TheDream.US Opportunity Scholarship: beca universitaria para jóvenes Dreamer en estados sin acceso

TheDream.US Opportunity Scholarship is meant for Dreamer students in states where they may face out-of-state tuition or restrictions on enrolling at public colleges. The award is designed around relocation to one of five Partner Colleges, not attendance at any school the student chooses. The organization says the next application opens November 1, 2026 and closes January 31, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The Opportunity Scholarship profile gathers the application steps and flags a discrepancy in the organization’s own public state lists.

The organization lists an award of up to US$100,000 total for a bachelor’s degree, or up to US$25,000 per year for four years, toward tuition, fees, on-campus housing, and meals. This is a ceiling, not a promise to cover every bill; the program warns that students may still have out-of-pocket costs, and extra classes or a double major can exceed the award. The scholarship is renewable only if the recipient meets continuing conditions, including full-time enrollment, and it is limited to the five Opportunity Partner Colleges named by the organization.

The current FAQ says applicants must be high-school seniors or graduates, generally have a GPA of at least 2.5, be first-generation immigrant students who are undocumented with or without DACA or TPS, have entered the country before age 16 and before November 1, 2021, and have lived continuously in the United States since then. It also specifies a list of states and requires applicants to be admitted to a Partner College. The program page shows a broader “locked-out states” list than the FAQ, however; because those public lists do not match, students should confirm eligibility in the live application or with TheDream.US before paying application or travel costs.

The current Opportunity Partner Colleges are Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Delaware State University in Dover, Dominican University in River Forest, Eastern Connecticut State University in Windham, and Trinity Washington University in Washington, D.C. Students must apply to both TheDream.US and the chosen college before the scholarship deadline. The foundation says applicants cannot switch colleges after receiving the award, so compare majors, total cost, distance from family, campus support, housing availability, and the practical safety and expense of travel before ranking a school. Scholarship selection does not guarantee college admission.

Prepare school records, proof of GPA, immigration and entry-date information, application essays, and a separate college application. Use the deadline in Pacific Time, not your local time zone, and submit early enough to correct missing documents. TheDream.US publishes the deadline and partner list on its official pages, and lists 1-855-376-7076 for program questions. Ask the organization to resolve any mismatch between its state eligibility lists in writing; eligibility should not be inferred solely from a broad scholarship description or a social-media post.

TheDream.US Opportunity Scholarship — TheDream.US.

Opportunity Scholarship FAQs — TheDream.US.

Opportunity Partner Colleges — TheDream.US.

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