Graduate Dreamers Program

Award is intended for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The purpose of the Graduate Dreamers Program is to assist undocumented students who are dedicated to the university and want to pursue their graduate education at CSUN. Recipients of this award will each receive $1,000.00. Award recipients will be chosen on the basis of a personal statement, a letter of recommendation, and incoming applicants must have a GPA of a 3.0 or higher in their undergraduate degree, and current graduate students must have a CSUN GPA of a 3.5 or higher.

Award Amount: $1000 for the academic year.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must be enrolled in a master’s or doctorate degree program.
• Applicants must be matriculated graduate students.
• Applicants must have an approved California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request (AB 540 Affidavit) on file with the University.
• Applicants must have a completed CA Dream Act Application on file for the current academic year.
• Incoming applicants must have a GPA of a 3.0 or higher in their undergraduate degree, and current graduate students must have a CSUN GPA of a 3.5 or higher.
• Applicants must be enrolled in 6 units or more for the Fall 2024 term.
• Applicants must submit a personal statement (maximum one page, double-spaced) in which you provide a response to a provided prompt.
• Applicants must request one letter of recommendation from a faculty member (doesn’t have to be from CSUN) or employer (no personal letters).
• Applicants must submit a copy of all unofficial transcripts.
• Recipients must present or participate as a student volunteer during the CSUNposium held in the spring semester.

Not Eligible:

• Applicants who have previously received this award.
• Applicants enrolled in a credential program or certificate program.
• Any CSU employee or their dependents receiving a university fee waiver are not eligible (does not apply to TAs, GAs, ISAs or student assistants).
• Graduate students who plan on graduating at the end of the Fall 2024 term are not eligible to apply as this award will be disbursed during the Spring 2025 term.
  
  

Please note that your recommendation letter, personal statement and unofficial transcripts must be submitted through the myMatador Scholarship system. Your recommender will receive a request to submit the recommendation letter through the system, but please follow up with them to make sure that they submit by the due date.

For questions regarding this scholarship opportunity please contact the Office of Graduate Studies @ (818) 677-2138.