Here we will compile a list of scholarships (and loans) that are available to undocumented students.
FinAid has some good supplementary reading for anyone who has just started looking for how to pay for higher education.
Scholarship Search
- MALDEF (List of scholarships regardless of immigration status)
- Latino College Dollars Scholarship Directory
- Get Ready for College scholarship listing
- Edupass
- FastWeb
Specific Scholarships
These scholarships are either targeted towards DREAM students or have been awarded to undocumented students in previous years:
- Chicano Organizing and Research in Education
- Migrant workers Scholarships
- SALEF – Fulfilling Our Dreams Scholarship Fund
- DavisPutter
- Golden State Minority Foundation
- LaVida Scholars
- Communicate & Connect Scholarship for English Language Learners
- MyUSearch
California
A scholarship list was put together by DREAMs to be HEARD, mostly for students in California but it should also apply to other states.
Educators for Fair Consideration (in collaboration with Mission Graduates)
is pleased to present this brand-new guide: “SCHOLARSHIPS THAT DON’T REQUIRE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS: FOR BAY AREA IMMIGRANT STUDENTS.”
Download here
This carefully researched guide contains nearly 20 pages of up-to-date
information about local, regional, and national scholarships available to
Bay Area immigrant students, regardless of citizenship or residency status.
East Bay Consortium Scholarship Directory (Published by The East Bay Consortium): Excellent list of regional scholarships available to San Francisco Bay Area students.
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s List (for US and Non-US citizens): Comprehensive, 50-page list includes scholarships available to both US and non-US citizens. Scholarships are categorized by deadline, and indicate whether citizenship is a requirement or not.
Selected Funding Opportunities Open to Non-US Citizens (Compiled by University of Maryland National Scholarships Office): Unique list of scholarships for non-U.S. citizens of diverse ethnicities. Includes scholarships that fund undergraduate and graduate work in the U.S. and abroad.
For students in New York and New Jersey:
Loans
