DACA Dreamer Scholarship

Student Eligibility Details
We are offering these two awards to Dreamers who are attending college or university within the United States. To apply for this scholarship, please review the following criteria to make sure you meet all requirements:

Applicant must be a DACA recipient pursuing a higher education
Applicant must have a 3.5 grade point average or higher
Applicant must be enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited college/university for the Spring 2025 semester
Applicant must be at least 17 years of age
Application Instructions
All students must fill out the application at the bottom of this page. Applicants should include their contact information, an unofficial academic transcript, and proof of enrollment if their transcript does not provide evidence that they are enrolled at an accredited university or college for the Spring 2025 semester. We also ask each student to provide documentation proving their DACA status, which may include a copy of their Notice of Deferred Action or Employment Authorization Document.

Additionally, to apply for this scholarship, students must submit a piece of art of their choosing. The art should depict what it has meant to the student to immigrate to the United States. This may include (but is not limited to) one of the following options:

Painting
Sculpture
Canvas Art
Pottery
Poetry (This must be submitted as the student reciting the poem via recording or video).
Please note, at this point in time we are not accepting submissions of digital art or paper-pencil drawings/sketch work.

The selected award recipient will have the option of their art being displayed at our law firms.

Evaluation Criteria Explained
We understand how critical any amount of monetary assistance is to a student pursuing higher education. As a team, we take our responsibility of reviewing your applications very seriously. Below, you will find the criteria we will consider when selecting our winners:

We hope to notify our two scholarship recipients via email by January 8, 2025.