Farmingdale State College in Long Island, NY, will offer scholarships of up to $ 37,000 to students receiving Deferred Action (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), through the TheDream.US initiative.
Farmingdale State College in Long Island, New York, participates in TheDream.US, one of the largest scholarship programs for immigrants in the United States. Through this initiative, DACA or TPS beneficiary students can obtain a scholarship of up to $ 37,000 to begin or continue their university studies at said university.
Among the university institutions that provide scholarships nationwide through the TheDream.US program, this university is the first to belong to the State University of New York (SUNY) System.
As for the application requests, these close until February 28, 2022 and will be available for the academic year 2022-2023. This year the program announced that its goal is to enroll 1,500 new students nationwide.
Eligibility requirements for students who graduated from high school/ preparatory the following:
- The student has DACA; TPS; or came to the country before November 1, 2016 and met the DACA criteria;
- Came to the United States before the age of 16 (if you were born in the United States, you are not eligible for our scholarship);
- You have a significant unmet financial need;
- Graduated or will graduate from a United States high school (or will have earned or will earn a diploma equivalent to high school) by the end of the 2021-22 academic year;
- Graduated or will graduate with a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) or better on a 4.0 scale;
- Not have earned more than 21 credits in a community college or 4-year college or university prior to fall 2022 (not counting credits earned in a pre-college or high school dual enrollment program);
- You intend to enroll full-time in a bachelor's or associate's program at a Partner College no later than the spring term of the 2022-23 academic year;
- They are eligible for in-state tuition at the Partner College you want to attend (does not apply if it is a private institution).
For graduate students of Community College/ Community Colleges, the first three requirements apply to high school students and the following:
- The student has or will have a associate degree by the end of the 2021-22 academic year;
- Graduated or will graduate with a 3.0 or better GPA from a community college on a 4.0 scale;
- Not have earned more than 21 credits in a 4-year college or university prior to fall 2022 (not counting credits earned in a pre-college or dual enrollment program in high school);
- You intend to enroll full-time in a Bachelor's degree program at a Partner College no later than the spring term of the 2022-23 academic year;
- They are eligible for in-state tuition at the Partner College you want to attend (does not apply if it is a private institution).
Web site: https://thedream.us/scholarships/national-scholarship/apply-national-scholarship/
For more information TheDream.US makes available the email: TheDream.US@applyists.com and the phone number: 1-855-376-7076.
