Being undocumented in
New York City
Scholarship Programs
The programs listed below are scholarship programs that require a careful decision. The Posse Foundation and Questbridge scholarship have partnered colleges that students get matched with and are binding decisions. The Dream.US scholarship does not match their students with a college but the student could only use the scholarship with the organization's partnered colleges.
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Applying to a college early decision means you are letting the school know if you get accepted, you will attend. Early decision is a binding decision. With early decision, you can only apply to one school under that plan.
Early action means that you will get your decision from the college early, it is not a binding decision. With early action you can apply to as many schools as you want since you are not committing to the school just receiving your decision earlier.
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QuestBridge
National College Match
The National College Match awards low-income high school seniors, who have shown exceptional academic ability, the chance to attend a top college with a full four-year scholarship.
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QuestBridge states that while there is no citizenship requirement, only some of their partner colleges consider non-U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. So RESEARCH the schools!
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If you are an educator or mentor and would like to refer a student to the QuestBridge College Match program click here. Referrals are not required to apply to the program.
The Posse Foundation recruits high school seniors who have shown exceptional leadership skills and potential. Posse scholars are awarded a full-tuition scholarship to attend one of the foundation's partner colleges.
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In order to apply to Posse, a student needs to be recommended by their high school or a community based organization!
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**MAKE SURE TO RESEARCH THE SCHOOLS TO SEE THEIR POLICIES REGARDING UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS**
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If you would like to nominate a student click here.
The Posse Foundation
To learn more click here and check your eligibility here.
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To learn more click here and check your eligibility here.
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The Dream.US scholarship awards students with an award that will cover tuition and fees up to $14,500 for an associate degree and $29,000 for a bachelor's degree. Some students may be eligible for an additional stipend of up to $4,000 for books, supplies, and transportation. The award must be used at one of their partner colleges.
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For a map of their partnered colleges click here.
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Keep in mind that depending on your state, depends which of the two scholarship that the Dream.US offers you should apply to. The National Scholarship is for New York.
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To look for your state click here.
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High School Programs
The programs listed below are a variety of programs that a student can join throughout their time in high school.
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Beat the Odds Scholarship Program
The Children's Defense Fund Beat the Odds program highlights young people who have gone through hardships throughout their life. The scholars have to apply during their sophomore year of high school and are given resources for both their academic and personal life.
College workshops and SAT prep are some of the things that BTO offers their scholars. Scholars are awarded up to $10,000 in scholarship funds towards their college expenses.
QuestBridge offers a college prep program for low-income high school juniors who have shown exceptional academic ability. Scholars that chosen are chosen may receive multiple awards, such as a full scholarship (including travel, tuition, and room and board) to a college summer program at Stanford, Yale, Emory, UChicago, and others.
To view the different awards that College prep Scholars may receive click here.
To learn more click here.
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Many colleges and universities offer pre-college programs during the school year and during the summer. Barnard offers academic year programs and a summer program. This is a great way to visit a college you are interested in!
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Barnard has four different summer pre-college programs:
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Athena Summer Innovation Institute
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Young Women's Leadership Institute
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Summer STEM Seminar
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Dance in the City
To learn more about Barnard's summer pre-college program click here.
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Barnard does offer scholarships for student's who demonstrate need. There is a separate application for the scholarship in addition to the program application.
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