AB 540 Students

The Assembly Bill 540 (AB-540) was signed into law on October 12, 2001 in California. This law authorizes any student in the state of California who is able to meet specific criteria to pay-in-state tuition at any public university or community colleges without regard of citizenship.

AB 540 Students must meet the following requirements:

• High school attendance in California for three or more years.
• Graduated from a California high school or attainment of the equivalent such as a GED.
• Register as an entering student at, or current enrollment at, an accredited institution of higher education in California: University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and all community colleges.
• If the person is without a lawful immigration status, the student must complete an affidavit with the public college or university stating that the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
• Student information provided to the college or university is confidential and protected by Federal Law.

AB 540 Student Resource Online

Immigrant Solidarity Network
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (IRC)
http://www.ilrc.org/

Futuros Educational Services
http://futuros-california.org/

Center for Community Change
www.communitychange.org

Friends Committee on Legislation of California
http://www.fclca.org/

NAFSA: Association of International Educators
http://www.nafsa.org/

California Immigrant Policy Center
http://www.caimmigrant.org/

The Coalition for Human Immigrants Rights of Los Angeles
http://www.chirla.org/

The National Council of La Raza
http://www.nclr.org/

U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

Online Center for the Study of Migrant Educators & Labor
http://www.decolonizing.com/ab540.htm

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
http://www.chci.org/

EOP: The Office of Educational Opportunity Pragrams and Ethnic Affairs
http://eop.sdsu.edu/Content/Links.html

Immigration Student Support Organization
http://issosandiego.org/home.aspx

For More Information:
http://eop.sdsu.edu/pdffiles/AB540%20Resources.pdf

Scholarship Opportunities
Undocumented students, including AB 540 students are not eligible to apply for public financial aid, however there are several private scholarships available that do not required residency.

Scholarships/Becas
http://www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/

Chicana Latina Foundation
http://www.imperative.net/clients/chicanalatina/new/index.php

FinAid: Financial Aid and Scholarship for Undocument Students http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/undocumented.phtml

Fast Web Scholarships
http://www.fastweb.com/

SALEF Scholarship
http://www.salef.org/salef/fulfilling.html

Scholarships/Becas
http://www.linc-usa.org/ 

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
http://www.davisputter.org/

TELACU Scholarships
http://telacu.com/site/en/home.html

HENAAC Scholarship
http://www.henaac.org/

College Board: Advising Undocumented Students
The College Board created a webpage that advices educators with helpeful general facts that focus on the financial aid opportunities available to AB 540 and undocumented students. The information is available at: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/financial-aid/undocumented-students

Advocacy Groups

College Board Advocacy
http://www.collegeboard.com/html/advocacy/index.html?excmpid=CB-019

Association of Raza Educators (ARE) 
www.razaeducators.org  

Coalition for Human Rights of Los Angeles
http://www.chirla.org/

Mexican American and Legal Defense and Educational Fund
http://www.maldef.org

M.E.Ch.A de SDSU
http://www.mechasdsu.org/