The National Scholarship

The Dream.US works to help 6,000 highly motivated DREAMers graduate from college with career-ready degrees. DREAMers are immigrant youth who came to this country at a very young age without documentation.

About the Award
The National Scholarship Award will cover your tuition and fees up to a maximum of $16,500 for an associate degree and $33,000 for a bachelor’s degree, at one of our Partner Colleges. Please note, some Scholars may be eligible for an additional stipend of up to $4,000 (or $1,000 per year) for books, supplies, and transportation.

The award is renewable each year – you simply have to meet the continuing eligibility criteria.

You are eligible to apply if you:

  • Have significant unmet financial need
  • Have graduated or will graduate from a United States high school (or have earned or will earn a high school equivalency diploma) by the end of the 2020-21 academic year
  • Graduated or will graduate with a GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale
  • Are not and have not previously been enrolled in a four-year institution or bachelor program and have not earned more than 21 credits in a community college (not counting credits earned in a pre-college or dual enrollment program in high school);
    Intend to enroll full-time in an associate or bachelor’s degree program at a Partner College no later than the Spring term of 2021-22 academic year
  • Are eligible for in-state tuition at the Partner College you want to attend (not applicable if it is a private Partner College).

To learn more, visit: https://www.thedream.us/scholarships/national-scholarship/guidelines/

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