SCHOLARSHIPS
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Bill Ong Hing Undocumented Student Scholarship - This scholarship is for tuition purposes. Qualifying applicants must be undocumented law students currently attending or admitted to a California accredited law school. Please refer to the BOHUSS page to learn more about the application and how to donate to this scholarship.
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Emergency Aid Scholarship - This scholarship is for emergency purposes. Qualifying applicants must be undocumented law students currently attending or admitted to a California accredited law school. Examples of this include medical emergencies, evictions due to non-payment of rent, food, DACA renewals, California State Bar Exam Fees, etc. At least two applicants will be selected to receive this scholarship in the amount of $500 each, per fiscal year. Verification of emergency must be included in the application submission.
The Dreamer Fund offers two scholarships for undocumented law students attending an accredited law school in California: (1) the Bill Ong Hing Undocumented Student Scholarship; and (2) the Dreamer Fund Emergency Aid Scholarship. Applicants may only apply for one of the scholarships per school year and must show proof of enrollment in an accredited law school for the current semester, File Number (if applicable).
If applying for the emergency scholarship, you must submit the applicable emergency notice along with the scholarship application. An example of this would be, if applying for emergency aid due to rent eviction, a notice of eviction would be applicable. An emergency scholarship application has no deadline. It can be submitted anytime.
The Bill Ong Hing Undocumented Student Scholarship (BOHUSS) is available only to Dreamer or undocumented law students who will attend or are currently attending an accredited law school in the State of California. Please download the scholarship application form, follow the submission instructions and send the completed application to us via email at hello@dreamerfund.org.
The deadline for the tuition application is October 22, 2022 by 5:00 PM.
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MENTORSHIP
The Dreamer Fund team offers mentorship to high school and undergraduate students through the "Dreamer 2 Dreamer" program.
Our program pairs a mentee with a mentor based on needs, similarities, background, and career aspirations. Our goal is to provide a safe space, support, guidance, educational advice, development skills, networking, and leadership, as a way to foster positive and transformative experiences for mentees.
To apply for the "Dreamer 2 Dreamer" program, submit a cover letter AND either a resume or 1-page essay about yourself and your life story to: hello@dreamerfund.org.
We will review applications on a rolling basis and pair students with mentors as applications come in. As soon as we have a match, we will notify the student and mentor via email to make the introduction.
If you are not located in the Bay Area, you can still apply. We offer our mentorship program via teleconferencing, skype, and other modes of communication.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS
The Dreamer Fund offers Know Your Rights Workshops free of charge to community members, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, businesses, local unions & students.
With increased ICE activity in California, we want to support our community by preparing you for a potential ICE encounter. These workshops are beneficial for those who want to know what rights they have in their home if ICE shows up, but also for employers who want to know what rights they have in protecting their employees.
We have a top-notch team of law students, recent law graduates, and attorneys who are able to assist in these community workshops.
Contact us for more information about scheduling a workshop at hello@dreamerfund.org.
NEWS
Dreamer Fund Collabs with USF Prof. Sergio De La Torre on "The New Love" Project
By: Sanctuary City Project
September 9, 2022
Sanctuary City Project
Monica Valencia Wins Asylum for Client Fleeing Gender-Based Violence
By: Tyche Hendricks
April 12, 2022
KQED
A Close Look At High Court's DACA Ruling
By: Bill Ong Hing
June 23, 2020
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Dreamer Fund Stands with the Black Lives Matter Movement
By: Dreamer Fund
June 4, 2020
Dreamer Fund
Dreamer Fund Establishes New Scholarship Benefiting Undocumented Graduate-Level Students
at USF
By: Monica Valencia
July 15, 2019
Dreamer Fund
Dreamer Fund Endorses the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
By: Ned Martinez
April 9, 2019
Dreamer Fund
#Undocufest 2019 To Highlight Bay Area Art Scene
By: Freddy Izaguirre
March 2, 2019
Latinx Magazine
Prof. Bill Hing Praises the New DACA Decision
Photo By: Nico Hend Photo
April 25, 2018
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LULAC Hosts Community Immigration Forum
By: Nicholas Preciado
March 27, 2018
Benito Link
Latina Law School Grads Dream Up New Way to Help Undocumented Students
By: Destiny Arroyo
February 8, 2018
El Tecolote
What the Federal Court Decision to Revive DACA Really Means
By: Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn & Noah Lanard January 10, 2018
Mother Jones
Prof. Jacqueline Brown Scott of USF Law Opines on the 9th Cir. Injunction on the Rollback of DACA
By: Monica Valencia & Gabriela Garcia
January 10, 2018
Dreamer Fund
Photo Credit: USF
Dreamer Fund Issues Press Release on DACA Rescission
By: Executive Board
September 4, 2017
Dreamer Fund
This Student Org Wants to Ease the Financial Burden of Law School for Undocumented Immigrants
By: Yara Simón
May 22, 2017
Remezcla
Meet Monica Valencia Lawyer, Professor & Artist
By: Editorial Team
August 1, 2022
SHOUTOUT LA
Dreamer Fund's Statement on the 2020 Presidential Elections
By: Executive Board
November 7, 2020
Dreamer Fund
Prof. Bill Ong Hing Virtual #DACA Q&A with the Dreamer Fund
Photo by: USFCA
June 23, 2020
Zoom
Love Your Peers: A Tuition Fund for Undocumented Law Students
By: Nishat Kurwa
December 23, 2019
Talk Story
Bill Ong Hing talks with Maria Hinojosa on In the Thick: Kings of Deportation
By: Maria Hinojosa
July 02, 2019
In the Thick
Undocufest: A Celebration of Artists, Musicians, Dancers, and Poets of the Latinx Community
By: Allyson Laquian
March 15, 2019
Latinx Magazine
Dreamer Fund Invited to Speak with CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Photo By: Latin Bay Area
August 2, 2018
Latin Bay Area
Undocumented and Free
By: Rosan Agbajoh
April 3, 2018
KQED
DREAMer Fund Supports Lawyers of the Future
By: Nell Bayliss
February 16, 2018
San Francisco Foghorn
#UndocuFest: Meet the Nonprofit Who Raises Funds for Undocumented Law Students
By: Arturo Hilario
January 26, 2018
El Observador
Prof. Bill Hing of USF Law Speaks to the Dreamer Fund About DACA
By: Monica Valencia & Gabriela Garcia
January 10, 2018
Dreamer Fund
Photo Credit: USF
Dreamer Fund Accompany Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi at Dream Act Event in San Francisco, CA
By: Fox News 2
September 18, 2017
Fox News
Dreamer Fund Volunteers at Free DACA Renewal Workshop
September 15-16, 2017
USF Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic
PROF. BILL ONG HING OF USF LAW SPEAKS WITH THE DREAMER FUND ABOUT THE COURT RULING THE REINSTATEMENT OF DACA - April 25, 2018
DACA #3
PROF. JACQUELINE BROWN SCOTT OF USF LAW SHARES HER THOUGHTS ON THE 9TH CIRCUIT INJUNCTION ON THE ROLLBACK OF DACA - January 10, 2018
DACA #2
DREAMER FUND MEMBERS SPEAK TO PROF. BILL ONG HING ABOUT THE 9TH CIRCUIT INJUNCTION ON TRUMP'S REVOCATION OF DACA PROGRAM - January 10, 2018
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