The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship provides up to $90,000 in financial support over two years of graduate school. This is an opportunity open to immigrants who graduated from both high school and college in the United States, regardless of… Read More ›
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Job Opportunity: Dream Center Coordinator at Cal Poly
Cal Poly, a nationally-ranked public university on the California Central Coast, is hiring a Dream Center Coordinator who can directly work with undocumented students and their families. More specifically, the Coordinator will assist “with the planning, development, implementation, and assessment… Read More ›
[June 2020] My Undocumented Life Newsletter
Many undocumented community members across the country are doing their best to mentally prepare for the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on DACA, while also participating in ongoing Black Lives Matter protests across the country (as UndocuBlack community members or… Read More ›
Building Solidarity & Strengthening Ties Between the Immigrant Rights and Black Lives Matter Movements
By PATRICIA, RAMON, MIRIAM, and CAROLINA The United States is currently in the middle of an upheaval prompted by yet another murder of a Black community member at the hands of police. On May 25, George Floyd was murdered by four police officers… Read More ›
2020 HACU Scholarship Program: Open to Undocumented Students
By KENIA The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) helps to administer scholarship opportunities provided by their partners. Some of the scholarships that they list are open to all undocumented students, while others are only open to those with DACA,… Read More ›
Preparing for the Upcoming DACA Decision & Coping with Its Aftermath: Recommendations for School Administrators, Educators, Counselors, and Undocumented Students
By NORMA, DIANA, and CAROLINA Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an executive order that was implemented by President Obama in June 2012 in response to growing immigrant youth-led organizing across the country. DACA provided a type of liminal immigration status where… Read More ›
2020 Korean American Scholarship Foundation: Open to Undocumented Students With a Korean Heritage
By KENIA The Korean American Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit established to help meet the financial needs of Korean-American students who are pursuing a higher education. This year, they are awarding scholarship awards ranging from $500 – $5,000 each. This… Read More ›
Applications for Covid19 State Financial Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants in California Now Open!
CA Governor Gavin Newsom Source: Rich Pedroncelli / Pool via AP If you are undocumented and live in California, you may be able to qualify for a one-time state-funded disaster relief assistance. Note: “An undocumented adult who qualifies can receive… Read More ›
UndocuGrads Workshop: Learn How to Apply & Navigate Graduate School as an Undocumented Student
We are excited to share a video recording of the brief presentation that we gave at the start of the workshop. See video below. On May 16, 2020, we hosted the UndocuGrads Virtual Workshop where we discussed key information and… Read More ›
2020 SALEF Fulfilling your Dreams Scholarship: Open to Undocumented Students in Los Angeles County (CA)
The Salvadoran American Leadership & Educational Fund (SALEF) recently announced this year’s scholarship opportunity, which is open to undocumented high school, college, and graduate students in Los Angeles County, California. Note: “The scholarship is open to all qualifying students regardless… Read More ›
List of Colleges Providing Covid19 Emergency Funds to Undocumented Students
The Department of Education has arbitrarily excluded undocumented students from receiving financial aid through the CARES Act. Notably, an increasing number of schools across the country are taking action and providing emergency funds available to undocumented students. At My Undocumented… Read More ›
Covid19 State Financial Assistance for Undocumented & Mixed-Status Families in California
On April 15, 2020, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom announced a $125M fund to provide direct financial support to undocumented immigrants and their loved ones who were excluded from the federal government assistance through the CARES Act. The CA… Read More ›