The Undocumented Student Services highly encourages all undocumented students to actively apply to scholarships throughout their attendance at UCSC. Please review the resources below for scholarships that you may qualify for.

The Dream US

The Dream US Scholarship Program awards scholarships to DREAMers who have DACA or TPS status and who have demonstrated significant unmet financial need and the determination to succeed in college and in life. This scholarship is only available to high school seniors and transfer students who will be attending UCSC. 

For more information, please visit the website: http://www.thedream.us.

Immigrants Rising

Immigrants Rising (formerly E4FC) has compiled a list of scholarships that are sorted by the due date, award range, region, type, and the field of study and category. Click on the link below to see the list.

https://immigrantsrising.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IR_List-of-Undergraduate-Scholarships.pdf

MALDEF 

Since MALDEF's founding, the civil rights organization has supported the next generation of civil rights advocates for the Latino community. MALDEF currently offers a Scholarship Resource Guide for high school, college, and graduate students including many that do not inquire about immigration status.

http://www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund empowers Latino families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional Hispanic American students as possible.

https://www.hsf.net/scholarship

MyUndocumentedLife

https://mydocumentedlife.org/2016/09/12/scholarships-open-to-undocumented-students/

Dreamers Roadmap

Dreamers Roadmap is a national non-profit app that helps undocumented students find scholarships to go to college.

http://www.dreamersroadmap.com/scholarships/

Download the app on your phone, both Android and Apple!

Chicana Latina Foundation Scholarship

https://chicanalatina.org/programs/scholarships/

Each year, CLF selects 45 students to be part of the Leadership & Scholarship Program. As a recipient, awardees will participate in a year-long program in the following ways: 

• Awardees will attend all Leadership Institute sessions in July 2025 and February 2026
• Awardees will receive a scholarship of $1,500, which is split into two payments.
• Awardees will be invited to attend the Annual Award Dinner in January 2026.
• Awardees will act as CLF Ambassadors for 10 hours during the 2026 Application cycle by completing outreach on their campuses

The application will open on January 1, 2025 and will close on March 31, 2025.

Latinos in Technology Scholarship

https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/scholarships/latinos-in-technology-scholarship

The Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV) is dedicated to empowering the lives and futures of Latinos in Silicon Valley through community philanthropy, investment in educational excellence, leadership development, and the convening and engaging of the region’s dynamic Hispanic community. The Latinos in Technology Scholarship was established by the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, a public foundation dedicated to inspiring community philanthropy and engaging people to invest in the educational achievement and leadership development of a thriving Hispanic community in Silicon Valley. 

As a part of the scholarship, awardees will have opportunities to network with other students and professionals in the field and will be invited to a welcome orientation event in late September of 2024 and to other events hosted by the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, including the Hispanic Foundation Ball.

California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant Program

https://www.csac.ca.gov/dsig

The California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant (DSIG) Program encourages California Dream Act Applicant (CADAA) students with a Cal Grant A award that met Cal Grant B eligibility or a Cal Grant B award to perform community or volunteer service.  The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) will award up to $4,500 per academic year (or up to $1,500 per quarter) to 1,667 eligible students. The grant will be available to the student for up to 8 semesters or up to 12 quarters while they have an active Cal Grant A or B award. Students must also meet Satisfactory Academic Progress and complete any necessary verification for their Cal Grant award.

Students can volunteer with any of the organization(s) on the List of Service Organizations or with any organization not on the list if it meets the criteria for a qualifying service organization.

List of Service Organizations https://www.csac.ca.gov/dsig/serviceorganizations

Koret Scholarship

https://honors.ucsc.edu/scholarships/koretscholars/index.html

The Koret Research Scholarship is a $2,000 award, disbursed through the UCSC Financial Aid Scholarship Office, and funded by a generous grant from the Koret Foundation. Each year up to 50 students doing a variety of research projects and experiences are awarded.

Vogayet Scholarship

https://www.obama.org/programs/voyager-scholarship/

The Voyager Scholarship Program is a two-year, leadership development and scholarship program. Through a transformational combination of barrier-reducing financial aid, an immersive work-travel experience, and a robust network of leaders and mentors, the Voyager Scholarship is designed to inspire, empower, and connect the next generation of leaders and equip them with the tools and resources they need to launch their careers in public service. 

The program identifies students in their third year of undergraduate studies who have a passion for public service. Over the course of two years, programming will facilitate opportunities for students to refine their values-based leadership approach, build bridges across communities, and nurture their sense of curiosity as they deepen their commitment to pursuing public service careers.

Building Belonging Program

https://transform.ucsc.edu/funding/building-belonging/

The Building Belonging program at UC Santa Cruz is designed to foster student success, increase engagement, and build a greater sense of belonging for under-represented undergraduate students through faculty-mentored service-learning and research projects.

The program is offered through the Institute for Social Transformation in the Division of Social Sciences. The institute awards up to 100 Building Belonging undergraduate scholarships each academic year. Faculty apply to the program, and if selected, can choose to mentor up to 4 students per academic year. Student fellows receive $1500 per quarter and are expected to contribute approximately 80-90 hours per quarter to the project. Making these opportunities paid rather than volunteer opens them up to students with limited financial means.