The Partner College Weekly |
| Summer Partner College Housekeeping:
3 Action Items, EXTENDED DEADLINE: JULY 30, 2026
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The majority of our Partner Colleges have completed at least 1 of the 3 PC Housekeeping action items.
The deadline to complete all 3 requests was extended to July 30.
To check your Partner College's completion status, review our live tracker.
1. Annual PC Directory Updates
All campus Primary Relationship Managers (PRMs) were emailed a personalized link to review and make edits to your TheDream.US campus team directory. For instructions on how to complete the form, watch this short video.
Questions: Chris.Aviles@thedream.us
2. Graduate Verification Report (GVR),
Partner Colleges must review Ineligible Scholars for whom we do not currently have a graduation record and provide any available graduation updates.
To complete the GVR, review each Scholar listed and enter their current status: Enrolled, Leave of Absence, Withdrawn, or Graduated. If a Scholar has graduated, please also provide their degree, graduation date, and major.
The report can be found in the ISTS PC Portal. Once completed, upload the file to the ISTS File Sharing site by following these steps:
- Click GVR Upload
- Click on the green "Add Files" button
- Upload the GVR
- Click on either of the blue "Start" buttons
If you receive an error message, please correct the file and re-upload it. If you do not receive an error message, your upload was successful. You can check your completion status in the summer housekeeping tracker the next business day.
Questions: Vernisa.Donaldson@thedream.us
3. Partner College Survey
This brief survey is an opportunity to share feedback about how partnership processes are working on your campus.
The survey was sent to PRMs, Scholar Advisors, Financial Aid Advisors, and EVR contacts from TheDream.US@qualtrics-survey.com with the subject line “TheDream.US 2026 Partner College Survey is Live!”. PRMs should ensure that all members of the campus support team who received the survey complete.
Questions: Vernisa.Donaldson@thedream.us
| | Summer Term EVR Deadline Coming Up on July 31! | | |
The Partner Colleges on this list can submit Summer term EVRs once terms have started and classes are set. Note: Newly Awarded Scholars at these Partner Colleges are eligible for Summer funds if they have been fully admitted, and can be included in this EVR.
The deadline to submit the Summer EVR is July 31, 2026. We encourage you to submit as early as possible to avoid any last-minute issues!
To check your Summer EVR Status, please click here.
Please make sure to read all the way through the EVR instructions to get a refresher on the process. This resource can be found in the Program Management section of our website.
| | Join Us on July 22 in DC for a Mock Graduation
to Celebrate the Dream Act | | |
TheDream.US is hosting a symbolic graduation ceremony in support of the Dream Act on July 22 in Washington, DC and we’d love to have you join us. Marking 25 years since the Dream Act was first introduced in Congress, the program will include remarks from elected officials and advocacy leaders; a video commemorating the ongoing fight to win protections and opportunities for Dreamers; a tribute to Senator Dick Durbin; and remarks from Dreamers themselves.
All are welcome - from Scholars and Alumni who can safely travel to DC to higher ed leaders and allies.
RSVP HERE
For More Details and Questions: Susan.Collins@thedream.us
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Special Announcement:
PC Career Events Fund - Summer Career Series Screenings | |
Your college can get up to a $2,000 grant to host a screening of our biggest career event of the year: the 2026 Summer Career Series!
No programming needed, we got you. We are offering Partner Colleges the opportunity to bring your Scholars on campus to host a screening of TheDream.US Summer Career Series. Your college can host either one or both days of this event. TheDream.US PC Career Events Fund may be used to cover food, tech equipment, and other needed items to host this event on your campus.
Since both days will have breakout rooms, we suggest Scholars bring their laptops and earphones to participate in the breakout sessions, while still on your campus.
The deadline to apply for this grant was extended to Wednesday, July 22. The sooner you submit, the sooner we can process payments in time for the event.
Questions: Chris.Aviles@thedream.us
| 2026 – 2027 New Scholar Swag has Shipped!
Host a Screening on your Campus | |
New Scholar Welcome Swag items have shipped and are on their way to you now! Tracking information was emailed to points of contact earlier this week and can also be found here.
New Scholar Welcome Campus Screenings are a great opportunity to bring incoming Scholars together in community and distribute these items. Let us know if you are hosting a screening or orientation through this form by Thursday, July 31, 2026.
Questions: Chris.Aviles@thedream.us
| New Scholars Eligible for Special, One-time $500 Grant this Fall 2026! | |
The one-time $500 Grant will be available to the 2026-2027 New Scholars. To receive the Fall grant, they must meet all 4 of the following mandatory requirements:
- Complete their Scholar Commitment Form by August 6
- Complete their Acknowledgement Form by August 6
- Complete their Initial Immigration Screening Form by August 6
- Enroll in and attend classes this Fall 2026
New Scholars can check the completion of the items above via the “Your Commitments Hub” on their ISTS Scholar Portal.
Next week we will advise on how you can track which Current and New Scholars have completed their required steps.
Questions: Chris.Aviles@thedream.us
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The Renewal review begins this week for the Scholarships Team. We’ll have an update for you regarding Renewal decisions in next week's PC Weekly.
Scholars will receive their renewal decisions via email from ISTS on July 24!
Questions: Yajaira.Gonzalez@thedream.us
| | TheDream.US Private Screening of Almost American
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We're excited to invite our Scholars, Alumni, and Partner Colleges to a private screening of Almost American, a documentary that follows Samuel Soliman — a DACA recipient — as he turns the camera on his own life to explore resilience, identity, and the realities of immigration in America. At a moment when immigration dominates the national conversation, Almost American asks a profound question: what does it truly mean to belong? This intimate, timely film offers a powerful lens into the experiences many of TheDream.US Scholars and Alumni carry with them every day.
Join us on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm PT for this private screening with registration, which will include a welcome and film introduction, the film screening itself, and a live panel and Q&A with Sam Soliman.
We'd love to have you there as part of our community as we create space for storytelling, connection, and advocacy!
| 2026-2027 New Scholar Onboarding | |
On Tuesday, July 14, we sent all 2026-2027 New Scholars the fifth and final Scholarship Onboarding email: TheDream.US New Scholar Welcome Event – Celebrating You!
This email was all about getting our New Scholars excited and registered for our biggest flagship event of the year. We want you, our Partner Colleges to register now, too!
All emails are posted to our New Scholar Central.
Questions: Chris.Aviles@thedream.us
| Summer Career Series – Join us for our Biggest Career Event of the Year! | |
TheDream.US’ Summer Career Series returns on Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 from 3 pm-6 pm ET. This FREE virtual conference is designed to help undocumented students and alumni explore career opportunities, connect with professionals, and learn strategies for building successful careers and businesses.
THURSDAY, JULY 30:
- 3 pm - 4:30 pm ET: Paid Internships and Fellowships for Undocumented Students
- 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm ET: Career Pathways for Undocumented Students
FRIDAY, JULY 31 SCHEDULE:
- 3 pm - 3:50 pm ET: Just Getting Started – How to Launch Your Own Business
- 4 pm - 4:50 pm ET: How to Find and Build Your Client Base
- 5 pm - 6:00 pm ET: Meet & Mingle: Immigrant Entrepreneurs
View the full schedule and session descriptions here.
Please encourage all Scholars and Alumni to attend this career conference! All undocumented students/alumni at our Partner Colleges, along with PC staff, are also welcome to attend! Registration is required – RSVP today!
| | TheDream.US Graduate Loan Scholarship Now Open! | |
TheDream.US Graduate Loan Scholarship Program is now open! These funds are available to any TheDream.US Alumni with or without DACA or TPS, taking out a private graduate school loan for the 2026-2027 academic year. This scholarship is designed to help lessen Alumni’s loan debt and the amount that needs to be paid back once they complete their graduate studies.
The private loans can be from any company including the Dreamers Graduate Loan Program, Discover, Ascend, Self-Help, etc. The deadline for this year’s graduate loan scholarship is August 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm PT.
For more information on this program, visit our Graduate Resources Page. Alumni can apply through their ISTS Scholar Portal (program key: Dreamgraduate).
Questions? Chris.Aviles@thedream.us
| USCIS Application Fee Loans | |
Through our partnership with Mission Asset Fund (MAF), TheDream.US is providing zero interest, zero fee loans to help Scholars/Alum pay their USCIS application fee for a variety of change of status requests. They can request an USCIS Application Fee Loan for green cards, citizenship, family petition, DACA, TPS, and more. These loans are available to our Scholars and Alum nationwide.
Scholars and Alum only pay back exactly what they borrow within a ten-month span, while also building their credit. Check out the details of the program on MAF’s website.
Questions? Chris.Aviles@thedream.us
| | 1-1 Immigration Screenings for Current Scholars | | |
Screenings are designed to help your Scholars understand their immigration status and any options available for adjustment. Now more than ever, it is important for your Scholars to have access to an immigration attorney they can trust. Screenings are free, confidential and will not affect their scholarship in any way.
We need your help to encourage Scholars to sign up by completing the Initial Screening Request Form. If they have already completed one of our screenings, they should not submit a new request.
Questions: Chris.Aviles@thedream.us
| | Gallup Poll: 81% of Americans Support Dreamers’ Citizenship | |
New polling from Gallup finds that 81% of Americans, including 95% of Democrats, 86% of Independents, and 56% of Republicans, support Dreamers having the opportunity to become U.S. citizens.
As Gaby Pacheco noted of the poll and implications in a press release TheDream.US issued this week: "Support for Dreamers is enduring and overwhelming – it’s time our policymakers listened to the strong majority of the American people, who have long recognized that providing Dreamers a way to become U.S. citizens wouldn’t just strengthen the futures of hundreds of thousands of Dreamers, but the nation as a whole."
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