Scholarships and Student Employment
Our goal is to help undocumented and DACA students find the financial support they need to be successful at The Ohio State University. DACA students who qualify for in-state tuition are eligible for need-based financial aid through the university. For more information please contact Ms. Indra Leyva Cook, Liaison for DACA Students, at leyvacook.1@osu.edu.
Student employment opportunities can be found on the Student Job Board.
Although undocumented students cannot legally receive any federally funded student financial aid, including federal loans, grants and scholarships, there are some private scholarships for undocumented students. These do not require students to be U.S. citizens or residents. For more information please contact Ms. Indra Leyva Cook, Liaison for DACA Students, at leyvacook.1@osu.edu.
The following organizations have scholarships for undocumented and DACA students. This list contains scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate students:
- Golden Door Scholars
- Dream.US
- MALDEF
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Questbridge
- Educators for Fair Consideration
- Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program
- Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
- Microsoft Scholarship Program
- Point Foundation
- PRSA Foundation Scholarships
- Public Relations Student Society of America Scholarships
- Radio Television Digital News Association Scholarships
- Sibling Rivalry Press – Undocupoets Fellowship
- United Methodist GBHEM Scholarships
- BMI Student Composer Award
- LMSA National Scholarship for U.S. Medical Students
- Que Llueva Cafe Scholarship (Chicano Organizing and Research in Education)
- The American Nuclear Society Scholarship Program
- The Vegetarian Resource Group
- Because College is Expensive Scholarship
- Becca Closet Scholarships
- Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
- Human Education Network: A Voice for Animals High School Essay Contest
- Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Racial Ethnic Minority Students
- LULAC National Scholarship Fund
- National Precast Concrete Association Foundation (NPCA) Foundation Scholarships