Financial Aid for Undocumented and DACA Students
Los estudiantes de DACA no califican para recibir ayuda financiera federal | DACA students do not qualify for financial aid federal.
Los estudiantes indocumentados son elegibles para muchos becas locales. | Undocumented students are eligible for many private and local scholarships.
Oregon Student Aid Application | ORSAA
While undocumented students, including DACA recipients, are not eligible for Federal Financial Aid, all Oregon residents are eligible to file the ORSAA (Oregon Student Aid Application).
The ORSAA opens Oct. 1 of each year. It determines eligibility for awards like the Oregon Opportunity Grant.
File an ORSAA
*If you are not an Oregon resident, you may fill out a paper FAFSA PDF, and bring it to the Financial Aid Office, located in Marsh Hall, for us to determine your eligibility for institutional, need-based aid.*
Scholarship Opportunities
IME BECAS Scholarship - Available through funding provided by the Mexican Consulate and the Financial Aid Office. For more information, please contact the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at oedi@contact.pacificu.edu.
OSAC Scholarship Catalog - OSAC has a database of scholarships for students filing the ORSAA, as well as a catalog of non Oregon-specific scholarships. Click the link to browse based upon your specific criteria.
Oregon Goes to College Scholarship List - Oregon Goes to College is an organization that assists Undocumented students in searching for scholarships. These include scholarships for Oregon residents, as well as many other opportunities.
My Undocumented Life Scholarship Info - This resource lists outside awards for Undocumented college students, as well as tons of other helpful information surrounding higher education resources.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund supplies a list of scholarships available to all students regardless of immigration status.
Immigrants Rising - List of undergraduate and graduate scholarships available to undocumented students.