Scholarships for Immigrant Students

FALL 2016- SUMMER 2017

The Immigrant Services Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver has compiled this list of scholarships for immigrant students. The information below is to the best of our knowledge. Please visit the scholarship website for updated information regarding deadlines and eligibility.

MyRights Immigration Law Firm Scholarship

Due: August 15, 2016
Year: Undergraduate students
Award: Varies
Eligibility:Copy of your Employment Authorization indicating category C33 (DACA), 2 Letters of recommendation, evidence of High School Graduation or GED, and evidence of enrollment in College or University

Active Life Scholarship for Political Expression

Due: August 31, 2016

Year: Any

Award: $1,000

Eligibility: Any student who submits the online application

The Clubs of America Scholarship Award for Career Success

Due: August 31, 2016

Year: Undergraduate students

Award: $1,000

Eligibility: Any current college student of an accredited U.S. college or university with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0

QuestBridge National College Match

Due:September 27, 2016
Year: High school seniors
Award: Varies
Eligibility: The QuestBridge National College Match is a college and scholarship application process that helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to the nation’s most selective colleges.

Active Life Scholarship for Financial Literacy

Due: September 30, 2016

Year: Any

Award: $1,000

Eligibility: Any student who submits the online application

Hit the Books Scholarship

Due:January 31, 2016 & September 30, 2016
Year: Undergraduate and Graduate students
Award: $500
Eligibility: Eligible students will be aged 18-25 and enrolled in an accredited college or university.* Candidates will have the opportunity to compete once in January and again in September for the scholarship, but will only be eligible to win the scholarship once. The “Hit the Books Scholarship” will award one student up to $500 dollars to be used for educational books and materials. In order to be considered for the scholarship, candidates should submit an essay of no more than 500 words on the subjects of the importance of education in their lives and how the scholarship money will assist the students’ goals. Bonus points will be awarded to those students who find a creative way to include their passion for coffee within their essay without losing sight of the primary topic.CoffeeForLess.com “Hit the Books Scholarship” winners will be selected based upon two criteria: successful accomplishment of essay subject matter and individual student needs. Scholarship awardees will be expected to permit Coffee Serv Inc. to publish their winning essay on CoffeeForLess.com. Awardees will also be required to compose and publish a follow up blog posting on CoffeeForLess.com with a photograph of themselves and an update on how the scholarship has helped them accomplish their goals. Hit The Books scholars are expected to illustrate integrity and drive with their use of the scholarship funds but will also be required to submit receipts for the educational materials acquired as a result of the scholarship award. Applicant Essays are to be submitted to CoffeeForLess.com via email to:

Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Award

Due:October 2, 2016
Year: High school seniors
Award: $3000
Eligibility: The Youth Awards program is presented by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and their sponsors. Latino high school seniors will have the opportunity to apply. If selected, the students will be honored during 10 regional ceremonies with an audience of influential community leaders, receive grants for their education or for an idea or project to impact their communities, and funneled into the award-winning LOFT (Latinos On Fast Track) program as they attend college and enter their careers.

Study Soup Scholarship

Due: October 1, 2016 & March 1, 2017
Year: High school, Undergraduate, and Graduate students
Award: $2,000
Eligibility: Any individual at least sixteen (16) years old who is currently attending high school (or equivalent) and will be attending an accredited university or college in the next academic year or currently attending an accredited university or college (undergraduate and graduate students are both eligible)

Casey Family Programs (CEJT)

Due: May 1, 2017 & October 1, 2016 (Undergraduate) & April 1, 2017 (Graduate)
Year: Undergraduate and Graduate students
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Applicants must have received foster care, guardianship or adoption services from Casey Family Programs in Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota or Wyoming and be starting or currently attending a technical school, college or university in pursuit of a certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s or postgraduate degree

Active Life Scholarship to Tackle Your Weakness

Due: October 31, 2016

Year: Any

Award: $1,000

Eligibility: Any student who submits the online application

Berrien Fragos Thorn Arts Scholarships for Migrant Farmworkers

Due: June1 and November 1 yearly
Year: Any
Award: Grants up to $2,500.00 awarded semi-annually
Eligibility: Minimum 16 years of age, applicant need not be enrolled in school, because there is no essay required, the Letter of Recommendation is very important and should address the quality of both the applicant and the intended project, and a history of movement to obtain work in agriculture is REQUIRED.

BBG Communications Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award

Due:November 29, 2016
Year: High school senior and Undergraduate
Award: $500
Eligibility: BBG provides the Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award to recognize and reward a student who demonstrates a passion for volunteering, while maintaining a high level of academic achievement.

Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers –Single Mother’s Scholarship 2015

Due:December 15, 2016
Year: Undergraduate students
Award: 2 $1000
Eligibility:Enrollment in an accredited high school, college or university in the U.S, must be a mother who is attending school, maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of a minimum of 3.0

The Lead Roster B2B Sales & Marketing Scholarship

Due:December 15, 2016
Year: High school seniors and Undergraduate students
Award: $1000
Eligibility:The Lead Roster B2B Sales & Marketing Scholarship is a highly competitive award for high school and college students interested in sales & marketing. Unlike most scholarships which require a simple essay and "good luck" to win, the Lead Roster scholarship puts the tools for winning in your hands by judging your entry on your ability to market and sell your own ideas! Students applying must submit the URL of a video they've uploaded to YouTube where you explain, present, convince, inspire, entertain, market and/or sell us your reason why you deserve to win this scholarship. The video can be anything that you feel will compel us to choose your entry as long as it has "Lead Roster Scholarship" in the title and is publicly viewable. Studying in the fields of Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Communications, or IT are recommended but not required. Being passionate about communicating your ideas is an absolute must. We're always excited to see what the next generation of business leaders will do to create a winning video!

Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr. Scholarship

Due: December 31, 2016
Year: Undergraduate students
Award: $500-$1,000
Eligibility:Applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student, in an accredited four-year or two-year institution in the U.S. or U.S. territories, and demonstrate a verifiable need for financial support. At least one parent must be of Hispanic ancestry. Recipients must also be available to attend the 35th National USHLI Conference in Chicago, IL, February 16-19, 2017.

Affinity Plus Foundation Scholarship Program

Due:January 31, 2017
Year: High school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students
Award: $5000
Eligibility: Be a primary member of Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, follow all application instructions and checklist provided, submit all requested materials via the online application, or drop off a printed application and supporting documents to an Affinity Plus branch location.

Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Migrant Scholarship

Due:February 1, 2017
Year: Undergraduate and graduate students
Award: $1000
Eligibility: The purpose of this scholarship is to serve as a living tribute to Frank Kazmierczak, a long time migrant educator, by offering an annual award in the amount of $1,000 for post-secondary scholarship assistance to a migrant student who wishes to pursue a career in teaching.

Barbara Wiedner & Dorothy Vandercook Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

Due:March 1, 2017
Year: High school senior and college freshmen
Award: $250 or $500
Eligibility: Awards of $250 or $500 for high school seniors and college freshmen with demonstrated leadership and personal initiative in activities involving: Peace and Social Justice, Nuclear Disarmament, and/or Conflict Resolution.

CANFIT Scholarship

Due:March 31, 2017
Year: Undergraduate and graduate students
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate scholarships are available for California African-American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander or Latino/Hispanic students expressing financial need to study nutrition, physical education or culinary arts in the state of California. Checks will be mailed to the educational institution and are to be used toward tuition and fees.

Foster Care to Success Scholarship

Due: March 31, 2017
Year: Undergraduate students
Award: $2,500-$5,000
Eligibility:Have been in public or private foster care for the 12 consecutive months leading up to and including their 18th birthday; OR have been adopted or placed into legal guardianship after their 16th birthday; OR have been orphaned for at least one year at the time of their 18th birthday and not subsequently adopted, be under the age of 25 on March 31 of the year in which they apply if they have not previously received scholarship funding from Foster Care to Success, have been in foster care or orphaned while living in the United States, and have been accepted into or expect to be accepted into an accredited, Pell-eligible college or other postsecondary school

Robert Apicella Good Samaritan Migrant Scholarship

Due:April 1, 2017
Year: Undergraduate
Award: $500
Eligibility: The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize a migrant farmworker senior high school student from New York State needing post-secondary scholarship assistance who has demonstrated a caring and giving attitude toward another individual or community with a $500 scholarship.

The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation Scholarship

Due: April 1, 2017
Year: Undergraduate juniors and seniors
Award: $3,500
Eligibility: Undergraduate juniors and seniors majoring in television and film at an accredited 4-year, degree-granting U.S college or university

Jean DeGrace Crandall Memorial Scholarship Fund

Due:April 1, 2017
Year: Undergraduate and graduate students
Award: $2000
Eligibility: The purpose of this scholarship is to serve as a memorial to Jean DeGrace Crandall, educator and friend to the migrant community, by offering an annual award in the amount of $2,000 for post-secondary scholarship assistance to a migrant farmworker or child of a migrant farmworker from Mexico with a history of migration to Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, or Westchester Counties in New York State. Though not required, but because of Jean’s personal interests, preference will be given to a student with a demonstrated interest in traditional Mexican art and culture.

Friends of Senator Jack Perry Migrant Scholarship

Due:April 1, 2017
Year: Undergraduate and graduate students
Award: Varies
Eligibility: The purpose of this scholarship is to honor a migrant farmworker student from New York State needing post-secondary scholarship assistance.

Geneseo Migrant Center – Juanita Crippen Memorial Scholarship

Due:April 1, 2017
Year: Undergraduate
Award: $500
Eligibility: The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize a senior high school student from a migrant farmworker family in Franklin, St. Lawrence, or Clinton Counties in New York State needing post-secondary scholarship assistance who has demonstrated a caring and giving attitude toward another individual or community with a $500.00 scholarship.

Margaret Raley New York State Migrant Student Scholarship

Due:April 1, 2017
Year: Undergraduate and graduate students
Award: $2000
Eligibility: The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize the educational achievement of migrant farmworker students with a history of migration to and/or within New York State. This award of $500 will be offered annually to an individual student or the amount will be divided among two or more students.

Gloria Mattera National Migrant Scholarship

Due:April 15, 2017
Year: Undergraduate and graduate students
Award: $250
Eligibility: The purpose of the Gloria Mattera National Migrant Scholarship Fund is to assist financially those migrant youth who have the potential and the desire to further their education to achieve their personal and career goals. Eligible applicants must be entering or enrolled in college

The Fountainhead Essay contest

Due: April 26, 2017
Year: High school seniors
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Essay submission

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest

Due: April 28, 2017
Year: High school seniors, Undergraduate, and Graduate students
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Essay submission

LatPro Scholarship

Due:April 30, 2017
Year: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Award: $3,000
Eligibility: Students must be enrolled in a school that has registered for LatPro’s scholarship program, be a full-time student when applying for the scholarship, like us on Facebook, and complete the scholarship applicationor other types of post-secondary programs, high school dropouts or potential dropouts.

Great Minds in STEM Heenaac Awards:

Due: April 30, 2017
Year: Undergraduate students
Award: $500-$10,000
Eligibility:Applicants must demonstrate merit through academic achievements, leadership and campus/community activities, must be pursuing a science, technology, engineering or math degree, must have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, must be of Hispanic origin and/or must significantly demonstrate leadership or service within the Hispanic community, must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program for the preceding fall semester, at an accredited 2-yr or 4-yr college/university in the U.S. or its territories.

Aurelio “Larry” Jazo Migrant Scholarship

Due:May 15, 2017
Year: Undergraduate and graduate students
Award: $1000
Eligibility: The purpose of this scholarship is to serve as a memorial to Aurelio “Larry” Jazo, a long time migrant educator, by offering an annual award in the amount of $1,000 for post-secondary scholarship assistance to a migrant farmworker student who has a recent migration to Illinois.

Momeni Foundation

Due:June 30, 2017
Year: Any
Award: 3 $1000
Eligibility: Momeni Foundation is dedicated to providing scholarships to graduating high school students and full time college students of Iranian descent anywhere in the world.

Geneseo Migrant Center Migrant Farmworker Baccalaureate Scholarship

Due:July 1, 2017
Year: High school senior and college freshmen
Award: Varies
Eligibility: The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial support to a deserving student with a history of migrating for employment in agriculture who has successfully completed one year of college. This support will cover expenses beyond what the youth is entitled to in federal/state and other scholarship assistance. This scholarship is designed to assist the youth in obtaining a baccalaureate degree without being encumbered with substantial debt.

Golden Door Scholarship

Due: Application opens September 2016
Year: High school seniors
Award: Varies
Eligibility:Applicants can be current high-school students or recent graduates not enrolled in a four-year undergraduate program. Community college students are welcome to apply. Applicants must be eligible for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).

Scholarship America Dream Award

Due: Application opens October 2016
Year: Undergraduate students
Award: Varies
Eligibility: At least 17 years old, received a high school diploma or the equivalent from a U.S. school, have at least one year of college, vocational school or trade school completed by July 1, 2017, plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study (at the sophomore level or higher) at an accredited two or four year college, university or vocational-technical school in the United States for the entire 2017-18 academic year, 3.0 GPA, pursuing first bachelor's degree, or an associate's degree, demonstrate financial need, leadership, and volunteer spirit, and be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card), or have been granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA)

Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Foundation Essay Contest:

Due: Application opens fall 2016
Year: Undergraduate juniors and seniors
Award: Varies
Eligibility:The contest is open to registered undergraduate full-time juniors or seniors at accredited four-year colleges or universities in the United States during the Fall Semester. The essay must be the original, unpublished work of one student. Only one essay per student per year may be submitted.

Generation Google Scholarship

Due:Application opens Spring 2017
Year: High School seniors and Undergraduate students
Award: $10,000
Eligibility:Generation Google Scholarship for current university students applicants must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at a university for the 2015-2016 academic year, intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student at a university in the US or Canada for the 2016-2017 school year, pursuing a computer science or computer engineering degree, or a degree in a closely related technical field, exemplify leadership and demonstrate a passion for computer science and technology, exhibit a strong record of academic achievement and be a student from an underrepresented group in computer science (African American, Hispanic, American Indian, or Filipino/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander). Generation Google Scholarship for current high school seniors must be a current high school senior, intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student at a university in the US or Canada for the 2016-2017 school year, intend to pursue a computer science or computer engineering degree, or a degree in a closely related technical field, exemplify leadership and demonstrate a passion for computer science and technology, exhibit a strong record of academic achievement, be a student from an underrepresented group in computer science (African American, Hispanic, American Indian, Filipino/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Female, or a Person with a Disability) a be available to attend Google's Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) in the summer of 2017.