Please submit Summer term EVRs by Monday, July 31, 2023.

Here are the instructions for those new to the process or as a refresher on how to complete the form, a helpful hints section, and where the file should be uploaded once you are ready to submit it.

Our New Scholar Welcome will be on August 10th, from 2 -3 pm EST. Here is the flyer with the registration link.

We encourage you to bring your New Scholars together on campus for this event and/or use this time to host your own local orientation.

Please let us know of your plans to do so by completing this quick google form by July 31st.

Questions? Please email Melanny.Buitron@thedream.us

Here is a recap of July PC Power Hour what was covered: 

• Best Practices for engaging New and Current Scholars:
• New Scholar Welcome – Overview, agenda, and swag
• On-campus Orientations –Key components for an in-person session to familiarize Scholars with the scholarship and supports available to them 
• Partner College Spotlight
• Update: Scholarship Renewals, how to advise your Scholars about their renewal statuses

Here is the link to the presentation and session recording.

Connect with our guest speakers: 

• Denise Vivar, Interim Specialist, Immigrant Student Success Center dvivar@jjay.cuny.edu
• Dr. Dylan Gafarian, Academic Counselor, gafaridm@farmingdale.edu

Want to see past PC Power Hour Recordings and Presentations? Click here.  

Please be aware, we have updated our Scholarship Program Guides for the 2023-2024 academic year. We encourage you to bookmark or save this latest version and delete all previous versions. We want to ensure that we are all giving out accurate and consistent information to Scholars about our Scholarship policies.

2023-24 National Scholarship Program Guide*

2023-24 Opportunity Scholarship Program Guide

*This Guide now serves two types of TheDream.US Recipients. Headers in ORANGE font pertain to Scholars who were awarded the Scholarship between 2013 and 2022. Headers in RED font pertain to Scholars who were awarded the Scholarship in 2023 and onwards. Headers in BLUE font or otherwise pertain to all cohorts.

Apply for up to $2,000 to host your own Career Development Event for Scholars regardless of work authorization. Events should focus on entrepreneurship, small business ownership, and contract work. 

Check out our toolkit for helpful suggestions on event structures and key learning objectives.

Funds are first come, first serve, and available until exhausted for this year. Funds can be used for food, guest speakers, alumni/student panel honorariums, or other vendor costs.

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

Our Summer Career Series continues today with Session #4. Recordings can be found in our YouTube playlist here.

These events are open to all current and new Scholars and Alumni regardless of work authorization status.

Click here to get details on each session. PC Staff are invited to attend and learn. You will use the same link for all sessions. No need to register:

https://thedream-us.zoom.us/j/85172444325

Working with Social Finance, a national non-profit organization, TheDream.US provided guidance in the creation of a graduate school loan program for undocumented graduate students with DACA or TPS who want to pursue a graduate degree. Social Finance is the fund manager and Funding U, an education lending platform, is processing the applications and originating the loans.

The program is open to scholarship recipients of TheDream.US, Golden Door Scholars, and Equal Chance for Education, as well as other DACA and TPS recipients (work authorization is required).

Have questions or need more info? Please contact Ayush Mansingh at amansingh@socialfinance.org

Currently enrolled, eligible TheDream.US Scholars can use the Professional Conference Grants Application to apply for funding to cover their flight/train, hotel, and/or conference registration fees to attend Professional Conferences related to their field of study.

To find out more about eligibility criteria, conference dates, and how Scholars apply, please visit our webpage.

Please use this flyer to promote these opportunities to your Scholars. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Chris Aviles at chris.aviles@thedream.us.