Stephen F. Austin State University

DACA and Dreamer Resources

Undocumented Student Guide

Scholarships and Financial Aid Opportunities for Undocumented Students

Texas Application for State Financial Assistance (TASFA)

http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/index.cfm?objectid=a3119543-cbf8-c202-f1b0eefd5f4b9805

Toward EXcellence, Access, and Success Grant Program (TEXAS Grant)

http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/financialaid/tofa2.cfm?ID=458#:~:text=To%20be%20eligible%20for%20a,institution%20as%20a%20Texas%20resident&text=Have%20financial%20need%2C%20as%20determined,crime%20involving%20a%20controlled%20substance

Student Emergency Aid Fund

Started back in 2019, the Student Emergency Aid Fund was created to help students who have financial needs that cannot be remedied any other way. Any student at SFASU is eligible to apply, including undocumented students.

TheDream.US

TheDream.US is the largest college access and success program for DREAMers. Learn more about it here (https://www.thedream.us/about-us/)

Betancourt Macias Family Scholarship Foundation

Five $1000 scholarships for undocumented students of different backgrounds (https://www.undocuscholars.com/)

Lambda Theta Alpha (LTA) Foundation Scholarship

Undocumented students with or without DACA are eligible! LTA members as well as non-members are encouraged to apply! Deadline is May 31, 2021.

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

https://davisputter.org/apply-for-scholarships/

Que Llueva Café Scholarship

http://www.ca-core.org/home

Hispanic Scholarship Consortium: Scholars Program

https://www.hispanicscholar.org/apply

La Unidad Latina Foundation (LULF) Scholarship

Link to website for scholarship (opens Sept. 1- Oct. 15): https://www.lulf.org/index.html

Korean American Scholarship Foundation

https://www.kasf.org/apply/

Western Union Foundation Global Scholarship Program

https://scholarshipamerica.org/students/browse-scholarships/apply-for-the-dream-award/

Scholarship American Dream Award

https://scholarshipamerica.org/students/browse-scholarships/apply-for-the-dream-award/

Legal Aid and Related Services

Websites, Books, Articles & Academic Journals about Undocumented Students

My Undocumented Life:

Adelitas Apparel:

MALDEF:

UndocuBlack Network:

Black Alliance for Justice Immigration (BAJI):

Students Gather at Rally to Protect and Support DACA:

Black Immigrant Lives Are Under Attack:

Undocumented and Black:

Undocumented, Black, and Unseen:

The Prison-to-Deportation Pipeline:

The Overlooked Undocumented Immigrants: From India, China, Brazil:

'I Thought I Was The Only Asian American American DACA Recipient Out There':

In the Fight for Immigration Reform, Where Are Asian Activists?:

Future of Undocumented Filipino 'Dreamers' at Stake in US Election:

Here's What You Need To Know About Sanctuary Campuses:

****TW: Suicide, Mental Illness****

Immigrant's suicide leaves behind pain:

Disillusioned Young Immigrant Kills Himself, Starting an Emotional Debate:

Abrego, L. J. & Negron-Gonzales, G. (2020). We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Theorize Undocumented Life in the United States. Duke University Press. Available for FREE via ebook on SFASU library: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/sfasu-ebooks/reader.action?docID=6317997

Hall, Rachele M., "The Era of Trump: How Jamaican DACA Recipients are Coping with the 2017 DACA Policy Change" (2019). Education Doctoral. Paper 426. https://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/education_etd/426/

Feldblum, M., Hubbard, S., Lim, A., Penichet-Paul, C., & Siegel, H. (2020). Undocumented students in higher education. New American Economy & Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. https://www.immigrationresearch.org/node/3024

Leslie Jo Shelton (2019) Undocumented Latinx College Students' Perceptions of Campus Climate, Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 56:1, 92-104. https://www-tandfonline-com.steenproxy.sfasu.edu/doi/full/10.1080/19496591.2018.1519438

Andrade, L. M. (2021). "The War Still Continues," Part II: The Importance of Positive Validation for Undocumented Students One Year After Trump's Presidential Victory. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 20(1), 3-16. https://journals-sagepub-com.steenproxy.sfasu.edu/share/CMASD26PTHSAG4EABQMV?target=10.1177/1538192718823186

Zhang, Muyi (2019). Model Illegal Alien: How Undocumented Asian Americans "Deserve" Citizenship. Honors thesis, Duke University. https://dukespace.lib.duke.edu/dspace/handle/10161/19106

Lee, Ka Kui, "Undocumented Asian Immigrants: Securing Higher Education and Cultural Citizenship" (2020). Master's Theses. 1287. https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/1287

Yasuike, A. (2019). Stigma Management and Resistance among High-Achieving Undocumented Students. Sociological Inquiry, 89(2), 191-213. http://steenproxy.sfasu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=135775755&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Andrade, L. M. (2019). "The War Still Continues": The Importance of Positive Validation for Undocumented Community College Students After Trump's Presidential Victory. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 18(3), 273-289 https://journals-sagepub-com.steenproxy.sfasu.edu/share/SRQCP6JPI5TF8H5GSKUH?target=10.1177/1538192717720265