduate school. About $15,000-$30,000 in scholarships are awarded yearly. This scholarship opportunity is open to undocumented students. Recipients are selected based on academic and non-academic criteria of the applicant… Read More ›
Financial and Legal Assistance for DACA Applications Instagram Contest
The Immigration Law Offices of Hadley Bajramovic in California is a professional corporation of staff and attorneys who specialize in providing a wide range of immigration services (e.g. legal assistance applying to DACA). Currently, they are hosting a contest on Instagram. There will… Read More ›
Know Your Rights and Anti-Deportation Resources for Undocumented Immigrants
By BRENDA, LILIBETH, and MARIA At My Undocumented Life, we have identified a number of resources about knowing one’s rights and helping stop deportations. “Everyone has certain basic rights, no matter who is President” by the National Immigration Law Center. This is a three… Read More ›
Job opportunity: Undocumented Student Coordinator at the University of Utah
The University of Utah is hiring a coordinator to work with undocumented and DACAmented students, providing them with in-depth, customized information to assist in the navigation of their educational careers. Responsibilities of the coordinator include the following: Advise new, transfer,… Read More ›
Ascend Educational Fund Scholarship: Open to undocumented high school seniors in New York
The Ascend Educational Fund is a nonprofit built to enable and encourage immigrant students to pursue their higher education and professional goals. They are offering scholarship awards between $2,500 and $20,000. This scholarship opportunity is open to all immigrant students, regardless of… Read More ›
Support this year’s Ignacio Ellacuria S.J. Dreamer’s Scholarship Gala in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
By BRENDA Modeled after the Magis Scholarship at Loyola University Chicago, the Ellacuria Scholarship seeks to address the needs of undocumented students who demonstrate merit and financial need in pursuing a Marquette University education. As we enter a time of great… Read More ›
Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute Scholarship: Open to undocumented students in New York
The Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute offers scholarships to City University of New York (CUNY) undergraduate and graduate students who meet three criteria: academic achievement, financial need, and commitment to service in the Mexican community. This scholarship opportunity covers up… Read More ›
Your Health Matters: Resources for Undocumented Immigrants in California, New York, and Texas
Despite experiencing mental and physical health issues, many undocumented immigrants avoid seeking help due to the lack of access to health care and/or fear of deportation. Based on the Undocumented and Uninsured report: 71% of uninsured immigrant youth have an existing need… Read More ›
CUNY Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute is Offering DACA Grants
The Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute at the City University of New York (CUNY) recently announced that they will be offering DACA grants to undocumented young adults who need to renew their DACA. Here are a few things to keep… Read More ›
CES Dissertation Fellowship: Open to undocumented doctoral students
The Center for Engaged Scholarship is an organization that was created by social scientists who want the United States to be a more democratic, more egalitarian, and more environmentally sustainable society. The center is offering dissertation fellowships of $25,000 to support graduate… Read More ›
The Dream.Us scholarships: Open to undocumented students with DACA or TPS
The Dream.Us just announced this year’s scholarship opportunities. Their National Scholarship covers students’ tuition and fees (up to a maximum of $12,500 for an associate’s degree and $25,000 for a bachelor’s degree), at one of their Partner Colleges. Their Opportunity Scholarship covers… Read More ›