Migrant students get funds (AZ)
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...rship0306.html
Great news for the Arizona dreamies... 
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ASU scholarship program for non-citizens is revived Anne Ryman The Arizona Republic Mar. 6, 2008 12:00 AM A controversial scholarship that benefited Arizona State University students who are in the country illegally is being revived. Since the news media reported last month that the special scholarship's funding had run out for the 2008-09 school year, private donors in the Valley have stepped forward, ASU President Michael Crow said. ASU officials are working with a third-party group to provide scholarship money. Crow said he "can't guarantee," but it's his hope that enough money will be available to cover the estimated 200 to 300 students who have to pay higher, out-of-state tuition as a result of changes in state law. ASU officials are advising those students to go ahead and register for fall courses. "In the last few weeks, we've made tremendous progress with other parties outside the university to secure the resources," Crow said. "So there will be the resources necessary for these students to continue their education." A fund called the American Dream Fund Coalition has been set up and is being maintained by the non-profit group Chicanos Por La Causa. He estimates the cost at about $3 million a year, adding that the money will come from private sources and not state funding. For the past year, 207 undocumented immigrants who graduated from Arizona high schools have received private scholarship money through the ASU Foundation. The scholarships started after the voter-approved Proposition 300 took effect in late 2006, requiring illegal immigrants to pay out-of-state tuition at the state's universities and community colleges. Out-of-state tuition and fees are about $17,000 a year at ASU while the in-state amount is nearly $5,000. The law also prevents illegal immigrants from receiving state scholarships. When Crow announced the scholarships last year, he met with criticism from some state lawmakers who questioned whether the strategy complied with the law. ASU officials have maintained the scholarship is legal because they use private, not state, money. "We're just trying to be helpful to them because many of them are really great students," Crow said. Crow said the students, who ASU calls "special-class international students," are victims of the bad public policy of various countries, including the United States. Not all the students are from Mexico, he said. Some are from China and other countries, and they lack proof of citizenship or legal residency. "It turns out somehow they've ended up in the United States, and they have citizenship nowhere," he said. Private citizens have come forward with donations, he said, "and that's going to be how they are going to pay for their education going forward." State Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, said he has no problem with private groups' fundraising, but ASU should steer clear of any involvement. "ASU can't work behind the scenes," he said. "They can't work upfront and dispense these (scholarships). They can't have any involvement." |
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I've been trying to find a number to call to see if I could get this but I cant find any numbers or anything
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I've been trying to find a number to call to see if I could get this but I cant find any numbers or anything
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I think the only way to receive this is if you had been already awarded the scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year. The news said the scholarship will probably be revived, but it would be amazing if they could grant it to incoming students like us.
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