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East Bay Immigrant Youth Coalition [EBIYC] Undocumented and Unafraid Scholarship
Mission: The EBIYC seeks to empower and organize with the undocumented immigrant community with the goal to mobilize and escalate an d attain transformative change in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grounded in radical actions, we believe in taking direct action and practice civil disobediences. We create organizers instead of activists, because organizers make the social movement sustainable. We do not identify as Dreamers or Americans. Our goal is to organize against deportations, and fight back until our community recovers the rights that have been stolen. Purpose of the Scholarship: As EBIYC our work centralizes in bringing awareness about the unjust deportations and increasing young peoples political conciousness. We also want to give back to the community by supporting our youth. We know that one of the biggest obstacles to pursuing a college education is financial burden, therefore with this scholarship we hoep to alleviate that burden. The student recipient will receive $500 Requirements: 1) Be an undocumented student, 2) Currently a College or High School student in Alameda, Contra Costa, or San Francisco County 3) Be able to attend the award ceremony on Friday, February 28. 4) Submit 2 page written essay response
Note: organizing experience is not required, acceptance or eligibility to Deferred Action is not required. Undocufolks with disabilities, UndocuQueers, and UndocuTrans are highly encouraged to attend.

A) Personal Information: Full Name:____________________________________ Date of Birth: _______________ Address: ________________________________________________________________ City:_______________, CA Zip code:_________ Email Address: _________________________________ Phone ( ) High School: _______________________Grade: _______ Country of Origin: __________________ Are you DACA Eligible [ ] Yes [ ] No If you are eligible: [ ] I haven't applied [ ] I applied and I am waiting for a response [ ] I was approved and received my work permit B) Submit a copy of your most recent unofficial transcript. C) Choose ONE of the following questions and write a 2 page long answer: 1) What are your dreams or aspirations? How were your dreams formed and who helped to shape them? How has your undocumented status affected you reaching your dreams? 2) What does citizenship mean to you, your family members, and your local community? 3) If you had the opportunity to publish an open letter to President Barack Obama or the Deporter-in-Chief, what would it say about the human rights of undocumented people and families? Essays should be: 2 pages long Times New Roman 12 pt font Double-space Make sure you attached all three documents required: 1) the first page of the scholarship application (completely filled out) 2) your essay response 3) your transcripts And send them all in one email titled EBIYC Scholarship to: eastbayiyc@gmail.com Deadline: Midnight, Monday, February, 17th, 2014 Like our page on Facebook and stay tuned for our updates! https://www.facebook.com/SFIYC