Application Fee Waiver Information

Please review the fee waiver information below. If you believe you are eligible for a fee waiver, please complete the fee waiver request form for the school to which you are applying and submit it for consideration. Please ensure that you are submitting the correct fee waiver request form to avoid delays in processing. You will be notified via email once your fee waiver request has been reviewed. Please allow at least three business days for processing of your request.

Please note:

You must have your application started before requesting a fee waiver.
You cannot be granted a fee waiver after payment of the application fee.
International applicants are not eligible for application fee waivers.
Application fee waiver requests are accepted up to a week prior to the application submission deadline for each program. Within a week of the application submission deadline, no application fee waiver requests will be granted. If you are unsure of your program’s deadline, then consult the school’s website.

Organization Affiliation Fee Waiver

Applicants who are current or past members of the following organizations may qualify for an application fee waiver. Eligible applicants should complete the fee waiver request and upload a copy of an official certificate of participation.

AmeriCorps
Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers
Leadership Alliance
LS-AMP programs/VA-NC Alliance
McNair
Mellon Mays Graduate Initiative
National College Advising Corps
National GEM Consortium
Peace Corps
Project 1000
Summer Institute for Literary and Cultural Studies
Teach for America
Vietnam Education Foundation

Active Duty/Veteran Fee Waiver

Applicants who are active duty service members or veterans may qualify for an application fee waiver. Eligible applicants should complete the fee waiver request and upload one of the following documents:

DD Form 214 – Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
DD Form 256 – Honorable Discharge Certificate
WD AGO – Enlistment Record
Military orders
Military identification card
Veteran identification card (Virginia)

Need-Based Fee Waiver

Applicants who are receiving unemployment benefits, who have received a GRE fee reduction, or who are undergraduate students with an expected family contribution of $0 may qualify for a need-based fee waiver. Eligible applicants should complete the fee waiver request and provide one of the following documents:

An unemployment benefits statement dated within the previous six months
A GRE fee reduction certificate from the Education Testing Service (ETS)
A FAFSA indicating an expected family contribution (EFC) of $0 toward tuition for the current academic year

Note: Applicants who are applying to graduate programs while not concurrently enrolled in an undergraduate degree are not eligible for the need-based fee waiver based on EFC.

Minority Serving Institution Fee Waiver

Applicants who have earned or are in the process of earning an undergraduate or graduate degree from a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) on the following list may qualify for an application fee waiver. Eligible applicants should complete a fee waiver request and select the MSI which they attend from the drop-down menu.

Fee Waiver Eligible Minority Serving Institutions

Adams State College	Morgan State University
Alabama A & M University	Morris College
Alabama State University	Mount St. Mary's College
Alaska Pacific University	Murray State College
Albany State University	New Jersey City University
Alcorn State University	New Mexico State University-Grants
Allan Hancock College	Norfolk State University
Allen University	North Carolina A & T State University
Alliant International University	North Carolina Central University
American Indian College of the Assemblies of God	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Antelope Valley College	Northeastern Illinois University
Arizona Western College	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Arkansas Baptist College	Northeastern State University
Atlantic College	Northern New Mexico College
Atlantic Union College	Northern Oklahoma College
Bacone College	Northland Pioneer College
Bakersfield College	Oakwood University
Bayamon Central University	Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
Bayamon University College	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Benedict College	Our Lady of the Lake University
Bennett College for Women	Paine College
Bethune-Cookman University	Paul Quinn College
Bluefield State College	Philander Smith College
Boricua College	Phoenix College
Bowie State University	Ponce University College
Broward College	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo
Butte College	Prairie View A & M University
California State University - Bakersfield	Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music
California State University - Monterey Bay	Rio Salado College
California State University - Stanislaus	Rogers State University
Cameron University	Rose State College
Cañada College	Rust College
Caribbean University – Bayamon	Saint Augustines College
Caribbean University – Ponce	Saint Pauls College
Carl Albert State College	Saint Peter's College
Carlos Albizu University – Miami	Savannah State University
Central State University	Selma University
Central Wyoming College	Seminole State College
Centro Universitario de Yauco	Shasta College
Cerritos College	Shaw University
Chaffey College	South Carolina State University
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	South Plains College
Citrus College	South Suburban College
Claflin University	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Clark Atlanta University	Southern University and A & M College
Clinton Junior College	Southern University at New Orleans
Coastal Bend College	Southern University at Shreveport
Cochise College	Southwestern Christian College
College of Mount St. Vincent	Southwestern Oklahoma State University
College of the Desert	Spelman College
College of the Redwoods	St. Augustine College
College of the Sequoias	St. Mary's University of San Antonio
Columbia Basin College	St. Thomas University
Concordia College-Selma	Stillman College
Connors State College	Sul Ross State University
Coppin State University	Talladega College
Crafton Hills College	Technological College of San Juan
CUNY College of Technology	Tennessee State University
CUNY John Jay College	Texas A&M International University
CUNY Lehman College	Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Delaware State University	Texas College
Denmark Technical College	Texas Southern University
Dillard University	Trinidad State Junior College
East Central University	Troy University
Eastern Arizona College	Tugaloo College
Eastern Oklahoma State College	Tuskegee University
Eastern University Nueva Esperanza	Universidad Adventista de Las Antillas
Edward Waters College	Universidad Central del Caribe
Elizabeth City State University	Universidad del Este
Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico	Universidad del Turabo
Evergreen Valley College	Universidad del Turabo - Yabucoa
Fayetteville State University	Universidad del Turabo-Cayey
Fisk University	Universidad Metropolitana
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Universidad Metropolitana - Aguadilla
Florida Memorial University	Universidad Metropolitana - Bayamon
Fort Lewis College	Universidad Metropolitana - Jayuya
Fort Valley State University	Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Galveston College	University of Alaska
Grambling State University	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Grayson College	University of Houston - Downtown
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College	University of LaVerne
Hampton University	University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Harris-Stowe State University	University of New Mexico - Taos
Hartnell College	University of New Mexico - Valencia
Heritage University	University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Howard University	University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Huston-Tillotson University	University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo
Idaho State University	University of Puerto Rico - Carolina
Imperial Valley College	University of Puerto Rico - Cayey
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla	University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo	University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas	University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo	University of Puerto Rico - Ponce
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Guayama	University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
Inter American University of Puerto Rico – Ponce	University of Puerto Rico - Utuado
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German	University of Texas - Brownsville
Interdenominational Theological Center	University of Texas - Permian Basin
J F Drake State Technical College	University of the District of Columbia
Jackson State University	University of the Sacred Heart
Jarvis Christian College	University of the Virgin Islands
John Dewey College	Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah
Johnson C Smith University	Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Kentucky State University	Ventura College
Lane College	Virginia State University
Langston University	Virginia Union University
Le Moyne-Owen College	Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lincoln University	Voorhees College
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania	West Virginia State University
Livingstone College	Western Texas College
Metropolitan College of New York	Whittier College
Miles College	Wilberforce University
Mission College	Wiley College
Mississippi Valley State University	Winston-Salem State University
Montana State University-Billings	Woodbury University
Montana State University-Northern	Xavier University of Louisiana
Morehouse College

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