EJP's Mexico Scholarship Application

EJP's Mexico Scholarship Application

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WELCOME!
Thank you for your interest in applying for an EJP scholarship. Because the application process is competitive, we ask that you carefully review the instructions, deadlines, and eligibility requirements so that we may give your application full consideration. We appreciate receiving your application and look forward to reading your essay.

About the EJP Scholarship Program

The Education Justice Project (EJP) of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign has offered courses to incarcerated students at Danville Correctional Center since 2008. Since spring 2021 we have also supported the continued education of formerly incarcerated and deported people through our Mexico scholarship. This spring there are three scholarship categories. Applications, as always, are due on March 31st.

We offer:
• Three 10,000 peso scholarships to a person formerly incarcerated in a prison in Mexico or the US.
• Three 10,000 peso scholarships to a person deported from the US to Mexico.
• Three 10,000 peso scholarships to the immediate family member of someone who was deported from the US to Mexico.

These need-based scholarships provide support for study at secondary or post-secondary institutions in the U.S. or Mexico.

Scholarship funds must be used for educational expenses (e.g. applied to registration costs, books and supplies, fees) and will be paid directly to the educational institution.

All recipients must be enrolled or plan to enroll in an institution at the secondary level or higher (e.g. high school diploma program, college, university, or trade school).

Your final application will consist of the following materials:

1.) Completed and signed application form.

2.) 500-word essay about your academic or career goals;

3.) Verification of enrollment in an education program.

Please submit all materials by March 31, 2026.

For questions about EJP scholarships, please contact becas@educationjustice.net

For general inquiries, please contact EJP at info@educationjustice.net, 217-244-2491 (US Number), or 447-173-4984 (MX Number).
Eligibility Requirements

Each of our scholarship competitions has its own criteria. Please read carefully.
- Formerly incarcerated individual released from a US or Mexican prison. To be eligible, you must have been incarcerated in a prison in the US or Mexico. Please provide prison identification #, state you were incarcerated in and dates of incarceration.
- Deported or returned person (from the US to Mexico). To be eligible, you must have been detained in an ICE facility and then deported Please provide prison ID number or alien registration number, state you were detained in and dates of detention.
- The immediate family member of someone who was detained in an ICE facility and then deported. (We will also consider the family members of currently detained individuals.)
Instructions for Applying
- Complete and sign this application;
- Submit a 500-word essay that tells us about your academic or career goals. If incarceration/detention/deportation has impacted those goals, please feel free to share that in your essay;
- If already enrolled, include a verification of enrollment at an academic institution. If planning to enroll, we will ask for verification before disbursing funds.
Selection Process

Each application will be reviewed by a committee that includes formerly incarcerated and/or deported individuals. The committee members will review applications blind--i.e. they will not know whose applications they are reviewing. This is to ensure a fair selection process. The criteria for awarding the scholarship are financial need and strength of essay.

Notification

After your application has been received, EJP will send an email to confirm its receipt. EJP anticipates making decisions in April 2026, and will notify all applicants of their status. Always, feel free to contact the scholarship program at becas@educationjustice.net.

What You Are Agreeing To By Signing The Application
- The information provided in the application is accurate and truthful.
- If awarded a scholarship, you will complete a one-page essay describing how the funds were used before December 31, 2026.
- You are willing to allow EJP to use your photograph and/or excerpts from your essay within its publications, website, or on social media.
- Acknowledgment that EJP would like to stay connected to its scholarship applicants, and appreciates the ability to contact participants annually.
- If awarded a scholarship, you will contact EJP immediately if you withdraw from your educational program and reimburse EJP an appropriate portion of the award.
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
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Phone Number*
Address*

Street Address Line 1

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Highest year of education attained *
Date of completion of highest year of education*
Academic major or area of study
Name and address of academic program to which funds would be applied. Please name the school, university, college, or trade school and the specific program, if applicable. *
Select the category for which you would like to be considered*

Formerly incarcerated individual released from a US or Mexican prison.Person deported from the US to Mexico.Immediate family member of person deported from the US to Mexico.
Prison ID # or Alien Registration Number
Years incarcerated: From year* to year*
OR
Year deported: year*
You must provide verification of enrollment in the program. Acceptable forms of verification include a copy of your letter of acceptance, course registration confirmation, recent transcript, or correspondence sent to all enrolled students. If you have not yet been accepted to the program, we will require a letter from the institution stating that you will be accepted upon payment and funds will be sent directly to them. EJP reserves the right to rescind the award if such confirmation is not forthcoming in a timely manner.
Please upload verification of enrollment here:

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Essay: This 500-word essay should tells us about your academic or career goals. If incarceration/detention/deportation has impacted those goals, please feel free to share that in your essay.*

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Submission: By signing, you agree that any funds received will be applied towards attendance at secondary or higher education institution in 2026 and to write a one-page letter explaining how you used the funds. This letter is due before December 31, 2026. You also agree to notify EJP immediately in the event of disenrollment.
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