CSUN Dreamers Scholarship
CSUN has resources available for undocumented students as well. In 2014, CSUN opened up a scholarship fund for undocumented students on campus. The CSUN Dreamers Scholarship has four different award categories:
- $2,500 for qualifying students enrolled in 12 or more units. Students can apply for this category for up to 4 years.
- $1,250 for qualifying students enrolled in 6-11 more units. Students can apply for this category for up to 4 years.
- $12,500 towards the cost of living on campus. This category is open to 10 full-time students, and students can only apply for this category once while at CSUN.
- $8,800 for students not eligible for AB540. This category is open to 8 students.
Eligibility:
- AB 540, Deferred Action (DACA) or other undocumented status;
- Be an undergraduate student;
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5;
- Be enrolled in 6 or more units
The scholarship opens up every year. To check if the scholarship is currently available, sign up with the CSUN Scholarship database at https://csun.academicworks.com/users/sign_in
There are many resources available to fund your education, both within CSUN and outside of campus.
- Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) has an extensive list of scholarships and guides on how to apply! Their page has guides on how to prepare to look for and seek out scholarships, what you need to apply, and lists of scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate students. You can find more information at https://immigrantsrising.org/resources/ .
- Mydocumentedlife.org continues to expand their list of featured scholarships. Be sure to check their page regularly.
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) Scholarship List: https://www.maldef.org/2017/07/maldef-announces-2016-2017-law-school-scholarship-recipients-and-releases-2017-2018-scholarship-application/
- ScholarshipsAZ has a list of scholarships for undocumented students, sorted out by the month that they’re due. Their list can be found at https://scholarshipsaz.org/scholarships/.
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund https://www.hsf.net/scholarships/
- Paying for College: Student Resource Guide 2016-2017 from the office of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard https://roybal-allard.house.gov/uploadedfiles/student_resource_guide_2017-2018.pdf
- Dreamers’ Roadmap is an app that connects undocumented students to scholarships available depending on major, region and more. You can find the app in the Google Play Store or the App Store.
There are many resources available to fund your education, both within CSUN and outside of campus.