TheDream.US College Scholarship Applications Open for Chicago Area Immigrant Youth

Lawndale News Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - Education

Lawndale News Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - Education

TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access and success program for immigrant youth, offered a reminder that its Scholarship round for the 2022-2023 academic year is open for Chicago area immigrant students. Applications are open to immigrant students with or without DACA or TPS who came to the U.S. before the age of 16 and before Nov. 1, 2016. They welcome all undocumented students who meet their eligibility criteria to apply before the deadlines at the end of January and February. TheDream.US offers the National Scholarship to undocumented first-time college students or community college graduates living in Illinois to attend the following Partner Colleges: Arrupe College, Dominican University, Illinois College, Illinois Institute of Technology, Lewis University, National Louis University, North Park University, Northeastern Illinois University, and University of Illinois Chicago (community college graduates only). These students will receive up to $16,500 for tuition, fees, books, and supplies for an associate’s degree and $37,000 for a bachelor’s degree. Deadline for applications to the National Scholarship is February 28, 2022. In total, TheDream.US has provided more than 550 scholarships to students from Illinois. For information on eligibility and how to apply, visit https://thedream.us/scholarships/

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