Scholarships for Undocumented Students

The following scholarships are open to students who are undocumented, DACA-eligible, or hold DACA status. Some of the scholarships are specifically for undocumented students, while others are open to all students, no matter their citizenship.

$1,000 Easy Scholarship: Yasss, Green!
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 9, 2023
Description: Being green is easy. By making small changes like properly disposing of cigarette butts, composting and reusing food scraps, and re-using or upcycling clothes, young people can create a more sustainable future for themselves and their communities. Select from any action listed on the website to be entered to win a $1,000 scholarship.

$1,000 Easy Scholarship: Uncensored
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2023
Description: You could earn a $1,000 scholarship by reading a banned book from our booklist and sharing your personal reflections. By discussing your experience reading the book and the value it adds to society, you’re helping to ensure all books remain uncensored.

Illustrators of the Future Contest
Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: $500
Closing Date: June 30, 2023
Description: Contest is open to new and amateur artists who have not been professionally published and paid for more than three black-and-white story illustrations, or more than one process-color painting, in media distributed broadly to the general public.

Prism Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Prism Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to current college students who express activism in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) and/or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities; however, applicants do not need to identify as either to apply. Preference will be given to those who identify as both API and LGBTQ. There is no citizenship requirement, however student must be attending a U.S. accredited institution.

Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship
Sponsor: Access Scholarships
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate school students of all years who are U.S. residents, DACA and undocumented students, or international students currently studying in the U.S.

Sleeklens Academic Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Sleeklens
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to social media.

The Dream Act Scholarship
Sponsor: Goldstein Immigration Lawyers
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to any current college student or graduate student who is a legal resident of the United States living in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and enrolled in a two to a five-year post-secondary institution for the Fall 2023 semester. Applicant must be an immigrant, DREAMer, or first-generation American citizen.

MoolahSPOT $1,000 Scholarship
Sponsor: MoolahSPOT
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students at least 16 years or older who plan to attend, or are currently attending, college or graduate school. Students may be of any nationality and reside in any country. Applicant must submit a short form and a short essay.

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: November 6, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, college undergraduates, and graduate students worldwide. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shurgged.

Save for Future Scholarship
Sponsor: Coupons Plus Deals
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to college juniors and seniors of all nationalities and majors who are at least 16 years old and are enrolled at an accredited university or college all around the world. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to saving money.

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