Immigrant
Scholarships
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Little Bird Scholarship for LGBTQI Immigrants
Amount: $18,000. About: Administered by the Stonewall Foundation, the Little Bird Scholarship provides a total of $18,000 for up to two years of school to undergraduate students who are both LGBTQ or intersex and undocumented immigrants, including refugees and individuals seeking or granted asylum. Applicants must not hold U.S. citizenship, a green card, or an…
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Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Amount: Up to $90,000. About: Each year, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports 30 immigrants or the children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate or professional degrees in the United States. Each Fellowship, worth up to a total of $90,000, supports one to two years of graduate study in any field…
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Esperanza Education Fund Scholarship
Amount: $5,000-$20,000. About: The Esperanza Education Fund provides scholarships to graduating seniors or recent GED grads from Washington D.C., Maryland, or Virginia who are either immigrants or have immigrant parents. Applicants must also be planning to enroll full-time at an accredited public college or university and have a family income of less than $100,000. Applications…
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Helen B. and Lewis E. Goldstein Scholarship
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: Offered by the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, the Helen B. and Lewis E. Goldstein Scholarship is annually awarded to Jewish students with financial need and academic merit. Applicants must be Jewish college-bound high school seniors or current undergraduate students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or…
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Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD)
Amount: Varies. About: The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program provides semester-long scholarships to immigrant students so that they can study in the United States. Applicants must be over 18 years of age, a citizen of a UGRAD participating country and currently living in that country, be enrolled as an undergraduate student for at least one semester…
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AEF Scholarship
Amount: $2,500-$20,000. About: The Ascend Educational Fund (AEF) awards scholarships worth up to $20,000 of each year to immigrant students and children of immigrants graduating from New York City Schools. Applicants must be born outside of the United States or have two parents born outside of the United States, be a graduating high school senior…