Latinx Heritage Month: Community Resources

The Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board created a scholarship fund within the Community Foundation to assist college bound students of Hispanic American descent who reside in Aurora.

This scholarship is open to all undocumented and DACA students attending Waubonsee Community College. It is a $500 refundable credit award. This scholarship will be administered through the Foundation scholarship application process.

From My Undocumented Life: we provide up-to-date information and resources for undocumented immigrants and allies. We post scholarship opportunities that are open to undocumented students, strategies for navigating the educational system, information on how to apply for DACA/Advance Parole, news on DAPA, and much more.

The Retention of Illinois Students & Equity (RISE) Act allows eligible undocumented students and transgender students who are disqualified from federal financial aid to apply for all forms of state financial aid.