DSC Internships and Scholarships
At the Dream Success Center (DSC) we are grateful for our partners and donors who have made it possible for us to host several grant-funded internships and scholarships. On this page, you will find a list of our opportunities that are available to currently enrolled CSULB students. We highly encourage all students to make an account on Beach Scholarships to get full access to all CSULB scholarships.
DSC Internships
The Butterfly Peer Mentoring program provides incoming undocumented, and students impacted by immigration policy the opportunity to connect with returning CSULB students. The Butterfly Peer Mentoring Internship allows currently enrolled students to support this program and receive a scholarship award for their service. As an intern, you will be able to guide others in their academic growth and development.
Award Amount: Up to $2,250
Application: Opens in Spring of 2025
Link to Application: Beach Scholarships Website
In partnership with our legal providers CARECEN, CSULB hosts a CARECEN Legal Advocacy Fellow that helps support the programmatic and outreach efforts of our legal services. The fellowship aims to expose participants to the legal field and guide them as they develop advocacy and community organizing skills. The project goal is to increase accessibility to legal services for immigrant students and their families.
The fellowship will include professional development and experiential learning opportunities for students who are interested in immigration-related legal issues, including those faced by undocumented and AB-540 students.
Award Amount: TBD
Application: Opens Summer of 2025
Link to Application: TBD
DSC Scholarships
The Norma Stoltz Chinchilla Endowed Student Award was established to support AB-540 eligible students.
Award Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Spring of 2025
Application: Beach Scholarships Website
Jesus Gonzalez, a first-generation, undocumented Latino, earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a Minor in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Drawing from his personal challenges as an undocumented student, he initiated a scholarship to uplift deserving Dreamers and those who aspire for success. Together with his family, they established this scholarship to support eligible students under AB540, and those actively engaged with the Dream Success Center, FUEL, or serving the undocumented community.
Award Amount: Up to $1,500
Deadline: Spring of 2025
Application: Beach Scholarships Website
For more information on how to help fund your education visit our Financial Aid and Scholarship page.
