It’s late in the admissions game so if money is a concern your options today are limited, but you do have choices.
Keep in mind that at probably every U.S. engineering school there’s an SAE club, a robotics club or related student activity. Low cost options for an out-of-state student may still be had at places like Tennessee Technological University, Louisiana Tech University, and South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Any of those schools could provide you entree into an internship with an automotive firm. General Motors, Nissan and Volkswagen all have factories in Tennessee. Students from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology have interned recently at Ford Motor Company and at NASA. If you find that any of these less expensive universities interest you, you can still submit an application for Fall 2016 if you hustle.