Categories: Financial Support, General Announcements
Education is the key to personal transformation. The opportunity to learn, whether it is in a classroom, at a job site or in other forms, gives individuals agency to improve their own lives.…
Categories: Financial Support, In the Media
Published October 9, 2018.
Two young Latinos are using technology and their immigration experiences to connect families who are separated by countries and continents.
Read the full story: Young Latinos use virtual reality to reunite immigrant families separated by borders (nbcnews.com)…
Categories: Financial Support, General Announcements
This year we invited eight extraordinary students to be part of our Scholars Program (formerly known as the New American Scholars Program). These scholars have demonstrated resilience and determination in pursuing higher education despite extraordinary obstacles and adversity. Their areas of study are Marketing, Ethnic Studies, Business Administration, Neurobiology, Physical Therapy, Theater, Mathematics, and Geotechnical Engineering.…
Categories: Financial Support, General Announcements
“This grant gave me the confidence to take my business to the next level, to create a space to help others and, most importantly, to help me grow as a social entrepreneur.” — Maria Mendez, 2016 Entrepreneurship Fund Grantee
Undocumented entrepreneurs working to create social change can apply for grants and support through Immigrants Rising’s Entrepreneurship Fund.…
Categories: Financial Support, In the Media, Leadership Opportunities
Published September 1, 2017.
At the upcoming Festival of UndocuInnovation, Dreamers from around the country will share their projects and look for funding and support.
Read the full story: Whatever Trump decides to do with DACA, these young immigrants will find a way to keep innovating (Fast Company.com)…
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