非法移民，梦想家，DACA学生 & Mixed-Status Families

什么是无证学生/梦想生?

An undocumented student refers to students born outside of the United States, but who have lived in the country for a significant portion of their lives, and reside in the United States without the legal permission of the federal government.
经常不能胜任需要执照的工作, background checks, or a Social Security Number.

童年抵美暂缓遣返计划(DACA)

DACA, 6月15日发布的行政备忘录, 2012年提供31岁以下的无证人员, meeting specific criteria, deferred action of deportation.
DACA并不为个人提供合法身份.
通过国土安全部, DACA受助人有权获得伊利诺伊州的驾驶执照, 社会安全号码和工作许可证.
DACA学生有资格获得带薪实习和学生就业
考虑暂缓遣返童年抵美者(DACA)
Renew Your DACA

我们很荣幸成为TheDream的合作伙伴学院.US.

Incoming DREAMers are able to become “FIGHTING SAINTS” and attend USF using the scholarship funds provided by TheDream.US. 如果被选中，学生的USF学费将被全额支付. 申请截止日期:2023年2月28日上午11:59.M. PT

第一步:确定你的资格

如果你符合以下条件，你就有资格申请:

是否在11月1日前非法入境美国, 2017, and have continuously lived in the United States since then or have DACA or TPS;
Came to the United States before the age of 16 (if you were born in the U.S.，你就没有资格获得我们的奖学金);
有重大的未满足的财务需求;
Have graduated or will graduate from a United States high school (or have earned/will earn a high school equivalency diploma) before starting.
已毕业或即将毕业的高中平均成绩为2分.5 or better on a 4.0分或大学累积绩点为2分.5 or better;
Intend to enroll full-time in an associate or bachelor’s degree program at a Partner College in your state; and
Are eligible for in-state tuition* at the Partner College such as the University of St. Francis-Joliet IL

步骤2:完成申请

我们强烈建议你申请国家奖学金.

Apply here: National Scholarship
A申请截止日期:2023年2月28日晚11:59.m. (PT)
如果出现提示，则程序键为“Dream”.”

Visit TheDream.US for more information

Next Steps

For 非法移民，梦想家，DACA学生 (see below for Mixed-Status Families)

申请入学(不收取报名费)

1) 无证/梦想生，请填写我们的 online application. Please put 000-00-000 in the social security field – do not make up a number or use your ITIN number. University of St. Francis will give you an assigned ID number once you submit the application. Please put “NO” for U.S. Citizen. 申请经济资助请填写“否”.

童年来美暂缓遣返计划(DACA)学生，请填写我们的 online application. Please put 000-00-000 in the social security field – do not put your SSN given to you by DACA or use your ITIN number. University of St. Francis will give you an assigned ID number once you submit the application. Please put “NO” for U.S. Citizen. 申请经济资助请填写“否”.

2) 提交高中成绩单和/或所有大学成绩单. We are test-optional so you only need to turn in your SAT or ACT scores if you would like to use them for admissions. You will select either Test-Optional or Non-Test-Optional on the application.

3) 申请经济援助-无证件, DREAMer, DACA学生没有资格申请联邦财政援助, 因此没有资格申请FAFSA. 伊利诺伊州和圣路易斯市立大学(University of St. Francis have specific processes to help get more financial aid to help students.

a)伊利诺伊州居民有资格申请RISE法案替代方案申请伊利诺伊州财政援助. This will give the student an opportunity to received the MAP grant as well as Institutional Need-Based Grant named USF Grant. Once institution receives information an offer letter should be processed.

b) Out-of-State Residents are eligible to apply for our Institutional Need-Based Grant named USF Grant. To fill this out, the student will need to make an appointment with their Admission Counselor or the Undocumented Liaison. Please make an appointment below. Once institution receives information an offer letter should be processed.

4) 我们强烈建议您与其中任何一位预约 your admission counselor 或与我们的无证学生联络处联系.

请向USF招生办公室提交所有文件.

Financing Your Education

All USF freshman and transfer scholarships are open to undocumented/DACA students.

Undocumented and DACA students may be eligible to receive privately funded merit scholarships or grant aid. 他们没有资格获得联邦财政援助, but might be eligible for in-state financial aid if the student lives in the state of Illinois. 学生应该尽早开始寻找奖学金. Contact our Admissions team 如果你有任何问题，也可以预约.

圣母玛利亚无原罪修女会. Francis has dedicated funds in the form of a scholarship specifically for undocumented/DACA students called the Access Grant. Your admission counselor will provide you with the details of the application, deadline and requirements. The application is generally open in March and students are awarded in June.

我们现在是…的合作伙伴学院 TheDream.US. Through TheDream.US funds, an Undocumented/DACA student can apply to have their USF tuition fully covered. 欲了解更多信息，请滚动到“下一步”上方.”

Our Admissions and Financial Aid Office does not recommend that an Undocumented/DACA student fill out the 免费申请联邦学生援助(FAFSA). 如果学生住在伊利诺斯州, then we recommend they consider eligibility for the Alternative 申请伊利诺伊州财政援助 for consideration of IL MAP Grant and USF Grant. 如果学生不住在伊利诺斯州, then we have a separate internal form to fill out and find financial need for consideration of USF Grant.

资源/奖学金机会

与无证学生有关的文章/网站

Mixed-Status Families

A “mixed-status family” is a family whose members include people with different citizenship or immigration statuses. One example of a mixed-status family is one in which the parents are undocumented and the children are U.S.-born citizens.
If the student is a US Citizen or Eligible Non-Citizens and one or both parents are undocumented, 该学生仍有资格申请政府财政援助.

Next Steps

For Mixed-Status Families (see above if the student is Undocumented or has DACA)

申请入学(不收取报名费)

1) 公民或符合条件的非公民，填写我们的在线申请. Please put your social security number in the social security field Please put “YES” for U.S. Citizen. 申请经济资助请填写“是”.

3) Apply for Financial Aid – 公民和符合条件的非公民都可以创建FSA ID 并有资格申请联邦财政援助免费申请联邦学生援助(FAFSA).

a) Undocumented Parents, please put 000-00-000 in the social security field – do not make up a number or use your ITIN number. FAFSA会告诉你页面上可能有错误, click “Check for Errors” twice and the FAFSA should continue on to the next page. At the end of the FAFSA, 学生以电子方式签署FAFSA, 因为父母没有资格创建FSA ID, a signature page will need to be printed for the Parent to sign and will require the signature page to be mailed physically. Once institution receives information an offer letter should be processed.
NOTE: Parents are NOT eligible for Parent PLUS Loan and should not take any Parent PLUS Loan offer.

b) DACA Parents, please put social security number in the social security field. Parents are eligible to create an FSA ID. At the end of the FASFA, 学生以电子方式签署FAFSA and then the parent electronically signs the FAFSA. Once institution receives information an offer letter should be processed.

NOTE: Parents are NOT eligible for Parent PLUS Loan and should not take any Parent PLUS Loan offer.

4) 我们强烈建议您与其中任何一位预约 your admission counselor 或与我们的无证学生联络处联系.

请向USF招生办公室提交所有文件.