The Immigrant Resilience Fellowship (IRF) is a fellowship program that aims to strengthen academic wellness and support students in improving their GPA throughout the academic year. The program recruits a cohort of undergraduate students and matches them with peer mentors. Recipients of the award receive $3,000 for the year and will participate in a student-run retention program offered by Student Outreach and Retention (SOAR) Center with partnership with DREAM Center and the Office of Financial Aid. The program is open to any student and offers quarterly peer mentor consultations, workshops and social events led by the SOAR Fellows. Additionally, IRF participants are required to meet with their academic counselor, professor or TA during the academic year. IRF participants will receive quarterly LARC scholarships sponsored by the SOAR Center in order to further support academic and student retention.

Applications for  2025-2026 are due on July 13, 2025 11:59pm. Please thoroughly read the eligibility requirements below:

• You are eligible to receive this award on the condition you meet financial needs that are not covered by FAFSA and/or other funding sources                                        
• You must have filled out the 2025-2026 FAFSA or the CA DREAM Act Application
• Must meet UCI Financial Aid and Scholarships Office eligibility requirements to receive this scholarship award
• Must maintain full-time undergraduate enrollment for the 2025-26 academic year
• Must maintain a minimum G.P.A. of 1.5 for the academic year. 
• Recipients of this scholarship may affect your financial aid package as students may not be “over awarded” for a particular academic year. Other sources of aid such as loans may need to be revised to allow for this scholarship award.