<p>I'm a 39-year-old white male. Twenty years ago, I went to college right out of high school and quickly dropped out. I've grown up a lot since then, and last year I returned to school, enrolling at Community College of Denver. I've enjoyed my return to school, and I've earned a 4.0 GPA in my first two semesters. I'm planning to finish an A.S. at CCD and then transfer to U.Colorado-Denver to complete a B.S. in math with an emphasis in probability and statistics. I'm not working, so my EFC is pretty low.</p>
<p>I've been searching for scholarships, mostly on Fastweb and Sallie Mae. On both sites, I've created a profile with the relevant info (age, race, major, GPA, etc.) and then searched for scholarship matches. In both cases, I've been surprised by the low number of scholarships that I qualify for. A typical search will find about 15 scholarships, most of which are sweepstakes or other nonsense. After screening out the junk, I have about 5 solid opportunities. Given that I won't win most of the scholarships I apply for, that's not very many.</p>
<p>Am I doing something wrong? I thought there would be more scholarships available.</p>
<p>From what I have read in this forum, including through searches of it, you are doing nothing wrong. There are not more scholarships available. Don’t forget to look for scholarships at the schools to which you will go.</p>
<p>You would be considered a “non-traditional student”. Sometimes there a scholarships or grants available specifically for non-traditional students. Speak to the transfer advisor at your community college. That person might know which four year colleges in your area might do that. You want to transfer to a place with an articulation agreement with the community college also. This transfer advisor might be able to help you.</p>
<p>There aren’t many outside scholarships for transfers, most will come from the colleges and even there, they are much less abundant than for fr admits. </p>
<p>CU-Ds website seems to be down now, so I can’t see if they offer any merit aid for transfers. For other schools, go to the Resources sticky thread at the top of the Transfer Students forum and it has a link to merit scholarships.</p>
<p>How about rooting around for professional associations related to the field you’re targeting and checking out their scholarships or other types of assistance? Start with chapters in your region. Ask profs and career center folks from your community college and U.Colorado-Denver for ideas/connections that could lead to opportunities.</p>