Resources

Here are some resources at UCLA that Jane mentioned in our interviews:

• Transfer Summer Program (TSP)

  • https://www.aap.ucla.edu/units/new-student-programs/#freshman-and-transfer-summer-programs

• CPO Office (Community Programs Office)

  • https://cpo.ucla.edu/

• Financial Aid Budget Increase Request

  • https://financialaid.ucla.edu/budget-increase-request

• UCLA’s Transfer Center

  • https://transfers.ucla.edu/

• McNair Program

  • https://www.aap.ucla.edu/programs/mcnair-research-scholars/

• UCLA Commuter Van Program

  • https://basicneeds.ucla.edu/services/cpo-commuter-van-service

• Campus Food closet

  • https://basicneeds.ucla.edu/services/cpo-food-closet

Additional resources not specific to UCLA:

• Federal Pell Grant

  • https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants/pell

• The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Transfer Scholarship

  • https://www.jkcf.org/our-scholarships/undergraduate-transfer-scholarship/

• First Gen Transfer Guide

  • https://www.firstgentransfer.com/

• UStrive | Online

  • https://ustrive.com/

• Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP)

  • https://eaop.universityofcalifornia.edu/

• University Transfer Centers (if available at your institution)

• TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)

  • https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-higher-education/trio/student-support-services-program

• Writing & Tutoring Centers  (if available at your institution)

• Handshake

  • https://joinhandshake.com/

The world is your oyster :)