Undocumented and DACA Scholarships

Scholarship Information and Resources

Golden Door Scholarship - Opens on Sept. 27th!  Closes on Oct. 31st, 2025!  

From the Golden Scholars Website:  "Immigration status should not determine opportunity; tenacity and hard work should. Golden Door Scholars provides DACAmented & undocumented students with the financial aid and support needed to invest in their education and define their futures."

Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship - Apply Now!  Closes on Nov. 12th, 2025! 

From the Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program Website:  "The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities."

National Scholarship - Opens Nov. 1st, 2025

From the National Scholarship Website:  "We think of our National Scholarship as the 'Pell Grant' for highly motivated undocumented students who are eligible to receive in-state tuition in their home state (not applicable if attending a private institution) but still have significant, unmet financial need. "

Additional Resoureces for Undocumented & DACA students: ​

Attending and Paying for College

Websites to Explore

Federal Student Aid and Undocumented Students - This site provides general information about financial aid for undocumented students from the US Federal Government.

The Dream Center at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) works holistically with undocumented students (with and without DACA) and members of mixed-status families to access and navigate college, graduate, transfer, and/or accomplish their goals. We see you, we believe in you, we are 100% committed to your success!

The Dream Center:

• Visits K-12 schools and community events to inform prospective students about the resources available to them.

• Provides individualized advising, mentorship, and scholarship support.

• Promotes campus-wide advocacy and facilitates trainings to SLCC students, faculty, staff, and administration.

• Increases community-wide awareness of state policies affecting undocumented students, asylum seekers, international students, and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund / General College Scholarships are designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage in obtaining a college degree. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis to graduating high school seniors, community college transfer students, undergraduate students and graduate students. Applicants must be of Hispanic heritage and have a minimum of 3.0 GPA for high school students. A minimum of 2.5 GPA for college and graduate students. Plan to enroll full-time in an accredited not-for-profit, four-year university or graduate school during the fall of the scholarship cycle year. U.S. Citizen, permanent legal resident, DACA or eligible non-citizen.

Think that if you’re undocumented you can’t go to college? Think again. Get the facts and learn how to make it happen.​

• Click here to access HSF's Scholarship Finder

• Click here to apply for the HSF Scholar Program Application

University of Utah Dream Center - The Dream Center in the Office of Undergraduate Studies works holistically with undocumented students and mixed-status families from college access to graduation. The Dream Center (1) engages in specialized college outreach and access strategies, (2) provides individualized advising and scholarship support for current and future University of Utah undocumented students, (3) promotes campus-wide advocacy and trainings for University of Utah students, faculty, staff and administration, and (4) increases community-wide awareness of policies affecting current and future University of Utah undocumented students. ​