As an undocumented student, DREAMer or DACA recipient, you are not considered a U.S. Citizen or an eligible non-citizen. Although you are not eligible to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for federal financial aid consideration, there are financial aid options available to you! Let's start with a few definitions:
Undocumented: The term undocumented typically means that an individual lacks legal status in the United States. The individual is not a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident and does not possess a U.S. visa or green card.
DREAMer: Individuals who were brought to the U.S. as children and are currently living without legal immigration status.
DACA: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals provides temporary protection from deportation and work authorization to eligible undocumented immigrants. Current DACA recipients may continue to renew their status, but United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is not processing new applications.
ASSET: Advancing Students for a Stronger Tomorrow is a Colorado state law that allows eligible students, including those without lawful immigration status, to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities and enables eligible students to apply for state financial aid.
No matter your status, make sure you connect with the Office of Admissions regarding all academic merit scholarship opportunities open to you simply by applying Regis University and providing your high school GPA. You can submit your ACT/SAT scores, too, but those are optional! You also have the opportunity to be considered for specialty scholarships based on specific talents such as Honors, Music and Athletics awards. Your admissions counselor can help connect you with the appropriate department to learn more.
As a private school, we do not charge different tuition rates based on whether a student is an in-state or out-of-state resident, so that portion of the ASSET law in Colorado does not apply. However, if you are an undocumented student, we encourage you to complete our internal ASSET financial aid application and submit our Colorado Residency Form to be considered for Colorado Student Grant funding under ASSET. Our ASSET application is similar to the FAFSA and allows our office to review you and your parent's financial information to determine an institutional Student Aid Index (SAI) number and your eligibility for the Colorado Student Grant.
Undocumented students are encouraged to complete our internal ASSET Application to be considered for other sources of financial aid. This form is similar to the FAFSA and allows our office to review you and your parent(s) financial information to determine an institutional Student Aid Index (SAI) number.
Download Asset Application Form
After completing our Asset Application, please also make sure to submit our Colorado Residency Form. Based on your ASSET application information and your residency status, we may be able to offer a Colorado Student Grant depending on your eligibility and funding availability.
Submit Colorado Residency FormASSET Application filers must make sure to renew their application annually by our March 1 priority financial aid filing deadline.
Please note: DACA/Asset students are not eligible for the College Opportunity Fund (COF) stipend at Regis University. Per the state of Colorado guidelines, at a private institution, students must complete a FAFSA, receive a Federal Pell Grant, be a Colorado Resident, and have graduated from a Colorado High School to qualify for COF.
If you have a social security card for work authorization purposes, you could be eligible for a work-study award at Regis University. When you complete your Asset Application and submit it to the Office of Financial Aid, you will work with your financial aid counselor to ensure the work-study award is included as part of your financial aid offer.
Students may find scholarships through outside databases including, but not limited to:
How Private Scholarships May Affect Your Aid: Your financial aid eligibility is limited by your cost of attendance and/or your financial need. If you receive additional aid, such as a grant, scholarship or tuition benefit from outside of Regis University, we will first apply these funds to any unmet financial need, if applicable. However, if you have not applied for need-based aid, then these awards are applied to your account and are limited by your cost of attendance. If the private scholarship(s) causes you to go over your demonstrated financial need and/or cost of attendance, we may have to adjust your aid offer. We will reduce student loans first, then work-study, before reducing any Regis University scholarships or grants. In some cases, however, additional outside awards that must pay toward tuition charges may result in the reduction of a Regis University scholarship or grant.
If you receive an external scholarship, please send the scholarship check directly to:
Regis University
Office of Student Accounts
3333 Regis Blvd. A-8
Denver, CO 80221
Once processed, your scholarship will be added to your financial aid offer letter.
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Location: Clarke Hall 143
Walk-In Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Financial Aid Counselors are not available for walk-ins on Wednesdays. Appointments are encouraged.
rufinancialaid@regis.edu
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