The Hidden Dream Scholarship

The Hidden Dream’s Scholarship Fund

This fund is aimed at dependent visa HS seniors+Undergraduate college students. Currently Dependent Visa Holders do not qualify for any federal support/Financial aid and once they age of out the system they have to prove they are on par with International students in terms of funding to even get paperwork to attend school. Often times they also have to pay out of state tuition even though they have lived in the same state for decades.

We came across many awesome scholarships for immigrants but none at the dependent visa community. Many scholarships require a green card, SSN, or DACA to apply but dependent visa holders unfortunately can’t provide that information. This motivated our launch with a goal of raising $1000 in our inaugural year. We more than doubled our goal in our first year and were able to award two scholarship winners!

The Hidden Dream 2021 Scholarship (UPDATE: APPLICATIONS CLOSED)

We’re officially announcing our launch of the 2021 Hidden Dream Scholarship.

Applications will be accepted from September 6th to October 22nd. We will be awarding (3) $1,000 scholarships during our FALL scholarship cycle. Please feel free to DM @_thehiddendream_ on Instagram with any questions, and our team will respond in 24-48 hours.

WHO CAN APPLY? Any current or former dependent visa holder who is currently a high school senior or an undergraduate student living in the U.S.

The Application Link is here!

2021 Fall Scholarship Winners

Padma Danturty

I am currently a freshman studying Data Science at the University of Michigan. I enjoy meeting new people, playing card games, and checking out cultural events on campus. 

Satviki Singh

I moved to the US when I was 5 years old, and have lived in South Florida since then. I am currently a high school senior dual enrolled at Florida Atlantic University, where I plan on graduating with my Bachelors of Science with a double concentration in Biology and Mathematics by 2023. I am super excited for this opportunity!

Aditya Prasad

Aditya is a senior at WW-P High School South in West Windsor, New Jersey who is interested in civic technology and public policy. In his free time, he likes to lift weights and play volleyball.

The Hidden Dream 2020 Scholarship Winners