Undocumented Students & Others Ineligible For Federal Aid
The Federal Student Aid website also gives advice to undocumented students and others ineligible for federal aid. Even if a foreign-educated student is ineligible for federal financial aid at a community college because he or she is undocumented or has already obtained the international equivalent of a bachelor’s degree, or because the non-credit courses in which they need to enroll are ineligible for Pell grants, there are scholarship resources they may still be able to apply for.
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- The website created by Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) with undocumented students in mind maintains a list of scholarships that don’t require U.S. citizenship or proof of legal residency.
- Many community colleges raise funds from private donors and alumni for their college foundation, which in turn may be made available to students regardless of immigration status.
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Does your Financial Aid website link to your college’s in-house scholarship resources?
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That’s great!
The website of Highline Community College, for instance, prominently displays a link to its Jumpstart Scholarship Program, designed to help academically motivated immigrants, refugees and other non-native English speakers successfully transition into college. In addition, Highline offers a scholarship funded by Alaska Airlines to support ABE/ESL students’ transition to college programs.Incorrect
These scholarships could be helpful to your foreign-educated students!
The website of Highline Community College, for instance, prominently displays a link to its Jumpstart Scholarship Program, designed to help academically motivated immigrants, refugees and other non-native English speakers successfully transition into college. In addition, Highline offers a scholarship funded by Alaska Airlines to support ABE/ESL students’ transition to college programs. -
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2. Have you checked out the new Financial Aid Guide to Success issued by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics?
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Good find!
This website is full of links to a wide variety of scholarship resources that would be helpful for foreign-educated immigrants, especially those interested in pursuing careers in teaching and STEM fields.Incorrect
Check it out! This website is full of links to a wide variety of scholarship resources that would be helpful for foreign-educated immigrants, especially those interested in pursuing careers in teaching and STEM fields.
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3. If your community college is located in a state that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates or to receive state aid, are these facts prominently highlighted on your website?
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Good move! Undocumented students often do not know that there are eligible for financial aid in some states.
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Don’t make this information hard to find!
The National Training for Counselors and Mentors program offers a fact sheet on counseling undocumented students about financial aid that includes information about states that offer in-state tuition at public colleges and lists organizations that provide scholarships or lists of scholarships.
Here’s how to find out if your state is one of those that offers financial assistance to undocumented students:
The National Training for Counselors and Mentors program offers a fact sheet on counseling undocumented students about financial aid that includes information about states that offer in-state tuition at public colleges and lists organizations that provide scholarships or lists of scholarships.
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