Renewals Are Now Closed! 

Our 2026 Scholarship Renewal cycle is now officially closed! Thank you for supporting Scholars through the Renewal process.

Here are Renewal statuses as of this morning, June 24, 2026:

Opportunity:

• Complete - 235
• Submitted - 3
• Incomplete - 9

National 

• Complete - 2,479
• Submitted - 72
• Incomplete - 256

Note: Those with "Submitted" Renewals still have the opportunity for their renewal to be marked as "Completed" upon review of their transcript. Scholars must continue to track the status of their transcript upload in their ISTS Scholar Portal. 

If a transcript is rejected, the Scholar must email a corrected copy to ISTS at TheDream.US@applyISTS.com no later than July 1, 2026 for it to be reviewed. Renewal decisions will be emailed to all Scholars by ISTS in late July/early August. We are reaching out to these Scholars. 

Heads Up: Your PC Scholar Report will be updated for Scholars with unofficial transcript issues tomorrow. Elena will notify Scholar Advisors with impacted Scholars once the update is complete. Please ensure these Scholars email ISTS an updated unofficial transcript as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please contact Yajaira.Gonzalez@thedream.us and Elena.Salorio@thedream.us. 

Summer Partner College Housekeeping: 
3 Action Items DUE JULY 3

1. Annual PC Directory Updates due July 3, 2026

On June 15 and June 23, campus Primary Relationship Managers (PRMs) were emailed a personalized link to review and make edits to your TheDream.US campus team directory, as needed. For instructions on how to complete the form, check out this short video.  

Primary Relationship Managers received the personalized link to edit and confirm your PC Directory by July 3, 2026. 


Questions: Chris.Aviles@thedream.us

2. Graduate Verification Report (GVR) due July 3, 2026

Please complete your Graduate Verification Report (GVR) by July 3, 2026. 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To complete the GVR, review each Scholar listed and enter their current status: Enrolled, Leave of Absence, Withdrawn, or Graduated.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: 

1. Click GVR Upload
2. Click on the green "Add Files" button
3. Upload the GVR
4. 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 due July 3, 2026

Please complete the Partner College Survey by July 3, 2026. 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 it by the deadline.

Questions: Vernisa.Donaldson@thedream.us

To check your Partner College's status for the 3 mandatory Summer Housekeeping items, review our live tracker.

Now Accepting Summer Term EVRs!

The Partner Colleges on this list can begin submitting 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.

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.

The deadline to submit the Summer EVR is July 31, 2026.

Gaby Pacheco featured in Inside Higher Ed Q&A

In a detailed Q&A published in Inside Higher Ed, Gaby Pacheco discusses the current moment facing Dreamers with and without DACA and how higher ed can meet the moment.

She expressed, "it’s really critical that higher education flexes their muscle and uses their power to have conversations with Senators and uses their Boards of Trustees and their funders and their donors to advocate for this group of very important students to the college campuses’ student body."

Read more and share widely!

2026 – 2027 New Scholar Swag

Thank you for confirming your mailing address to receive New Scholar swag! Our vendor has received the information and is sorting and packaging your materials. With hundreds of items to pack and ship, this will take a few weeks. 

We anticipate shipments going out by July 10, 2026 and will email everyone their individual tracking information as it is made available. 

Questions: Chris.Aviles@thedream.us

Special, One-time $500 Grant this Fall 2026!

We are actively working with ISTS to add a tracking column to your PC Scholar Report which will allow you to see who did and did not fill out their Scholar Survey. We will let you know as soon as the column is available in the report.

This grant is available to both our National and Opportunity Scholars provided they complete each of the following steps:

• Completed their Scholar Survey by June 1
• Complete their Renewal Form by June 22
• Successfully renew and enroll for classes this Fall

Grants will be disbursed to the Partner Colleges through the Fall Enrollment Verification Report process and must be disbursed in full to Scholars.

Questions: Hyein.Lee@thedream.us

The Dream Act Pt. 4: Meeting with your Members of Congress

Join us for our fourth Dream Act Advocacy Session!

TheDream.US staff will walk Scholars and Alumni through what a meeting with a U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative looks like. We will utilize breakout rooms to practice in groups, and we will also have time for a Q&A.

Tuesday, June 30

6 pm - 7 pm ET

Register Here

2026-2027 New Scholar Onboarding

Next Tuesday, June 30, we will send all 2026-2027 New Scholars the fourth of five Scholarship Onboarding emails: Maximizing Your Award and Last Summer Office Hour

This email will outline the importance of Scholars maximizing their TheDream.US scholarship funds by applying for additional scholarships and utilizing CLEP courses under the advisement of their Scholar Advisor. Moreover, we will expresses the importance of Scholars applying for state aid, in states where they are eligible. Finally, this email will remind Scholars to sign up for our last Summer Office Hour.

Register here for our second Summer Office Hour, How Stipends Work and Q&A, being held today, Wednesday, June 24 at 5 pm ET, 4 pm CT, 2 pm PT.

All emails will continue to be 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

We have officially closed our DACA Renewal Grants program. However, Scholars and Alumni can utilize our USCIS Application Fee Loan to pay for their DACA and TPS renewals!

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.  

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

Let Us Know of Scholar Emergency Cases

As the first in line of contact with our Scholars on-campus, we deeply appreciate your immediate notification of a Scholar’s immigration emergency. To help us identify and determine whether TheDream.US can assist with a Scholar’s immigration case in any way, please bookmark this form. Complete the form as soon as you are aware of a Scholar that is: 

• Detained, facing removal (not detained), deported 
• Self-deported or intends to self-deport
• Experiencing DACA renewal issues 

Questions? Email Susan.Collins@thedream.us  

Critical Legal Memo: In-State Tuition & Scholarships for Undocumented Students

We want to make sure you and your leadership teams have this important resource: In-State Tuition and Scholarships for Undocumented Students: What Institutions Should Know.

This legal memo, prepared by the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, provides high-level guidance for college presidents and general counsels on how institutions can lawfully offer in-state tuition and scholarships to undocumented Dreamer students. We encourage you to read it and share it with your leadership and legal teams to ensure your campus is aligned with the latest considerations.

Toolkit- How to Support Detained or Deported Students

TheDream.US in collaboration with Presidents’ Alliance and Institutional Solutions created the “Steps Campuses can Take to Support Detained or Deported Students”, a resource designed to help colleges and universities take a proactive approach in identifying and providing appropriate support for students, faculty, and staff in the event of detention or deportation. Review the guide for helpful tips you can implement on your campus!

Questions? Email Chris.Aviles@thedream.us

PC Career Development Events Fund

Your college can get up to a $2,000 grant to host a Career Event for Scholars regardless of work authorization. Events should primarily focus on NEBOs, entrepreneurship, small business ownership, and independent contract work. 

Check out our toolkit for helpful suggestions on event structures and key learning objectives. Apply now to reserve your funds for a Spring or Fall event. 

Questions? Email Chris.Aviles@thedream.us

For Partner College Directory and Staff changes, please submit updates via our One-Off Update Form. 

For all emails sent to Scholars, go here

For Past PC Weeklys, go here

For Calendar of Events, go here