HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WEST Scholarship Resource Guide For Undocumented Students Helpful Websites https://www.edvisors.com/scholarships/winscholarships/free-scholarships/undocumented-studentscholarships/ https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/forundocumented-students https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/collegeresource-center/undocumented-college-studentresources/ https://immigrantsrising.org/resources/ https://www.suny.edu/attend/getstarted/undocumented/ https://longislandwins.com/news/national/scholarshipsavailable-to-immigrants-regardless-of-status-2/ https://www.goldendoorscholars.org/
https://www.thedream.us/resources/education/ https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/undocumentedstudents-guide/ https://www.thebestcolleges.org/resources/undocumentedstudents/ https://maketheroadny.org/ http://www2.cuny.edu/current-students/studentaffairs/student-services/cuny-dreamers-hub/scholarshipsfor-dreamers/ https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/collegescholarships/scholarships-by-type/scholarships-forundocumented-students/ https://www.stilt.com/blog/2018/08/scholarships-forundocumented-students/
Make the Road New York Scholarship Guide: https://www.maketheroadny.org/pix_reports/MRNYScholarshipsSpring2015-16.pdf
Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest Have you read one of Ayn Rand’s thought-provoking novels? Now’s the time! Enter an Ayn Rand Institute essay contest for your chance to win thousands of dollars in scholarship prize money. ARI has held worldwide essay contests for students on Ayn Rand’s fiction for more than thirty years. This year we will award over 230 prizes, totaling more than $70,000. More information and the application can be found at: https://www.aynrand.org/students/essaycontests#atlasshrugged-1 Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation Scholarship The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation undergraduate scholarships of up to $3,500 per academic year are awarded to juniors and seniors majoring in television and film at accredited 4-year, degree-granting U.S. colleges and Last Updated: 2/8/2019
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universities. Applications and all support materials must be received no later than April 15 for the following academic year. More information and the application can be found at: http://www.kingfoundation.org/
CORE’s Que Llueva Café Scholarship CORE proudly sponsors this scholarship to help undocumented students continue on their academic path. This scholarship is a response to the lack of financial aid that undocumented students face on their road to college despite having met the academic requirements asked of them by educators, schools, and colleges. We, at CORE, hope that our scholarship (and those like ours) will serve as one step towards fulfilling the promise that college is for everyone. The “Que Llueva Café” Scholarship aims to support the dreams, hopes and aspirations of college bound undocumented students so that they can earn their college education and allow for all of their hard work and sacrifice to persevere. This scholarship program strives to make a world of difference. ¡Ójala que llueva café! More information and the application can be found at: http://www.ca-core.org/que_llueva_cafe_scholarship_program Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest Whatever the answer to essential questions of society and individual human beings may be, education is surely its major component. But what would education be without its ethical dimension? Many of us believe them to be inseparable. That is why this Prize in Ethics Essay Contest was established in 1989 by our Foundation. Thousands of students from hundreds of colleges and universities across the nation have participated. Through their writing, they explored their concerns and beliefs, their fears and their hopes. More information and the application can be found at: http://eliewieselfoundation.org/prize-ethics/ Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois The Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois is a scholarship program that identifies talented high school seniors, as well as first and second-year college students who have the promise and drive to be excellent teachers in schools-of-need in Illinois. We prepare them for immediate and lasting success in the most challenging teaching environments. More information and the application can be found at: https://www.goldenapple.org/golden-apple-scholars Golden Door Scholars Golden Door Scholars provides scholarships for DACA students who wish to pursue a career in Computer Science, Tech, Engineering, or a related field. Eligible students may be currently enrolled in college pursuing an undergraduate degree, high school seniors or recent high school graduates. More information and the application can be found at: https://www.goldendoorscholars.org/ Hispanic Scholarship Fund The HSF Scholarship is designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage obtain a university degree. Scholarships are available, on a competitive basis, to:
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High school seniors Undergraduate students (all years) Community college students transferring to four year universities Graduate Students More information and the application can be found at: https://www.hsf.net/scholarship Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarships
The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities. More information and the application can be found at: https://www.jkcf.org/our-scholarships/college-scholarshipprogram/how-to-apply/ Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute Scholarship The Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute at CUNY seeks to boost enrollment of Mexican and Mexican-American students, foster research with and about Mexico and Mexicans in the United States and collaborate with communitybased organization to support and empower the Mexican immigrant community. With a special focus on Mexicans in the diaspora, especially Mexicans in New York City. The Institute offers a space for the Mexican community to consider its own and an institutional location for support of scholarly and community advocacy projects. More information and the application can be found at: http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/cuny-mexican-studies-institute/ Latino Resources College Scholarship Fund Since 2014, the Latino Resources Scholarship Fund has operated as a culturally responsive student success initiative providing support systems to students dedicated to achieving their college career goals. Investing in Latino students who demonstrate academic excellence, civic engagement, leadership and financial need reinforces Latino Resources mission of increasing Latino leadership through college completion and civic engagement. More information and the application can be found at: http://latinoresources.org/network-resources/ La Unidad Latina Foundation Scholarship One $3,000 scholarship and two $1,000 scholarships awarded to DACA students currently enrolled or accepted to study full-time at an MPOWER Partner University in the United States. The student must: • • • • •
Be 18 years or older Have completed at least two years of undergraduate study in any major Have a GPA of 2.8 or higher Be a DACA recipient Be enrolled or accepted to study full-time at one of MPOWER’s partner universities in the United States for the remainder of the student’s undergraduate study and/or for a graduate degree program
More information and the application can be found at: https://www.mpowerfinancing.com/scholarships-lulf-2/ Last Updated: 2/8/2019
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Los Hermanos de Stanford Scholarship Los Hermanos recognize that a strong education is the primary key to achieving and maintaining success in the world outside of Stanford University. Los Hermanos seek to develop knowledge and skills for empowerment in the workplace to make an even greater impact in the future. Los Hermanos actively encourage the optimal academic performance and career preparation of each and every member. More information and the application can be found at: https://hermanos.weebly.com/about-us.html Mexican American Dream Scholarship Since 2008, COFEM and its affiliated federations, as well as sponsoring partners, have come together to provide scholarships to outstanding students. These scholarships have helped more than 382 students to complete their higher education. In recent years, the program has set aside about $395,000 for students who are immigrants, sons and daughters of immigrants, and AB-540 or DACA students pursuing their dream of completing a higher education degree. More information and the application can be found at: https://www.cofem.org/scholarships-becas TheDream.US National Scholarship TheDream.US scholarships are for highly motivated DREAMers who want nothing more than to get a college education but are unable to afford the cost. They have no access to federal aid, limited access to state aid, and they sometimes face paying out-of-state tuition. More information and the application can be found at: https://www.thedream.us/scholarships/
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