One Month To Go: Please Submit Fall EVRs through October 31

You can reference the status of your institution’s Enrollment Verification Report and wire payment status here. Fall payments for 25+ Partner Colleges are scheduled to go out this week. We still need EVRs from 50+ Partner Colleges



Please include your Partner College name in the EVR filename to avoid delays in payments.

The instructions and video tutorial can be found in the Program Management section on our website. Watch a recent, 30- min session hosted by Elena, our Director of Scholarships, recording here.

Questions: Elena.Salorio@thedream.us and Camila.Salkov@thedream.us

Scholar Advisors, Admissions Liaisons, and Relationship Managers:

We are excited to launch our 2025-2026 National and Opportunity Scholarship rounds!

Your Action: By Weds, October 23

1. Locate your institution on THIS SHEET;
2. Edit the contact details if needed for the person who will receive the promotional package;
3. Use the dropdown in Column A to select if you've updated the information or confirmed that it remains the same.

This Year’s Application Round Dates:

🎉 Welcome to TheDream.US Team!

Yajaira Gonzalez, Scholarships Program Manager

Join us in welcoming Yajaira, our new Scholarships Program Manager, to TheDream.US Staff!

Yajaira is a dedicated public servant and advocate for immigrant communities. Originally from Monterrey, Mexico, Yajaira immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 8 and has called Nebraska home for over 20 years. She became the first in her family to graduate from high school and went on to earn a full-ride scholarship to the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Political Science, followed by a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Public Policy.

Throughout her career, Yajaira has focused on community organizing, advocacy, and higher education. She successfully led statewide legislative efforts that granted access to driver’s licenses and professional licenses for Dreamers and immigrant students in Nebraska. Her leadership has earned her several awards, including the 2016 Public Service Award, 2016 Nonprofit of the Year Award, and the 2023 Emerging Leader Award. Learn more about her here.

Nallely Calles Ortega, Marketing and Social Media Communications Intern for Fall 2024

George Mason University Scholar Nallely Calles will be working with TheDream.US team this fall as our new communications and marketing intern!

Nallely is pursuing a degree in Social Work and we are so excited to have her on board to amplify our upcoming application rounds and get out our message to our Scholars and Alumni!

Upcoming Webinars for You on Supporting Dreamers in their Mental Health and Employment-Based Visas

Building a Strong Case: Advocating for a Dedicated Mental Health Role for Undocumented Students

Weds. Oct 9th

1:30-3:00 pm ET

Register Here

The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, in partnership with Immigrants Rising and TheDream.US, is hosting the last of their three-part series to explore factors affecting the well-being of undocumented students on college campuses.

Sponsoring DACA Recipients and Other Dreamers for Employment-Based Visas: How Higher Education Institutions Can Support Their Employees and Alumni 

Thurs. Oct 17th

12 pm PT/ 2 pm CT/ 3 pm ET

Register here

This one-hour webinar from the Presidents' Alliance will provide information about the Biden administration’s recent executive action to support DACA recipients and other Dreamers’ access to employment-based visas by improving the D-3 waiver process for these individuals. See speakers here.

Apply for TheDream.US Internship and/or Fellowship Program and Receive up to $30,000!

Sign up and participate in TheDream.US Internship Funding Program and/or TheDream.US Experiential Fellowship Program to provide inclusive, paid opportunities to your Scholars! Partner Colleges can receive up to $15,000 per program. Deadline to apply is EOD Friday, November 29.

TO APPLY TO ONE OR BOTH PROGRAMS:

1. Read TheDream.US Internship & Fellowship Program Brief for information on both programs. Review the Program’s Concept Paper.
2. Determine a Primary Program Point of Contact (POC) and a Secondary Program POC.
3. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ONLY: Craft a 1-2 Concept Paper outlining your Program.
4. Primary POC completes PC Program Participation Application by EOD Friday, November 29, 2024.

a.        Internship Program PC Application

b.        Fellowship Program PC Application

Within 1 week of submitting your Participation Application, a Kickoff Email will be sent to the Primary and Secondary POCs. Once Kickoff Email is received, PC can start promoting the program. Questions? Email nicole.wesley@thedream.us. To view list of current participating PCs, click here. 

Note: Current participating PCs do NOT have to re-apply.

2024 PC Directory Updates

Thank you for submitting your updates to your college’s contacts! Having the right contacts are essential to our partnership and supporting our Scholars’ success.

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be updating the PC Directory on our website, and Chris.Aviles@thedream.us will be in touch for our new contacts joining TheDream.US Teams on-campus. Welcome, and we look forward to growing the work together!

Conference Grant Applications Officially Closed for 2024

Thank you for promoting our Conference Grant opportunities to eligible Scholars and Alumni this year! 

60 Scholars will be attending the 2024 SHPE National Convention and 32 Scholars and Alumni will be attending the ANCC National Magnet and ANCC Pathway to Excellence Conference for Nursing Professionals at the end of the month! 

These 2 conferences will conclude our Conference Grant program for 2024. We are grateful for all your support in ensuring robust participation!

RECAP: Sept PC Power Hour

This PC Power Hour was packed with guides and resources available for our Partner Colleges, TheDream.US Scholars and Undocumented Students in general. 

Please view the presentation and the recording.

Please see upcoming Power Hour dates on our PC calendar here. 

📍Be sure to attend our Oct 29th Power Hour where we will kick-off this year's Scholarship Promotion and introduce the PC Promotional Toolkit for the 2025-2026 application round! 

See past PC Power Hour Recordings and Presentations here. 

Recording: Webinar for DACA Recipients: Preparing for a New Administration

Cornell Law School’s Path2Papers, Immigration Institute of the Bay Area, and Immigrants Rising hosted a webinar for DACA recipients where speakers discussed how a Harris or Trump administration could impact DACA status and legal options.

Watch the recording here.

For all emails sent to Scholars, go here

For Past PC Weeklys, go here

For Calendar of Events, go here