<p>I’m very sorry to hear this. Normally, families would not choose options that they cannot afford in the first place. She could ask UA if she can qualify for both the full-tuition music scholarship and the engineering stipend ($2500), because these majors span two different schools at UA, someone would need to ok it. That would be huge if she could get that. </p>
<p>It is very difficult to scramble at this very late date to get additional outside scholarships. Most deadlines for outgoing HS seniors is right now, as we type. Most require official transcripts to be sent, letters of recommendation to be sent, and essays to be written. Warn her to start researching scholarships now for her Sophomore year - some of those deadlines crop up as early as December of your Freshman year in college. Have her make a list of references she can target for letters of req, and so forth. </p>
<p>Being female, there are many great scholarship avenues to tap: Women in Engineering; several of the engineering industry-specific associations, to name just two. That bio field has a lot of $$$ to give out! Have her look through a good scholarship clearinghouse such as Cappex - set up a specific profile that fits her situation, and she will get lots of things to try. Avoid the ‘lottery-type’ scholarships with 1000s+ of applications which require no effort…try instead for the ones which have select few applicants. The more specific she can make her profile, narrows the search down. I can give specific scholarship app advice via PM, but I have also posted info on this in other threads. Basically, mine your heritage + mine your industry/major is the best way to find targeted scholarships. Also, don’t give up after this year - there is a ton of free $$$ out there for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors in college!</p>