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CPS Dream Fund Scholarship: helping students make their postsecondary dreams a reality

The CPS Dream Fund Scholarship was established over a decade ago to assist eligible immigrant students in their pursuit of post-secondary education.


CPS students across the immigration spectrum have limited options for federal and other financial aid. This makes earning a college education more difficult for CPS students already navigating the barriers tied to their immigration status.


The CPS Dream Fund has awarded more than 300 new or renewed scholarships. These scholarships help open the doors to the next phase of our students’ educational journeys. Our graduates transition into successful careers in various STEM fields, education, nursing, and social sciences. They're giving back to their communities, working in nursing, protecting our financial interests in banking cybersecurity, starting businesses and solving problems as engineers and entrepreneurs –– to name a few.

Your contribution to the CPS Dream Fund helps make the postsecondary dreams of our undocumented students a reality.
Thank you for choosing to support our next generation of young people and their dreams.


Scholarship Recipient Story
Karla, CPS Dream Fund Scholar
CPS alumnus Karla was granted the right to live and study in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Program (DACA). She was, however, ineligible for financial aid for college. Fortunately, Karla’s achievement as a student qualified her for a scholarship from the CPS Dream Fund. Thanks in part to that support, Karla was able to attend Dominican University, where she became a Golden Apple Pathway Scholar and graduated with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Now, Karla has returned to CPS as a teacher at Columbia Explorers Academy.


About Children First Fund

Children First Fund (CFF), the Chicago Public Schools Foundation, is the philanthropic and partnership arm of Chicago Public Schools (CPS). It serves as a knowledge hub and liaison between CPS and its community of partners, securing and organizing resources that advance CPS’ mission to provide a high-quality public education that prepares every child in every neighborhood for success in college, career, and civic life. 90 cents of every dollar donated to Children First Fund directly supports CPS students, programs, and services. For more information, please visit https://www.childrenfirstfund.org or find us on social @ChiFirstFund.