Individual Conference Grants

The Individual Conference Grant is an opportunity to get financial support for attending a national or regional professional conference of your choice. Below is a list of possible conferences across the country that you may be interested in requesting funding to attend.  Please note, the list is not exclusive, and you may request funding to attend a different conference that is not on this list.  

Conference List: You can choose one of the conferences on this list or another of your choice.

TheDream.US will assist you with the following major expenses associated with attending or presenting at a conference:

  • Conference registration fee
  • Air/train fare
  • Up to 3-nights of lodging at the conference hotel

Conference Grants DO NOT COVER:

  • Local travel including to/from the airport or train station to conference site
  • Gas or tolls for car travel
  • Meals outside those included with the conference registration
  • Hotel and travel accommodations for local conferences
  • International conferences

Here is a list of recommended conferences:

 

 Qualification and Eligibility Requirements

You are eligible to apply if you meet all the following criteria:

  • Currently eligible for TheDream.US Scholarship when you apply for the grant and when you
    attend the conference
  • Must submit grant application by deadlines outlined in the Individual Professional Conference
    Grant Timeline Chart: Here
  • All Scholars, regardless of race/ethnicity, immigration status are welcome to apply
  • Conference must be directly related to your major/career of interest
  • Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher when you apply
  • Must have earned 30+ cumulative credits by the time you attend the conference
  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Must have a LinkedIn Profile Account

If you need flights/train, and hotel accommodations:

  • Personal credit card (not debit card) is required by hotels for check-in
    • If you do not have a personal credit card, you may want to consider attending a
      professional conference within your city, so hotel accommodations are not needed. This grant will still cover the conference registration fee.
  • Must have a valid photo ID (not expired) for hotel check-in
  • Must have a valid travel ID (not expired), if traveling by plane
  • Must be able to attend at least 2 full conference days, which does not include arrival date
    (please note: you will be able to choose which 2 days of the conference you wish to attend)

Please Note:

  • To ensure we are providing this opportunity to as many Scholars as possible, priority will be given to Scholars, whom did not already receive a Professional Conference Grant in the 2022 academic year.
  • Applications will be reviewed, and conference grants awarded while funds last.
  • Priority will be given to conferences with a student registration rate

Application Procedure

To apply, please complete the following:

 

STEP 1: CREATE OR UPDATE YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE

Create and/or update your LinkedIn profile. Creating a LinkedIn account is free (do not pay for a premium account) – go to www.linkedin.com on a desktop computer and register for an account. Once you’ve created an account, create a LinkedIn profile. Ensure your LinkedIn profile has the following information: Click Here.

 

STEP 2: COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION

Complete the Online Application. As part of the online application, you will need to answer a short
essay question: “How will attending this conference contribute to your future career and/or
academic goals?” (no more than 2-3 short paragraphs).

 

Questions?

Please contact Chris Aviles at [email protected] with questions about the Individual
Professional Conference Grant. If you have questions about traveling while undocumented, please
refer to this travel guide created by Immigrants Rising.

 

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