Happy 2024! This year is a special year for us as we mark 10 years since the launch of TheDream.US. On February 8th, we commence our year-long celebration with the first of many events at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. As you can see above, we have a new 10-year logo! Please be on the lookout for a report that will present our combined success of how we've been able to change the lives of 10,000 Dreamers over the past 10 years.

We are 3 weeks away from the Opportunity Scholarship deadline on January 31st. The National Scholarship closes on February 29th.

We encourage you to reach out to your applicants at this time to answer any questions they may have and lend support as they submit applications to your college and to our Scholarship.

You can run your Applicant Report in your ISTS Portal: https://clients.applyists.net/dream You will need your Username, Password and Report Key. If you need help with this information, please reach out to your TheDream.US Relationship Manager.

Reminder! It takes 70 started applications to get 25 submitted applications to yield the required 10 enrolled Scholars at your partner college.

Check out our digital promotional toolkit of materials, content, flyers, logos, and this 2-pager to easily share with supporters and allies.

Harnessing the power of social media and local press is paramount to reaching potential applicants. Small ethnic media outlets play a crucial role in reaching immigrant communities in your state.

If you have less than 35 started applications at this point, we encourage you to work with your media department to create a local press release in English, Spanish, or other prominent languages. Here are helpful templates:

Existing Partner Colleges

New Partner Colleges

If you need help with this process, please reach out to our Comms partner Michael at michael@npagency.com

Scholar Maria Ximena Diaz from City College of New York appeared on Univision to tell her story and discuss our newest scholarship application round for undocumented youth! Watch the piece here.

It is so inspiring to see our scholars dream of using their degrees to create change in their communities. We are proud of Denisse Amezquita and her journey at Grand Canyon University, where she worked towards her goal of becoming an immigration lawyer to help people like herself and her family. Read more here

This past weekend, we joined some of our private institutions and were honored to have received the Council of Independent Colleges Award for Philanthropy!

We are proud to have provided Dreamers the opportunity to pursue their dreams of higher education alongside our Partner Colleges, and we look forward to seeing the great impact that our scholars have on their communities at independent colleges and beyond! Read more here.

Our Supporting Undocumented Students' College & Career Equity: Strategies for Success (SUCCESS) 2024 Convening will be held at Rice University on Friday, March 29 through Saturday, March 30, 2024.

The focus of the 2024 SUCCESS convening will be to share and equip campuses with cutting-edge practices and resources that support the educational and career equity outcomes for undocumented students, including non-employment-based experiential learning models, pathways to graduate and professional programs, career development for undocumented students, and more!

Here is the SUCCESS 2024 landing page and registration link.

We are will reopening the Career Development Event fund this Spring and will provide revised application guidelines soon. We look forward to more Partner Colleges hosting Career Events in 2024!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Chris Aviles at chris.aviles@thedream.us.

Dream Summer is a national paid fellowship of the UCLA Dream Resource Center (DRC) that empowers immigrant youth and allies to be the next generation of social justice leaders through leadership and professional development, movement building, and on-the-ground experience in social justice organizations. During the summer, fellows are placed within social justice-based host organizations and work closely with their host organization to incorporate and strengthen the role of immigrant rights issues alongside the organization’s social justice work.

Open to all Scholars regardless of immigration status (Scholars with and without DACA/TPS are eligible to apply. Must have a valid SSN or ITIN). All majors welcome.

More info here. Scholars are invited to join an Info Session on Jan 18th. Details here.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 12pm Noon PT

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